MISSING PERSON
CASE #: 1998-43
Christie Marie Cales
Also Known As:
Chris
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Open
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Missing From:
Blue Island, Illinois
Summary:
Christie Marie Cales was a 40-year-old mother of six from Blue Island, Illinois who vanished on March 11, 1998. She left her home carrying a Bible and her purse, saying she was going to church or a friend's house but never arrived. Despite a missing persons report, no solid leads emerged. Notably, her daughter Stacy Peterson also disappeared in 2007, reigniting interest in Christie's case, though the two disappearances are not believed to be related.
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Christie was last seen at approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 11, 1998, in the vicinity of the 2300 block of west 199th Street in Blue Island, Illinois. Cales left her home, clutching a Bible, saying she was going to Blue Island church. She said she was going either to church or to a friend's house (accounts differ), but she never arrived at her destination and has never been found. She was carrying a bible and her purse at the time.
Additional Details:
Christie was arrested multiple times for offenses such as shoplifting, driving while intoxicated, battery and criminal property damage, and regularly failed to appear in court as scheduled. She had a history of dropping out of sight for weeks at a time, but she has never been gone for this long. After Christie and Anthony divorced in 1990, Anthony got custody of their surviving children, one son and three daughters. One of the couple's daughters died of cancer as a young adult in 2006. In 2007, eleven years after Christie disappeared, her daughter Stacy Peterson also vanished and has never been found. The two disappearances are not believed to be related. Christie's loved ones believe she did not leave of her own accord but was, in fact, murdered by her live-in boyfriend. He has not been named as a suspect in her case, however. Christie's disappearance received additional police attention after her daughter Stacy vanished. In addition to last being seen in Blue Island, Cales was also supposedly sighted in Adams County in western Illinois. Cook County authorities believe Cales may have travelled to Mississippi.
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In 2007, eleven years after Christie disappeared, her daughter Stacy Peterson also vanished and has never been found. Christie's disappearance received additional police attention after her daughter Stacy vanished.
Cales Relatives filed a missing person report, but it never resulted in any solid leads.
Christie was last seen at approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 11, 1998, in the vicinity of the 2300 block of west 199th Street in Blue Island, Illinois.
Associated Persons
Stacy P. (Child) - Missing
Unknown B. (Person of Interest) - Unknown
Anthony C. (Spouse) - Living
Cassandra C. (Child) - Living
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