Jessica Flores, 36, a mother of six from South Chicago Heights, Illinois, disappeared after a night out and was last seen in Gary, Indiana, on February 24, 2019. The car she had been driving, which belonged to her boyfriend, was later found abandoned and burned in a Chicago alley; investigators discovered a large amount of blood and some of her personal effects inside. A friend who had been with her that night was reported missing briefly but was located alive.

In April 2020 a city worker in Gary found a human skull in a wooded area. A cadaver dog led authorities to additional skeletal remains, and dental records identified the remains as Jessica Flores. An autopsy determined she had been fatally shot. A witness alleged that Drew Tiny Carter III shot Flores in the backseat of a car, and Carter was arrested and charged in March 2019. Initial murder charges were dismissed in September 2019 pending further analysis, though he remained in custody on a separate weapons charge; the investigation and legal process continued thereafter.

If anyone has information about Jessica’s movements in Gary or Chicago around February 24, 2019, please come forward.