The person at the center of this case
Jerrica Lizette Laws (nickname: RicRic)
Missing Person · Open
10 years waiting · since 2015
JERRICA LIZETTE LAWS - PARK FOREST, ILLINOIS
Justice for Jerrica Lizette Laws (nickname: RicRic) — the trail went cold in 2015, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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person
Lead #1Who was the unidentified person that Jerrica intended to meet on the evening of her disappearance?
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clue
Lead #2Why did Laws leave without her purse, money, or identification—was this typical behavior for her?
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witness
Lead #3Has anyone reported seeing Jerrica in the Park Forest area on or after August 16, 2015?
Jerrica Lizette Laws, a 24-year-old Black female, disappeared on August 16, 2015, from Park Forest, Illinois, when she left her home at approximately 7:00 p.m. to go for a walk and meet with an unidentified person. She has not been seen or heard from since and left without her purse, money, or identification. Family members report that Laws has an undiagnosed mental disability, and investigators seek information about the person she intended to meet and any sightings in the area.
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Lead #4How does her undiagnosed mental disability relate to her disappearance and ability to care for herself?
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Source Narrative
August 16, 2015 Park Forest, Illinois At approximately 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2015, Jerrica Lizette Laws left her home in Park Forest, Illinois, to go for a walk and meet with someone (not identified).
She has not been seen or heard from since. Laws did not carry her purse and did not have any money or identification in her possession at the time of her disappearance.
She had recently moved back to Park Forest after living in the Indianapolis and Spencer, Indiana, area for two years. According to family members, Laws has an undiagnosed mental disability.
Remarks: No dental restorations have been performed on Laws' teeth.
Timeline of Events
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2015-08-16
19:00Jerrica Laws Disappears
At approximately 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2015, Jerrica Lizette Laws left her home in Park Forest, Illinois, to go for a walk and meet with someone (not identified). She has not been seen or heard from since.
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Case Information
Incident:August 16, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Last Updated:May 12, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 16, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Last Updated:May 12, 2026