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In December 1987, Charles Southern Jr., a 39-year-old English professor at a community college in Chicago, Illinois, vanished under bizarre circumstances that continue to perplex investigators and his family. His disappearance is intertwined with his membership in a spiritual group known as the Conscious Development of Body, Mind and Soul, founded by Terri Hoffman, which many former members have described as a cult.

Southern, who was also the assistant chairman of the English department ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 01, 1987
Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Charles

Southern Jr.

39

39

6'2 inches

180 lbs

Black

Male

Dec 01, 1987

Chicago

Illinois

Chicago

Chicago Police Departmen

312-747-6222

01/27/2026