Introduction: A Community Shaken

Tricia J. Kellett was an 8-year-old girl whose sudden disappearance on May 7, 1982, left the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago in turmoil. Despite extensive investigations, her case remains unsolved, leaving a lasting impact on her family and the community.

The Day of Disappearance

On that fateful afternoon, Tricia returned home from school and went outside to play with friends near her family's apartment. She was last seen around 4:00 p.m. playing with puppies on a neighbor's porch. Witnesses later reported seeing her enter a blue four-door 1979 Dodge or Pontiac with a damaged front passenger door and license plates beginning with "Q" and "R," near the corner of Leland and Malden. ...Read More