IL IL - Kimberly Shanders, 27, Carpentersville, 24 Apr 1987

[Gardener1850]

[h=2]Kimberly M Shanders[/h]Kane County, Illinois
27 year old white female

Height (inches)

Weight (pounds)

[TD="class: view_field"]61.0 to 62.0[/TD]

[TD="class: view_field"]110.0 to 115.0[/TD]

Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
Wore glasses

Ears pierced


Unknown circumstances of her disappearance

Dental information / charting is available and will be entered later

DNA Status: Sample is currently not available

Fingerprint information is currently not available

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/39134/

Northwest Herald - May 29, 1987

Northwest Herald - March 30, 1990

Northwest Herald - March 30, 1990

 

[Archangel85]

If she was too trusting, probably a predator offered her a ride and then killed her

 

[Coffee56]

1979 Dundee Community High School. Senior

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[Gardener1850]

Thank you Coffee56! It's great to have a clearer picture of her. She doesn't have any DNA on file so if she has been found already it will not be an automatic match. A photo make a huge difference!
:yourock:

 

[mavienoire]

Hi Gardener1850. Is there any way that you could repost the articles you linked to? I am really interested in reading more about this case (my parents actually knew Kim growing up). I've tried looking for information a few times over the years but have struggled to find much online (until your post). It seems so strange to me that there is so little information out there about Kim and her disappearance. Thanks!

 

[Gardener1850]

Hi Gardener1850. Is there any way that you could repost the articles you linked to? I am really interested in reading more about this case (my parents actually knew Kim growing up). I've tried looking for information a few times over the years but have struggled to find much online (until your post). It seems so strange to me that there is so little information out there about Kim and her disappearance. Thanks!

Sure, they came from NAMUS. I guess we lost the images with the move to this new site. NAMUS has also recently updated and changed all their links. Here is Kimberly's new NAMUS link (check images there): Missing Person Case

(I'll try to copy the article photos over here again in the next post but they might not get big enough to read with this new forum format)

BTW, welcome to Websleuths! Anything you can tell us about Kimberly from your mom's memory?

 

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person Case

 

[madamx]

Kimberly Shanders | Missing From: Carpentersville | Illinois Missing Persons




Kimberly Shanders
Missing from: Carpentersville
General Information
Missing Since April 24, 1987
Age Then: 26
Age Now: 57
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
Height: 5'1-5'2"
Weight: 110-115lbs
Hair Color(s):Brown
Eye Color(s):Brown

 

[madamx]

I found this on google and it says websleuths I think this is one of the images that did not transfer.. I believe it Kimberly




kimberly shanders missing il - Google Search:

 

[madamx]

I came across this UID.. just wondering if it could be her.. the stats seem the same.. I was looking at the recon.. looks like her teeth except with a chip in the front one.. Unidentified Person Case

 

[Coffee56]

Clipping from Northwest Herald - Newspapers.com

Thursday marks the five-month anniversary since Kim's disappearance. Donna bhanders said the past few days have been difficult. ,6Tve just been thinking about it too much," she said. Kim Shanders suffers from a mental disorder and her increasingly depressed attitude caused her doctor to speculate that she also suffers from a chemical imbalance. Donna Shanders has stayed in touch With Kim's doctor, hoping her daughter would contact him. ; She has not. "Kim Shanders has not cashed any of the traveller's checks she Kad with her when she left. She has also not drawn on her Social Security allowance, reinforcing-fier mother's fears, I "I think wnat police don't realise is Kim is different from other kids," Donna Shanders said. Kim would never have cut herself off from her family and home, her mother said. "She has this Barbara Man-drell jacket that she won. It really meant a lot to her, she loves Barbara Mandrell. She would never have left that jacket behind," she said. Police have placed information about Kim Shanders into LEADS, the national computer network for missing people. Police officials also circulated her description and photograph among Spring Hill Mall security personnel. After her disappearance, family members distributed flyers at area businesses hoping someone would see and recognize her. "There's nothing we can do I guess, but wait." Kim Shanders' birthday is next month.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Kimberly as we approach the 34th anniversary of her disappearance...

 

[MadMcGoo]

 

[Pennysmom1]

Kimberly is still listed as missing at NAMUS

Missing Person / NamUs #MP39134

View NamUs missing person case MP39134 for Kimberly M Shanders missing from Carpentersville, Illinois. Date of last contact: Apr 24, 1987. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

Kimberly M Shanders

cookcountysheriffil.gov

added 4/30/2024

4260DFIL - Kimberly M Shanders

Name: Kimberly M Shanders
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: April 24, 1987
Location Last Seen: Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: 26 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" - 5'2"
Weight: 110 - 115 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Kim
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Slight intellectual disability; pierced ears; wears glasses

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Eye glasses; $120 in traveler's checks

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Kim was last seen on April 24, 1987, leaving her home in Carpentersville for a Kris Kristofferson concert in Merrillville, Indiana for the day, but she never returned home. Kim had won the concert tickets from a local radio station. It's unknown if she reached the concert because she had no vehicle. The $120 in travelers' checks Kim brought with her were not cashed. She also had not drawn on her Social Security allowance since her disappearance.

An employee at a Merrillville Holiday Inn told police Kim had asked about bus service out of town. The employee told Kim the bus only ran local routes and did not travel to Chicago. The bus company did not keep a record of its passengers, so it's unknown if Kim bought a ticket.

 

[dulcinea]

Tickets, plural. Was she going to attend the concert with anyone?

 

[Caring1]

2 Unidentified Person Exclusions