", The Chicago police didn't respond to Phillips' claim that they ignored her calls, but in a statement to ABC News the police department said it urges "anybody with knowledge of her last whereabouts to contact the Chicago Police Department.". "Kierra and the man later got into her car and drove off -- with Kierra in the driver's seat.". "Just seeing her walking, in person, was heartbreaking," Phillips said Thursday. The FBI, also part of the case, deferred comment to the Chicago Police. She went on to ask locals to search their properties and any potential abandoned neighboring properties. "A man who police identified as a person of interest also arrived and entered the residence. Is she dead or alive? ", 3 Kansas City officers shot while executing search warrant, chief says, Roof collapses at nonprofit South LA clinic, causing $500K in damage, Video shows group of sharks in feeding frenzy off Louisiana coast. "Kierra Coles is a member of our Postal family and we will continue looking for her and following up on all leads," the agency continued. Police said this video showing newly made public footage from Coles' case is part of a "series launched last month to tell the stories of homicide victims in hopes of solving their cases." There is no evidence at this point to suggest foul play. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Postal Inspection Service distributed thousands of reward flyers," the Postal Inspection Service said. Moms of missing Black women gather in Loop to ensure cases are not forgotten: 'Our babies are gone'. Her parents have not given up hope, but all this time handing out flyers and keeping the search . '", "Any small lead can lead to what really happened," Phillips said. Bruning Grain and Feed Company is located in southeast Nebraska and specializes in processing grains such as soybeans and corn. CHICAGO -- Chicago authorities have released new information in the unsolved disappearance of postal worker Kierra Coles, including footage of a "person of interest" in Coles' car, who police say gave "varying accounts of the last time he saw her.". On February 16, Nebraska State Patrol found Balluch's body inside one of the grain bins at the Bruning Grain and Feed Company, 14 days after his disappearance. At about 10:43 p.m. that night, Coles was spotted on surveillance video making ATM withdrawals -- the last known images of her, according to Svilar. "Suspended means the case cannot be continued further at this time," Bown told ABC News. The agency . By Minyvonne Burke and Claire Cardona. Kierra Coles was last seen on Oct. 2, 2018. Men were more likely to be fatally injured in the workplace, with women only making up 8.6 percent of workplace fatalities. Dispatchers said they got a call before 10:30 p.m. Monday night about a postal worker who had gone missing. Authorities have also used tools including search dogs and helicopters equipped with infrared, the state bureau said. One of the main forms of evidence in the case was surveillance footage obtained from a neighbour's residence, which appeared to show a woman resembling Kierra walking in the area of 81st Street and Vernon Avenue. Athena's sister was placed in protective custody with the state after she was found, Arbeitman said. Kierra Coles has been missing since October 2, 2018, when she was 26 years old. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Tuesday afternoon, community organizers prepared for the fifth annual march We Walk for Her at 5 p.m. at 35th Street and King Drive. The boyfriend could not be reached by ABC News for comment. Remains found last week amid the search for a missing 4-year-old girl in Oklahoma have been confirmed to be those of the child, authorities said. PORTSMOUTH, Va. Portsmouth Police are working to learn how a postal worker died after she was found dead on her route. "The person of interest exits the passenger side of the vehicle, but nobody exits the driver's side.". Athena was last known to be wearing a pink butterfly sweater and pink pants, according to a missing person poster. 43-year-old Jamie Balluch was reported as a missing person on Feb. 2. Cyril police asked OSBI to help with the search, Arbeitman said. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. ", "Somebody knows something other than the person that did whatever happened," she said. "Less than an hour later, [Coles'] vehicle was seen arriving and parking in another area of the city," Lt William Svilar said of footage captured after the ATM visit. Police said less than an hour later, that same vehicle was seen parking in another area of the city. Kierra and the man later got into her car and drove off with Kierra in the driver's seat.". Rickher says the workers are a tight-knit group and during the overnight shift that clocks in at 1 a.m., there are no more than a half-dozen employees. These are the last recorded images of Kierra.". "If it were your family member you would want someone to come forward with information. Athena was reported missing earlier Tuesday afternoon. There's still no sign of her, with the mysterious case classified by Chicago police as "a high-risk missing person investigation with potential foul play suspected.". "There are many possibilities such as having exhausted all the available evidence. Just say something. When he was questioned, police said he gave varying accounts of the last time he saw her. A caregiver of a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl has been arrested, two days after a postal worker found the child's older sister wandering alone near their . What really happened? Asked about the girls' parents, she said that the investigation is "active and outgoing.". Police also executed a search warrant at the parents' home, a move that Arbeitman said was "standard procedure" to find any clues of her whereabouts. The Milwaukee Police Department responded to a call just before 6 p.m., where they found the 44-year-old worker. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol issued a missing and endangered person alert for Athena on Jan. 11 to people in a 15-mile radius of Cyril, located about 70 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. Trash service in Cyril, a town about 80 miles southwest of Oklahoma City, has been postponed as investigators search for clues about Athenas location. Just a few hours later, around 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, the worker was found dead in . "I need to get there and fight this," he told the court. Arbeitman said Thursday night that officials remain optimistic. All Rights Reserved. "It's already frustrating that it's gonna be two years, and for y'all [the Chicago Police Department] to say y'all don't have enough to go on, it's really disappointing," she said. "Think of a place where a (child) could crawl into and look into those places and if you find anything please notify us.". Authorities did not comment on how the Adams' became the primary caregivers of the children. The young postal worker went missing from Chicago, Illinois in early October 2018. Anything they may know, even if they don't think it's important enough -- any small thing could lead to breaking this whole case," she said. In its most recent update, OSBi said that "Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Emergency Response Team (ERT) concluded a grid search with local volunteers. 4 Kierra Coles disappeared in 2018 while three months pregnant Credit: Chicago Police Department 4 Postal Inspection Service's hotline at (877) 876-2455, if they have any information related to her disappearance," a spokesperson said. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Postal Inspection Service at 877-876-2455 and say 'Law Enforcement.' The Postal Inspector's Office is currently investigating this case. Is she cold? asked Karen Phillips, who added that her daughter was excited to be a new mom. It's been two years since Kierra Coles, a young, pregnant U.S. postal worker, disappeared from her Chicago neighborhood without a trace. You may be eligible for a reward of up to $25,000.. For her to vanish "out of the blue," she said, "I can't understand it.". 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. But we talk about her all the time, we got pictures everywhere. NEW video has been released in the mysterious disappearance of a US Postal Service worker who vanished seemingly without a trace. Postal Inspection Service requesting information leading to the location of postal worker Kierra Coles, who has been missing since Oct 2, 2018. In a video briefing posted to Facebook by KOKH Fox 25 News, OSBI Public Information Officer Brook Arbeitman shared an update on the search. No foul play is suspected. Coles' boyfriend could not be reached by ABC News and the Chicago police declined to comment about him, citing the ongoing investigation. The 5-year-old sister is in state protective custody and didnt require medical care when she was found, Arbeitman told reporters Wednesday. Nancy Rogers, 61, was found dead in a dumpster in San Leandro, Calif., at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, after co-workers noticed she was missing a few hours after she had arrived at work at 1a.m. Alysia Adams, 31, was arrested on Jan. 12 in Grady County, Oklahoma, on two counts of child neglect, the agency said. We just really want her home.". The Thayer County Sheriff's Office asked for public assistance in locating Balluch as preliminary searches of the grain and feed company location proved unsuccessful. She . Please do not self deploy to search anything other than your own property," the bureau added. The two sisters had reportedly been in the couple's care for at least a year, before the 5-year-old was found alone outside their home in Cyril, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. But, three months pregnant and excited for her new beginning, the postal worker disappeared from Chicago's south side in 2018. LUCIE, Fla. 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"I just want somebody to come forward and say what happened. ", Some days Phillips said she "really can't function because my mind just, you know, keeps wondering -- where's my child? Her baby would be a toddler. ", The United States Postal Inspection Service, which is involved in the investigation because Coles was a postal worker, said in a statement, "Chicago Division Postal Inspectors continue to investigate the whereabouts of USPS employee Kierra Coles. Kierra Coles went missing in October 2018, and. Is he or she OK? That was the last thing she was waiting for.". Arbeitman said she has "limited verbal skills.". The U.S. "I have to do all that I can to bring her and her child home safe.". Postal Inspection Service hotline at (877) 876-2455 and reference case number 2693502. Investigators say this appears to be a natural death after learning that the worker had a medical condition. "Were just digging for every clue, processing everything that we can to see if it can help us locate her," she said. Phillips said she always knew the ATM and car surveillance footage existed, but hadn't seen it until now. Yeah. In the video briefing, Arbeitman would not provide details on the postal carrier's interaction with Athena's sister or where she was found. Authorities in Oklahoma are searching for a little girl after a postal worker found her 5-year-old sister alone and wandering around. The remains were found in a rural area on Jan. 17. When a reporter asked whether Athena's parents were home at the time she was reported missing, Arbeitman said the focus remains on finding the child. The U.S. Her mind also drifts to thoughts of the grandchild her daughter was carrying. Kierra Coles has been missing since October 2, 2018, when she was 26 years old. "That's all I'm really praying for.". The girls' biological parents have been interviewed by agents and are "cooperating with the investigation," the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation released the booking photo for Ivon Adams. Mom Vanished 6 Weeks Ago, Car Found Abandoned with Phone Inside, She did not confirm reports that Athena is autistic, however, she stated that the child "has limited verbal skills.". It described Adams as a caregiver but didnt specify her relationship to Athena. Is she safe? "I could never reach nobody. For Coles' mother, Karen Phillips, having no answers is torturous. Postal Inspection Service said it's also still investigating Coles' disappearance. The search has covered the town, with the state bureau, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, volunteers and other agencies looking in vacant homes and waterways. Chicago police told ABC News, "At this point, anybody with knowledge of her last whereabouts is asked to contact the Chicago Police Department as we are seeking any and all information in an attempt to locate her and we won't stop until we do.". In that last conversation, Coles also told her mother that her boyfriend was planning to come over the night of Oct. 2, Phillips said. Multiple law enforcement agencies have been looking for Athena Brownfield since Tuesday, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) said in a Facebook post. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. Chicago police said they considered Coles' case "a high-risk missing person investigation with suspected potential foul play." Karen Phillips, the mother of a missing postal worker, Kierra ColesShe speaks out three years later in hopes of gaining public support to find out what happened to her daughter, who disappeared on October 2, 2018. Since then there have been desperate pleas for help, but the case remains unsolved, with . Law enforcement continues conducting interviews and reviewing surveillance videos in an effort to locate Athena. We promise you we will not in any way disclose your identity. The badly decomposed body of a woman found in a vehicle in an East St. Louis lake has been identified as a missing St. Louis postal worker. The body of a man who went missing from Bruning, Nebraska, has been discovered in a grain bin at his place of work. Construction and extraction occupations had the second most occupational deaths in 2021, followed by protective service occupations including firefighters, law enforcement workers, police officers and railroad police. The Chicago Police Department considers the case "a high-risk missing person investigation with potential foul play suspected.". "Since October 2018, Postal Inspectors have tracked down and vetted nearly 400 leads across the country. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Phillips said the last time she saw the boyfriend was when she filed the missing person report, and after that, he "vanished." Three years ago, a 26-year-old postal worker who was eagerly expecting her first child mysteriously disappeared in her own neighborhood. Kierra was last seen on surveillance leaving her apartment on 81st St and Vernon Ave. ", RELATED VIDEO: 'Please Bring My Baby Girl Home': Tenn. Remains found in rural Grady County, outside of Rush Springs, on Jan. 17 have been positively identified as those of Athena, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said on Thursday. Those volunteers have been released after searching the entire town, every known vacant house and local waterways. unsolved disappearance of postal worker Kierra Coles, Chicago artist brings attention to missing women of color in 'Still Searching' series, Kierra Coles' family fights to keep case active on missing pregnant postal worker's birthday. Transportation incidents were responsible for the highest number of workplace deaths in 2021. CBS 2 reports that Masako Kenley, who disappeared on Sunday, was found deceased along the Jordan River near 8900 S. 700 West in Lincoln, Utah. On Tuesday, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Detectives said the video was captured after Coles was seen in surveillance video driving away from her house with a man, who police say is a person of interest. We receive calls from family members many times during the day asking for assistance finding their missing loved ones. COLUSA (CBS13) - The body of a missing postal worker was found in a ditch west of Colusa. "At that time, we realized that there was another child missing," Arbeitman said at a news conference. People with information or security camera video that could help in the search are asked to call the tip line. "Sorting out who's responsible will come next, but we need to find this little girl," Arbeitman said. "I just hope somebody just has a heart and calls in, or gives a tip. "The person of interest exits the passenger side of the vehicle, but nobody exits the driver's side.". Authorities believe this is her last known sighting. "She's living a great life. Calvin Berrys body was found floating in a canal along SE Fallon Drive near Starflower Avenue around 1:30 p.m. But her family deserves answers. The person of interest "then drives away in his personal vehicle that was parked on the block overnight," Svilar said. Never miss a story sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. He agreed to speak to NBC 5 Investigates for the first time about Coles' activities before she disappeared as well as new details that have emerged in the case. The next day, on Oct. 3, "The person of interest is seen parking Kierra's vehicle near her residence before entering the building and exiting with unknown items," Svilar said. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Kierra Coles was about three months pregnant when she vanished on Oct. 2, 2018, on Chicago's South Side. The search became a "recovery operation," the agency said on Jan. 16, several days after one of her caregivers was arrested on a murder charge in connection with the child's disappearance. Alysia Adams, 31, was arrested Thursday afternoon at the Grady County Sheriffs Office on two counts of child neglect, the state bureau said. Newsweek has reached out to the Nebraska State Patrol for comment. Svilar said in the video, "When officers questioned the person of interest after Kierra was reported missing, he gave varying accounts of the last time he saw her.". "I would love to see her with her child, Karen Phillips, Kierra's mother, said. And were asking and pleading with them for that information., 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Kierra Coles disappeared in 2018 while three months pregnant, Newly released footage shows Coles withdrawing money from an ATM, Coles, a USPS worker, was last seen wearing her uniform despite calling out of work that day, Her family and the USPS have offered a reward for information on her whereabouts. It's always something," she told ABC News last week. The County Sheriff's Office requested the assistance of the Nebraska State Patrol on February 15. PORTSMOUTH, Va. Portsmouth Police are working to learn how a postal worker died after she was found dead on her route. C.B. "We are seeking any and all information in an attempt to locate her and we won't stop until we do," police said. Athena was determined to be missing after a postal worker . Coles' mother said the painful void remains for their family but hopes someone with information will ease their suffering. "We are not seeing as many missing persons reported in the media, however our caseload has increased dramatically," she said. "Right now our top priority is locating her and sorting out who's responsible will come next. New surveillance video released showing the moments before Kierra Coles disappeared has been released by Chicago police. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. A caregiver of a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl has been arrested, two days after a postal worker found the child's older sister wandering alone near their home, authorities said. Phillips urges anyone with information to come forward. The body of a man who went missing from Bruning, Nebraska, has been discovered in a grain bin at his place of work . Coles had a plan for her life and so far "everything was going according to plan," her mother said. Police won't identify their person of interest. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at cpdtip.com. Coles' family and the USPS have offered a reward of over $6,000 in return for information on her whereabouts. Her husband, Ivon Adams, 36, was taken into custody in Phoenix that day on one count of murder in the first degree and one count of child neglect, it said. Jamie Balluch, 43, was last seen on February 2 at his workplace, Bruning Grain and Feed Company. Athena Brownfield was reported missing earlier this month after a postal carrier found her sister wandering alone outside, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Nebraska authorities are investigating the death and an autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death. Each day brings more pain and frustration for Coles' mother, Karen Phillips, who is "begging for anybody to come forward" with information. But we need to find this little girl," Arbeitman said. The 26-year-old was about three months pregnant and was eager to meet her first child, according to her mother, Karen Phillips. Reward poster provided by the U.S. In an earlier statement, the Nebraska State Patrol said that Balluch was missing under "suspicious circumstances.". By Alice Gibbs On 2/17/23 at 4:54 AM EST. She saluted Oklahoma Highway Patrol, pointing out that they've helped in the search and looked from a helicopter view. She's on her own in the elements. NBC Universal, Inc. Karen Philips, the mother of missing U.S. postal employee Kierra Coles, is unveiling new information that detectives initially told her not to disclose. "He or she will almost be 2. The man was then seen driving off in his vehicle parked on the street overnight. "What's most important is Kierra Coles case and every cold case gets the attention it deserves in Black and Brown communities," Tanisha Williams, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, said. Her family just wants her back- and are pleading with anyone that has any information. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. There's still no resolution, leaving her heartbroken mother desperate to know if her daughter is even alive or dead. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Alysia Adams is related to the sisters, the agency said. Minutes later, Kierra was seen on the surveillance video using the ATM. So, when Rogers disappeared on the job, they . OHP also shared photos of its officers and volunteers looking for Athena. Kierra Coles was three months pregnant and reportedly called in sick the day she went missing in 2018. Phillips said Coles seemed happy in their last conversation; Coles asked her mother for advice on what milk to drink during pregnancy. "Kierra, postal worker, who was three months pregnant, exited the business three minutes later. Oklahoma authorities have recovered a child's remains in rural Grady County during the search for missing 4-year-old Athena Brownfield. Her car was found in front of her apartment with her phone and packed lunch still inside. "I went from seeing my child every day -- if not seeing her, at least talking to her every day -- to not seeing her in three years," Phillips said. "We just want Kierra brought home safe," Karen Phillips, Kierra's mother, said. We just want Kierra brought home safe.. Kierra Coles was about three months pregnant when she vanished on Oct. 2, 2018, on Chicago's South Side. On Oct. 2, 2018, Coles, who was 26 years old and about three months pregnant, vanished on Chicago's South Side. Athena Brownfield was reported missing earlier this month after a postal carrier found her sister wandering alone outside, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. No foul play is suspected and a Portsmouth police spokesperson said this appears to be a natural death. TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A body found in Monroe County on New Year's Eve has been identified as a missing Toledo letter carrier, according to the Monroe . "We continue to urge the public to contact the U.S. Someone out there has seen something - they know something, Lt Senora Ben said in 2019. Coles purse, phone, and lunch were still inside her car when police searched it. 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