The person at the center of this case
Erica L. Thompson
Justice for Erica L. Thompson — the trail went cold in 2019, but the truth hasn't.
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Who drove Erica's vehicle through Brookfield, Decatur, and Mt. Vernon on September 26, 2019?
Why was Erica's phone discarded in Springfield, Missouri, over 200 miles from her home, and what does this indicate about her fate?
Did anyone see Erica or her purple Nissan Juke on September 25-26, 2019, particularly during evening or early morning hours?
Erica Thompson, a 53-year-old woman, disappeared from her Brookfield, Illinois home on September 25, 2019, after being seen making a bank deposit near her workplace. Her vehicle, phone, and personal belongings were missing, and her phone was discovered in a ditch in Springfield, Missouri the following day. Evidence suggests her vehicle was driven by someone other than Erica through multiple Illinois cities on September 26, raising serious concerns about foul play.
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Erica is described as a homebody with anxiety about driving long distances—what would motivate her to travel or leave voluntarily?
Where are Erica's purse, identification, house keys, and car keys, and have her remaining personal belongings been recovered?
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September 25, 2019 Brookfield, Illinois On October 1, 2019, Erica Thompson and her vehicle were reported missing from her home, where she lived alone. Her mobile phone, purse, identification, and house and car keys were also missing.
Thompson's phone was found the next day in a ditch on the side of the road in Springfield, Missouri. Her remaining personal belongings have yet to be located.
The last time Thompson was seen alive was on the afternoon of September 25, 2019, when a security camera captured her making a bank deposit after work near her home. No unusual or additional bank activity has been identified.
The next morning, Thompson was absent from work without notifying her employer. She has not been seen or heard from since.
Thompson is a reportedly a "homebody" who has anxiety about driving long distances. Evidence indicates Thompson's vehicle may have been driven on or about September 26, 2019, by someone other than herself, in the Illinois cities of Brookfield, Decatur, and Mt.
Vernon. Remarks: Thompson's vehicle is described as a 2014 dark purple Nissan Juke with Illinois license plates E273380.
Security camera captured Erica making a bank deposit near her home after work
Evidence indicates her 2014 dark purple Nissan Juke was driven by someone other than Erica in Brookfield, Decatur, and Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Erica did not report to work and has not been seen or heard from since
Erica Thompson and her vehicle officially reported missing from her home
Erica's mobile phone found in a ditch on the side of the road in Springfield, Missouri