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Jerrica Lizette Laws (nickname: RicRic)

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Jerrica Lizette Laws (nickname: RicRic)

Case
#182
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Park Forest Police Department; FBI ViCAP
Missing Person · Open
11 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 #1

Who was the unidentified person Jerrica was planning to meet on the evening of her disappearance?

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clue
Lead #2

Why did Jerrica leave without her purse, money, or identification—was this typical behavior for her?

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witness
Lead #3

Did anyone see Jerrica during her walk on August 16, 2015, or observe her meeting with someone?

Jerrica Lizette Laws, a 24-year-old Black female, disappeared on August 16, 2015, from Park Forest, Illinois, when she left her home around 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 she has an undiagnosed mental disability, and investigators continue to seek information about her whereabouts and the identity of the person she was meeting.

Case
#182
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Park Forest Police Department; FBI ViCAP

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More leads to consider

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Lead #4

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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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August 16, 2015
19:00

Jerrica Laws disappears

At approximately 7:00 p.m., 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 Invalid Date
Last Updated:September 2, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:August 16, 2015 at Invalid Date
Last Updated:September 2, 2026