Erica L. Thompson, 53, of Brookfield, Illinois, was last seen the afternoon of September 25, 2019. Security footage shows her making a bank deposit in the Eight Corners business district around 4:30 p.m.; she did not show up for work the next day and was reported missing on October 1 after her son, Michael Russo, checked her home. He found the back door open, the air conditioning running, moldy dishes that were out of character for Erica, and erased home-surveillance footage. Her purse, cell phone, keys and her dark purple 2014 Nissan Juke (Illinois plate E273380) were missing.

Her phone pinged towers in nearby towns on September 26, and evidence suggests the vehicle may have been driven through Brookfield, Decatur and Mt. Vernon that day. On October 2, her phone was found in a ditch alongside a road in Springfield, Missouri, more than seven hours from home. Erica was described as 5 feet 7 inches, 110–120 pounds, blue eyes, blonde or brown hair, with a small blue heart tattoo on the top of her foot and a pixie tattoo on her hip. No sign of Erica or the vehicle has been located; investigators have treated the disappearance as suspicious.

If anyone knew Erica’s movements around September 25–26, or has information about the Nissan Juke, please come forward.