She was a woman with a plan. But the nonstop news coverage of her disappearance raised questions as to why missing Black or Indigenous people arent always given the same kind of attention as Petito. I know she would want me to do everything possible to track her down, Joseph Coles said. Kierra Coles was about three months pregnant when she vanished on Oct. 2, 2018, on Chicago's South Side. On October 2nd, 2018 - Kierra Coles, a young, pregnant U.S. postal worker, disappeared without a trace from her Chicago neighborhood. | TSR Great Debatez #shorts, Dr. Simone Whitmore And Her Bestie Talk Navigating Menopause and VMS Symptoms | TSR Health, Sukihana and Slim Jxmmi Popped Out, And His Baby Mama Popped Off! Kierra Coles was last seen in 2018. Kierra Coles, a letter carrier for about three years, went missing Oct. 2, 2018, on her way to work. Homicide Detective Lt. Will Svilar has studied every minute of the day 26-year-old Kierra Coles was last seen. She has a tattoo of a heart on her right hand and a tattoo that says Lucky Libra on her back. Elaine Park and Matthew Weaver Jr. still remain missing. A $45,000 reward is being offered by her family for information leading to Kierra Coles's whereabouts. Its heartbreaking to hear how excited she was to have her baby and how there has been no arrest made or any real update about what happened. Those who have information are asked to contact Chicago Police, The FBI, or the U.S. The 26-year-old wanted her own apartment, and just months earlier, she accomplished that. But I suppose if the remains of a woman and a fetus are found, it might be much easier to narrow down who it could be and ID her fairly quickly, which would mean there wouldn't be a lot of pregnant Jane Does floating . these are the days The sweetest days we'll know There are times that scare me, that rattle the house like wind . By Minyvonne Burke. Later just after that footage they go to a bank ATM where Kierra withdrawals $400 and hands it to Josh Simmons. Kierra was last seen on surveillance leaving her apartment on 81st St and Vernon Ave. Kierra's father Joseph Coles told . The Father of Kierra's Baby. Kierra Coles was last seen on Oct. 2, 2018. . Even though the area where he went missing, known as Dark Canyon, was also the area where two other high profile missing persons cases, Mitrice Richardson and Elaine Park, initially went missing. The unidentified remains found near pin, kierra last seen by her house near small green dot Google maps says it's a 20 min drive . WATCH: TSR Investigates Pregnant & Missing: Inside The Search For Kierra Coles. Elaine Park and Matthew Weaver Jr. still remain missing. Newly-released footage shows her withdrawing money from an ATM at a . When the family contacted LAPD for the information from the camera footage LAPD said no such efforts were made and they had no footage from that night. [Joshua] said he would do everything he could to help, Phillips said. She said while her heart goes out to the Petitos family, she also grieves for so many Indigenous women whose families have endured similar heartache for the last 500 years.. So, when Kierra Coles, 26, failed to pick up on October 2, 2018, Phillips motherly instinct kicked in. Coles in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on October 2, 2018. They believe that Kierra met with foul play, yet no arrests have been made and her case remains unsolved. "It's just not like my child to not talk to me every day," shared Phillips in a recent interview on The Shade [] The post Three Years Later, Chicago Family Fights to Find . Ms. Phillips said she is concerned her daughter's disappearance will be forgotten like many other Black women and girls. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. "Looking for answers, and no one is there to provide them for you.". Karen Phillips, mother of Kierra Coles, cuts into a cake with the help of family friend George Ivy during a birthday party and press conference for Kierra, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Simmons relocated and has not contacted Phillips or her family since. So why not us?. It was as if she prepared to go to work that morning before actually calling in sick. P ostal worker, Kierra Coles, 26, has been missing since October 2.She mysteriously disappeared near her South Side Chicago neighborhood. Coles, circa 2018; Some of Coles's tattoos. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. In February 2021, Kierras mother, Karen Philips, approached the media and revealed that the woman in the footage is not, in fact, her missing daughter. Joseph Coles, the father of missing woman Kierra Coles, urges people to share any information they might have about her disappearance with the police Monday outside the Richard J. Daley Center. Kierra Coles was last seen on Oct. 2, 2018, near 81st and Vernon. . 168K views, 600 likes, 449 loves, 1.6K comments, 3.7K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WGN TV: Andrew Holmes gives an update in the case of missing postal worker Kierra Coles Mitrice Richardsons partially mummified naked remains were found at the edge of a creek bed in Dark Canyon 11 months after being released under very suspicious circumstances from Lost Hills Sheriff station, and only 1.5 miles from where she was last seen. The United States Postal Inspection Service, FBI and Chicago Police are jointly working this investigation., We can all say the names, Natalee Holloway, Laci Peterson, Chandra Levy, Caylee Anthony, Elizabeth Smart, Gabby Petito, said Derrica Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation. Kierra Coles was a hard-working 27-year old young woman in October 2018. In 2018, Woods exposed the law enforcement cover-up in the Malibu Creek State Park Shootings case and provided the most comprehensive coverage during the Woolsey Fire with over a million hits across social media platforms during the most devastating wildfire in Malibus history. Coles, who was pregnant with her first child, was a postal worker on Chicagos Southside. ", RELATED: Chicago police suspend investigation into disappearance of pregnant postal worker. Her car was found in front of her apartment with her phone and packed lunch still inside. . PommyMommy. Last updated October 10, 2019; casefile added. The young postal worker went missing from Chicago, Illinois in early October 2018. Was there anything seen on the uniform the woman wore that specifically indicated it belonged to Kierra? Millions of dollars in resources were spent in the search of the 22-year-old, who was eventually found deceased. Coles was three months pregnant with her first child when she went missing on Oct. 2, 2018, near her apartment at 81st Street and Vernon Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood. It doesn't say "Kierra's uniform." 0 cemeteries found. Kierra Michelle Coles. Kierra Coles, 26, was three months pregnant when she was last seen walking out of her Chicago apartment in her postal worker uniform, despite [] The family of a pregnant Illinois woman who has been missing since October 2018 announced on Sunday that a $49,500 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest. I bet. LASD has not located a report although the incident happened in their jurisdiction. They have multiple persons of interest in her case. Then the men all seem to get together and recreate the same dumb ass stories .."getting in the truck/car with another 'unknown' man." The trauma of searching for a missing loved one causes an unsurmountable amount of pain and stress. It remains unsolved. This is most realistically some of the last footage of Kierra Coles. (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System) Her case remains a "high-risk missing person investigation with potential foul play suspected," Chicago police . The Chicago mail carrier vanished without a trace on the city's South Side. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune), Kierra Coles, 26, was last seen on Oct. 2, 2018, in the area of 81st Street and Vernon Avenue. 877-876-2455. Her vehicle was located outside her . . Kierra Coles is just one of the thousands. That stress and anxiety rises to an even higher level when law enforcement is less than helpful in assisting in the search for a loved one and becomes increasingly stressful when officers engage in behaviors that may interfere with solving missing persons cases.. The circumstances of Kierra Cole's disappearance remain unclear and her case is currently classified as missing. (Credit: Chicago Police). Everything we know about missing Chicago pregnant postal worker, by Nigel Roberts. Friday marks yet another birthday Kierra Coles should have spent with her family, but they are still trying to find her after nearly three years. Not a very concerned boyfriend or father to be, is he? Former aide to disgraced Cook Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski had pleaded guilty to bribing multiple public officials in several schemes that spanned years. Examining the world of solved and unsolved cases. You all broke your necks police, detectives, FBI for Gabby because she was white. Her car was found in front of her apartment with her phone and packed lunch still inside. I also read that she just found of the gender of the baby, and some rumors said that when he realized that abortion was not possible anymore, they had a fight over that. One of the main forms of evidence in the case was surveillance footage obtained from a neighbours residence, which appeared to show a woman resembling Kierra walking in the area of 81st Street and Vernon Avenue. Kierra Coles disappeared more than two years ago, but her family is still searching for information about their daughter, then a mail carrier who was pregnant with her first child. Coles was last seen leaving her apartment in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Oct. 2, 2018, when she was 26 and three months pregnant. Chicago cop shot on Southwest Side: official, Aurora woman sentenced to eight years in prison for drug-induced homicide, Kathy Lynch, owner of Kouts clinic, found guilty of tax evasion by federal jury, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. I'm looking at the baby's father. About 10:42 p.m., surveillance video captures Coles withdrawing money from an ATM inside a store in the 8600 block . 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