MISSING PERSON
CASE #: 2019-6
Erica Lynn Thompson
Status:
Open
Date of Last Contact:
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Jurisdiction:
Brookfield Police Department
Missing From:
Brookfield, IL
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Summary:
On September 25, 2019, Erica Thompson was captured on security cameras at 4:30 pm making a bank deposit at Eight Corners Veterans Memorial Circle in Brookfield, Illinois. After leaving the bank, she was never seen or heard from again.
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Circumstances of Disappearance:
Because Erica lived alone, her disappearance wasn’t immediately noticed. Although her co-workers were concerned when she didn’t show up for work, she wasn’t reported missing until October 1, 2019, nearly a week after she was last seen. Her son, Michael Russo, became worried when he wasn’t able to get a hold of Erica and drove to her house to check on her. When Michael went to his mother’s house, he found the sliding glass door to her back yard was wide open and her air conditioner was on, but there was no sign of Erica or her vehicle. Although she normally kept her house very neat, there were moldy dishes found in the kitchen and next to Erica’s bed. Her cats had clearly been left unattended for a few days and there was cat vomit in various places. Detectives were able to ping Erica’s phone and determined that it had last been active on September 26, 2019; the phone had been in Springfield, Missouri at that time. This was around 500 miles away from Brookfield. On the same day, Thompson’s cell phone also pinged to several other nearby communities in the early morning hours including Countryside, Hodgkins, McCook, Forest View, Summit and Ridgeview in IL. The same day, evidence indicates that someone other than Thompson was driving her vehicle, a Dark purple 2014 Nissan Juke with the Illinois license plate number #E27 3380, in Brookfield, Decatur, and Mount Vernon, IL.
Additional Details:
Erica had surveillance cameras installed outside her home, and Michael checked the surveillance system to see if it could provide any clues about what had happened to his mom. He was surprised to find that someone had deleted all of the surveillance video, making it impossible to determine when Erica had last been at the house. On October 2, 2019, her cell phone was found abandoned in a ditch in Springfield, Missouri. Agency Case Number: 19BP18721
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Timeline of Events
Erica was reported missing
Detectives were able to ping Erica’s phone and determined that it had last been active during this time in Springfield, MO (500 miles away)
Erica Thompson was captured on security cameras at 4:30 pm making a bank deposit at Eight Corners Veterans Memorial Circle in Brookfield, Illinois
Associated Persons
Michael R. (Child) - Living
Unknown E. (Person of Interest) - Living
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