Chaunti Bryla, 43, was last seen in Chicago’s Avalon Park neighborhood on March 14, 2019, when a taxi dropped her off near 85th and Bennett. Her bank account was later emptied after receiving her tax refund, and there was no social media activity after that date. Bryla had diabetes and high blood pressure and was the mother of an 11-year-old son; her family says she would not have left him.

Investigators say Bryla let Marvin Bailey, the half-brother of her son, move in after his parole in February 2019 but asked him to leave after an argument. Surveillance captured Bailey and an unidentified person making purchases with cash from Bryla’s account, buying items including bungee cords, straps, and a dolly. Video later showed them carrying a large blue container from Bryla’s building and placing it into a van; the container was recovered from a dumpster and contained Bryla’s DNA. Blood matching the scene was found in Bryla’s apartment, in Bailey’s van, and in a hotel room he had used. In November 2019 Bailey was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, but Bryla’s body has not been found.

Does anyone who knew Chaunti or who was near 85th and Bennett in mid-March 2019 have information that could fill gaps in her last days?