IL IL - Kelly Juanita Staples, 6, Chicago, 8 Jan 1980

[Gardener1850]

Kelly Juanita Staples
Cook County, Illinois
6 year old black/african american female

Kelly's photo has been age progressed to 31 years.

Kelly's photo is shown age-progressed to 41 years. Her age-progression was created on 1/12/2105.

Staples was last seen on her way to school and has not been seen since.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/2893/

Previous (Closed) thread: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?58940-Kelly-Juanita-Staples-(6)-Chicago-IL-1980

 

[Moonwalker9]

Kelly was last seen walking to her elementary school in the area of 73rd and Merrill during the morning hours on January 8, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois. The school was just a few blocks from her family's home in the South Shore neighborhood. She never arrived for classes and has not been heard from again.

Looks like somebody abducted her unfortunately. Sad case. Not so much to add since there is little information or witnesses.

 

[Moonwalker9]

Kelly Juanita Staples

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Kelly, circa 1980; Age-progression to age 41 (circa 2014)

• Missing Since01/08/1980
• Missing FromChicago, Illinois
• ClassificationNon-Family Abduction
• Date of Birth07/28/1973 (45)
• Age6 years old
• Height and Weight3'0, 42 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry DescriptionA brown and white striped cap, a brown scarf, a red plaid coat, blue jeans and blue rubber boots.
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsAfrican-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Kelly has a birthmark on the left side of her chest.

Details of Disappearance
Kelly was last seen walking to her elementary school in the area of 73rd and Merrill during the morning hours on January 8, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois. The school was just a few blocks from her family's home in the South Shore neighborhood. She never arrived for classes and has not been heard from again.

An accused murderer confessed to killing Kelly and several other missing girls and women in 1992, but his confession turned out to be false and he was ruled out as a suspect in her case. Kelly is believed to have been abducted by a non-family member, but few details are available in her disappearance.

 

[Jbrown324320]

so sad

 

[Moonwalker9]

There is no info which elementary school she went to, I found this one in South Shore

It's called Powell Elementary school

Google Maps


Its quite close to the beach. Could she was fallen into the water and drowned? Unlikely perhaps but there is so little info here.

 

[Mysteries1974]

I noticed yesterday that Kelly’s NCMEC profile was removed from the website. She’s still on NamUs though.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Her DN link: 639DFIL - Kelly Juanita Staples &

I hope that unlike this link's claim, there is actually at least familial DNA available.

It's very sad how little there is on her case.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I noticed yesterday that Kelly’s NCMEC profile was removed from the website. She’s still on NamUs though.

I can't find her on NCMEC either. I wonder why?

 

[Pennysmom1]

Kelly Juanita Staples Disappeared on Her Way To School In 1980

Six-year-old Kelly Juanita Staples was walking three blocks to school in the morning of January 1980 but never arrived to class.

ourblackgirls.com

BY ERIKA MARIE
MARCH 29, 2020

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​This is yet another unfortunate case of a young girl reportedly snatched from the street. It was the morning of January 8, 1980, when six-year-old Kelly Juanita Staples left her home in Chicago, Illinois and made her way to school. It was only a three-block walk, but somewhere along the way, Kelly went missing.
Years later, a man accused of murder claimed to have killed Kelly. He also confessed to the slayings of a number of other girls. However, authorities learned that his confession was just a hoax. Nothing he claimed was true and he was no longer considered to be a suspect. Kelly’s case remains unsolved and police believe that she was abducted by a person outside of her family.
At the time of her disappearance, Kelly was 3 feet tall and 42 pounds. She has black/dark brown hair, brown eyes, and a birthmark on the left-middle area of her chest. Kelly was reportedly last seen wearing a brown and white striped cap, brown scarf, red plaid coat, blue jeans, and blue rubber boots. She would be 46-years-old at the time of this publication.

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Anyone with information regarding Kelly’s disappearance is urged to contact the Chicago Police Department at 312-744-838 or their local authorities.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Kelly Juanita Staples – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

 

[Pennysmom1]

 

[Caring1]

2 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[archenemy toenail]

If she was last seen at 73rd and Merrill, the closest elementary school that I can find probably would have been Bryn Mawr (now called Bouchet Academy) at 74th and Jeffrey Blvd. Michelle Obama went to school there in the 70s.

I hate how little information there is about this disappearance. Sweet Kelly was only six.

 

[mlhenn]

MISSING - Kelly Juanita Staples | Solve the Case

Kelly Staples disappeared one morning while walking to school in Chicago, Illinois in early 1980. She has never been seen or heard from again. Police believe Staples was abducted by a stranger while she walked to school but no suspects have ever been publicly identified. Sadly, her disappearance...

www.solvethecase.org

Circumstances of Disappearance:

Kelly was last seen in Chicago, Illinois on the morning of January 8th 1980. She left her family’s home in the South Shore neighborhood to walk to her elementary school which was just a few blocks away. Kelly never arrived for classes that day and no one has seen her since that day. She is believed to have been abducted but police have never identified any suspects in the case.
Additional Details:

In 1992, an accused murderer admitted he killed Kelly along with other missing girls and women but his confession was found to be false. The man has been ruled out as a suspect in Kelly’s case