IL IL - Edward, and Stephania Andrews, both 62, Chicago, 15 May 1970

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[h=1]2096DFIL - Stephania Andrews[/h]

Name: Stephania Andrews
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: May 15, 1970
Location Last Seen: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
[h=2]Physical Description[/h] Date of Birth: circa 1908
Age: 62 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 100-170 lbs.
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
[h=2]Identifiers[/h] Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available
[h=2]Clothing & Personal Items[/h] Clothing: Cocktail party dress.
Jewelry: Mrs. Andrews was wearing jewelry at the time of her disappearance.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

[h=1]2230DMIL - Edward P. Andrews[/h]

Name: Edward P. Andrews
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: May 15, 1970
Location Last Seen: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
[h=2]Physical Description[/h] Date of Birth: circa 1908
Age: 62 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" to 6'3"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown tattoo on lower left arm.

[h=2]Identifiers[/h] Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available
[h=2]Clothing & Personal Items[/h] Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
[h=2]Circumstances of Disappearance[/h] Edward Andrews and his wife, Stephania were last seen leaving a Friday evening cocktail party at a Michigan Avenue hotel in downtown Chicago on May 15, 1970. Both had been drinking alcohol.
A garage manager watched the Andrews drive away in their yellow 1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 with Illinois tag BB9986 the wrong way - heading north in the southbound lanes - on Michigan Avenue. The theory prevails that the couple accidentally drove into the Chicago River and drowned, even though subsequent searches have proved nothing.
The following Monday, police were called to the Andrews' house in Arlington Heights. Coworkers at the loan company where Stephania Andrews was a credit investigator thought it unusual when she failed to arrive Monday morning. Edward Andrews also hadn't checked in with his employer, Miller-Peerless Manufacturing where he was a manager.
At the Andrews' house, police found several newspapers untouched on the front lawn and mail had piled up in the mailbox. The neighbors had a key, which they used to open the door for police. Inside everything was orderly. The only items obviously missing were the dress and jewelry Stephania Andrews had worn to the party.
[h=2]Investigating Agency(s)[/h] Agency Name: Arlington Heights Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Andrew Blevins
Agency Phone Number: 847-368-5360
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 70-04301
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 15204
[h=2]Information Source(s)[/h] Namus
Chicago Sun-Times - 8/4/1994
Arlington Heights Post - 5/18/2000
The Daily Herald - Des Plaines - 5/15/1978
The Daily Herald - Rolling Meadows Edition - 8/18/1986

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2096dfil.html

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2230dmil.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/20728/

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/15204/

 

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[h=1]Police Make A New Dive At 1970s Mystery[/h]
[h=2]Missing Couple May Be In Pond In Lake County[/h]
August 03, 1994|By Michael Kates and Joseph A. Kirby, Tribune Staff Writers.

Divers with hooks and prods probed the muddy bottom of a Lake County pond Tuesday, hoping to solve the mysterious disappearance of an Arlington Heights couple 24 years ago.

The couple, Edward and Stephania Andrews, left a Chicago cocktail party on May 15, 1970 and were never seen again. For 24 years, police believed the two had accidentally driven into the Chicago River and drowned.

But Lake County and Arlington Heights police, acting on information from a 36-year-old Knollwood man, began actively pursuing the case again this week.

The man told police that the Andrewses, both 62, were killed and stuffed in the trunk of their 1969 Oldsmobile. The car then was submerged in the pond, located south of Atkinson Road and east of the Tri-State Tollway near Green Oaks, according to the account.

Police acknowledge that the whole search might turn out to be an expensive wild goose chase but say they have to pursue the tip because enough of the information the man provided has been borne out to warrant a search.

"About every third sentence he told us was true," said Cpl. Curt Corsi of the Lake County Sheriff's Office. "We verified some of what he said through police reports."

So at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, divers from the Libertyville and Countryside Fire Departments and the Lake County Sheriff's Department began the grueling process of combing a 100-foot stretch of weedy, turbid water in the southwest corner of the pond, where the car allegedly was submerged.

While police expressed extreme skepticism about the man's account-the man told police he had not come forward sooner because he has had amnesia-divers recovered two pieces of metal in the morning that resembled pieces of the underside of a car.

But the search was called off in the late afternoon and suspended indefinitely after divers located a large object several feet deep in the muck, but could not determine what it was.

"It's the right size, but there is no way to get equipment in there to find out what it is," Corsi said.

The location, about 5 to 10 feet offshore, was marked with a yellow buoy.

Read more: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-08-03/news/9408030100_1_divers-lake-forest-police

 

[Coffee56]

Stephania Andrews – The Charley Project
Edward P. Andrews – The Charley Project

 

[Coffee56]

Disappearance of Edward and Stephania Andrews

Case Remains: A True Crime Podcast: Episode 22: The Disappearance of Edward and Stephania Andrews

 

[Diane Redfern]

I think the theory of accident is very plausible, however, it seems no one believes that.
I know there are many crimes in Chicago area, but... was a common thing stopping a vehicle at night and murdering its occupants? Why? Were there gangs that may have committed a crime just for fun?
Apparently, robbery was ruled out as a motive. Unless they were a target, I don't get the murder theory. Could they have discovered something illegal in their jobs and someone decided to silence them? IDK.

 

[spartanx]

I have the impression that when driving against traffic from south to north, maybe they hit someone who got very upset or maybe it was just an argument that ended in the worst way since Edward was somewhat drunk. They were murdered and sent to a nearby river or far away and they took the car... I just hope they didn't suffer so much...
I hope you are resting in peace

 

[Ciriii57]

So LE did in fact find something at the lake exactly where the tipster claimed, but were unable to identify what it was, although metalic pieces consistent with a car were found. Then they just....called off the search because they couldn't identify it. How strange is that...surely knowing that something is there you would think they would have tried a bit harder to identify what it was?
It means that the tipster had given them correct information I assume. I can't underatnd why he would come forward if he was just lying anyway, but I don't belive his story about amnesia. I am wondering if he finally came forwatrd because whoever had committed the murder had recently died so he wasn't at risk anymore. I also winder where he got his information from.
But I also can't understand why they would have been murdered in the first place. Were random murders something that occurred in Chicago? Could Edward have been involved with the mob? If it was a robbery I could understand but it wasn't.

 

[heartanium]

Namus links and a better quality picture of them pulled from an article in the Chicago Tribune:

Edward P. Andrews - MP15204
Stephania Andrews - MP20728

17 May 1974, Chicago Tribune, pg 24.

12 Rule Out's for Edward:

3 Rule Out's for Stephania

 

[Diane Redfern]

Namus links and a better quality picture of them pulled from an article in the Chicago Tribune:

Edward P. Andrews - MP15204
Stephania Andrews - MP20728

17 May 1974, Chicago Tribune, pg 24.
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12 Rule Out's for Edward:

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3 Rule Out's for Stephania
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I hope you don't mind that I enhanced the photo.

 

[heartanium]

I hope you don't mind that I enhanced the photo.
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Thank you for the enhancement! It's much appreciated

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Edward P. Andrews – The Charley Project

Stephania Andrews – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

Edward Pope Andrews (1908-1970) - Find a Grave...

Edward Andrews and his wife, Stephania were last seen leaving a Friday evening cocktail party at a Michigan Avenue hotel in downtown Chicago on May 15, 1970. Both had been drinking alcohol. A garage manager watched the Andrews drive away in their yellow 1969 Oldsmobile the wrong way - heading...

www.findagrave.com

Stephania Rynak Andrews (1908-1970) - Find a...

Stephania and her husband Edward disappeared from Chicago, Illinois on May 15, 1970 after attending a cocktail party in the city. After leaving the party, the two were never seen again. One possible explanation authorities have come to believe is that the couple perished after driving their car...

www.findagrave.com

 

[dotr]

Cold Case Search for Missing Couple Leads Divers to Discover Nearly 100 Cars in Chicago River

The dive team didn’t find the missing 1969 Oldsmobile 442 they were looking for, but they did find 97 other vehicles in the river in Illinois.

ca.finance.yahoo.com

September 5, 2025
''Not long ago, a dive team was sent into the Chicago River in the hope of finding a yellow 1969 Oldsmobile 442 that belonged to a couple who has been missing since 1970. According to a report by Fox 32 News, the Oldsmobile has not been found—but the divers did find a whopping 97 other vehicles sunken in the river.''

''On May 15, 1970, Edward and Stephania Andrews went to a cocktail party at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago. According to missing persons reports, the couple had been drinking; Edward was reportedly driving the Oldsmobile, and struck the parking lot garage door before proceeding south on the northbound lanes leaving the hotel. The couple—and their car—were never seen again.''

Sep 3, 2025
An unusual discovery was made along the Chicago River, stemming from a cold case investigation that dates back to 1970.

 

[$Zane6]

Are they popping the trunks?