Coles was 26 and three months pregnant at the time she went missing. You just know your child, said Philips. One day later on 4 October a missing persons report was filed by Ms Coles family after they couldnt get in contact with her. But the guest of honor was missing. A recently released police video timeline shows Coles carrying her groceries into her apartment building on the 8100 block of South Vernon. Missing postal worker found dead in Port St. Lucie, Fla. March 15, 2021. NBC Universal, Inc. Authorities are searching for a missing pregnant woman who disappeared from Chicago last fall. Kierra was nowhere to be seen, but her car was still parked out front. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Phillips told ABC News that she had not received any new information from the Chicago police in over a year. Pregnant Chicago Postal Worker Missing for Two Weeks By Jason Murdock On 10/17/18 at 5:08 AM EDT Kierra Coles, 26, was last seen close to her home, in South Vernon Avenue, more than two weeks ago. Minyvonne Burkeis a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. Kierras father Joseph Coles told Dateline his daughter was excited to be a first-time mother. She was a little bit smaller and a little bit shorter.. The U.S. Thats not her walk. She was three months pregnant at the time. "He then drives away in his personal vehicle that was parked on the block overnight," he said. Distinctive Physical Features: She was about three months pregnant. Homicide Detective Lt. Will Svilar has studied every minute of the day 26-year-old Kierra Coles was last seen. Svilar said officers questioned the man after Coles was reported missing by her family, but the man gave differing statements of the last time hed seen her. That evening, Kierra was captured on security footage carrying her grocery bags into her apartment located in the 8100 block of South Vernon in Chicago, Illinois. When her daughter wasnt home, Phillips said she was initially relieved. Authorities in Illinois are searching for a pregnant U.S. postal worker who is missing in South Chicago. More than three years on from her disappearance, Chicago Police released new surveillance footage of the missing woman as police appeal for help in solving the cold case. I want to say, 'I know you know something. Here Are The . Kierra Coles is a U.S. postal worker who was 26 years old and about three months pregnant when she went missing on Chicago's South side on October 2, 2018. Homicide Detective Lt. Will Svilar has studied every minute of the day 26-year-old Kierra Coles was last seen. Coles' family reported her missing on Oct. 4, 2018. Detectives established a timeline of Coles disappearance after analyzing hours of footage, Sgt. The Chicago Police Department is seeking information that could lead to Kierra's whereabouts. It is very important that we continue to search, said community activist Valencia Dantzler. Postal Service Agent Kierra Coles. Postal worker Coles last spoke with her mother on the afternoon of Oct. 2, 2018 while shopping for baby supplies. Authorities found Kierras vehicle parked on the block in front of her apartment with her purse, cellular phone, prenatal vitamins, and lunch bag still inside. Karen Phillips, the mother of a missing postal worker, Kierra ColesShe speaks out three years later in hopes of gaining public support to find out what happened to her daughter, who disappeared on October 2, 2018. That evening, Svilar said surveillance video shows Coles left in her car with a man, police are now referring to as a . Svilar said the person of interest, whose identity was not released, gave conflicting accounts of the last time he saw her. Published on October 15, 2018 03:08 PM. He says dont tell anybody thats not your daughter, said Philips, noting that the video was of another woman who lived down the street and worked at the post office. Ms Phillips urged anyone with information about her daughters disappearance to come forward saying Im begging you as a mother. For some reason Kierra popped into my mind tonight. Physical Description: Postal Service. On October 2, 2018, Kierra was seen carrying grocery bags into her apartment in the evening, with a man arriving and entering after. Newly released video shows pregnant Chicago postal worker before she vanished in 2018 NBC News 06/22, Filed Under: Still Missing Tagged With: 2018, Illinois, Still Missing. Police went to Kierras apartment to conduct a welfare check. Tribune Broadcasting. Chicago Police declined our request for an interview and would not confirm or deny the information. I heard her voice and how happy she was to be pregnant.. U.S. Subscribe to Block Club Chicago,an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Chicago police are asking the public for help in locating a woman who has been missing for nearly two weeks and who is three months pregnant, PEOPLE . Kierra Coles has not been seen alive since October 2018. "After so long, the cases go cold, but they're still warm in the hearts and minds of family members. TheGrio is now on Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Postal Service on the day she went missing. JavaScript is disabled. Chicago police have not named the person of interest, but Philips said he is Josh Simmons, Coles' boyfriend and the presumed father of her unborn child. A Pregnant Chicago Woman Has Been Missing For Three Weeks. Pregnant postal workers mysterious disappearance still torture for her mom ABC News 06/22 Newly released video has captured the last known movements of a pregnant postal worker who vanished in 2018 as investigators said the person of interest in the case has given conflicting accounts about when he last saw her alive. Ms Phillips said she last spoke to her daughter on the day she went missing when they chatted about what she should get from the store for her unborn baby. "We just . I try to be strong for the other kids, I try not to really break down in front of them. We just want Kierra brought home safe.". Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts. 'He gave us some conflicting accounts,' Svilar [the case detective] said when Simmons [boyfriend/father-in-waiting] was interviewed by police. Lt Svilar said that the 26-year-old made two ATM withdrawals before leaving a couple of minutes later. You dated my daughter for six years, said Philips. Email Newsroom@BlockClubChi.org. She also wanted to work at the post office. No information available. (Chicago Police Department) The U.S. Shed be home in the morning. 26-year-old Kierra Coles was last seen in Chicago, Illinois on October 2, 2018. Is he or she OK? Surveillance video would later show Kierra leaving her apartment at 82nd Street and Coles Avenue and walking past her car. The one they kept saying over and over that was her, it wasnt and this new footage is actually her and the last time she was recorded on video we know of. Theres a lot of love in this family. On Oct. 2, 2018, Coles, who was 26 years old and about three months pregnant, vanished on Chicago's South Side. She was reported missing two days later. According to her family, the person of interest whose identity has not been publicly released by authorities is Joshua Simmons, Kierras boyfriend of five years and father of her unborn child. There were no signs that anything was wrong, Philips added. Thats her!'". Kierra Coles disappearance: Chicago police suspend investigation into missing pregnant postal worker 06/20 Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Every dime we make fundsreportingfrom Chicagos neighborhoods. Chicago Police is asking anyone with information to submit a tip at http://CPDTip.com, Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. A postal worker who stole mobile phones from the post he was sorting has been jailed for nine months for breaching the terms of his suspended sentence. Philips said that Chicago detectives told her that wasnt her daughter on the video. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. I didnt say anything because I didnt want to mess up the case, said Philips. New video released in mysterious disappearance of pregnant postal worker Kierra Coles ABC News 06/22 Copyright Disappeared Blog; All Rights Reserved /. Three minutes later, Kierra was last seen exiting the business. If you know something, please say something, Phillips said in the video. Detectives cast a wide net for evidence in search of Coles, Svilar said, interviewing friends and family, reviewing social media accounts, and scraping her computer, phone and financial records. It should have been a happy time in her life. Karen Philips, the mother of missing U.S. postal employee Kierra Coles, said she prays every night for a good night's sleep because she knows when she wakes up, her nightmare begins again. First published on June 13, 2022 / 10:30 PM. Postal . On Oct. 2, 2018, Coles entered her home in the 8100 block of South Vernon Avenue. Foul play is suspected in Kierra Coles disappearance. "Is she safe? Is she cold? The U.S. Chicago Division of Postal Inspectors also issued a statement, writing: Postal Inspectors have tracked down and vetted nearly 400 leads across the country. This case had some decent coverage at first in the Chicagoland area due to the bizarreness of the case, but it seems to have received very little . Phillips said not knowing whether her daughter is dead or alive is a loss that is unbearable. Karen called the Chicago Police Department two days later to report her daughter missing. On October 4, 2018, her mother filed a missing persons report with the Chicago Police Department when she couldnt contact her. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of Kierra. By Minyvonne Burke. We just really want her home. If you have any information about Kierra's disappearance, call the Chicago Police Department - Area South at 312-747-5789. 8:28. No, but in the totality of what happened the night before, yeah thats a big deal.. He moved out of state and isn't at his last known address. CHICAGO (CBS) --Chicago police have released new video of missing postal worker Kierra Coles, who was last seen nearly four years ago.The footage shows Coles, who was three months pregnant at the . Clickhereto support Block Clubwith atax-deductible donation. Kierra Coles, 27, was last seen on October 2, 2018 leaving her apartment on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. That would be the blessing of a lifetime, Joseph said. Police said the video then shows the man walking to another car parked nearby and driving away in his own vehicle. Missing woman Felicia Johnson's body found in Sam Houston National Forest. She forwarded the names to the sheriff's office. Coles was seen driving the car. Chicago Police Lt William Svilar said that a man, who has been identified as a person of interest in the case, then also arrived and entered her home. That included questions from advocates for pregnant postal worker Kierra Coles, who on Friday called on police to put a similar amount of energy into finding Coles. Weve narrowed down our group here to a personal associate of hers -- a friend -- who was one of the last people to see her, he told Dateline. You are using an out of date browser. 1:28. Im begging you as a mother that [has] to wake up to a reoccurring nightmare every day wondering where my child is., Kierra Coles was three months pregnant when she was last seen on October 18, 2018. I cannot imagine the pain of her loved ones. The man later got in Coles car with her in the drivers seat and drove off, Svilar said. Kierras father Joseph told Dateline his daughters phone and prenatal vitamins were found in her car. Kierra has brown hair, brown eyes, stands 54 tall and weighs 125 pounds. Boyfriend didnt want her to keep it. Thanks for subscribing to Block Club Chicago, an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. CHATHAM If Karen Phillips could choose a word to best describe her daughter, Kierra Coles, she said itd be ambitious.. Simmons had no criminal history and moved out of state shortly after Kierra Coles disappearance. Postal Service for years and that Coles and her boyfriend had saved money on a car and house and planned their pregnancy. After two years of no answers, Philips told NBC 5 Investigates she was ready to reveal what Chicago detectives told her not to disclose at the time of her daughters disappearance. Sometime after, Ms Coles and the man left her home and got into her car, driving off with the postal worker in the drivers seat of the vehicle. All callers with remain confidential. Chicago police said the person of interest seen with Coles in those videos was questioned, and gave varying accounts of what happened that night, but no arrest has ever been made in the case. Kierra Coles was three months pregnant when she went missing Oct. 2, 2018. / CBS Chicago. It's been 4+ years since she's been seen or heard from. ", "We all want her home safe," she said. In the video posted to the CPD's YouTube channel, Coles' mother makes an emotional plea for answers. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago police have released new video of missing postal worker Kierra Coles, who was last seen nearly four years ago. Is she safe? As part of an ongoing effort to spotlight unsolved murders and missing people, Chicago Police shared a video Tuesday featuring Phillips and sharing more about the case to encourage people with any information about Coles' disappearance to share tips. Authorities in Oklahoma are searching for a little girl after a postal worker found her 5-year-old sister alone and wandering around. In July 2021, Judge Melanie Greally, imposed . He agreed to speak to NBC 5 Investigates for the first time about Coles' activities before she disappeared as well as new details that have emerged in the case. Kierra Coles #MP56098 National Missing and Unidentified Persons System As part of an ongoing effort to spotlight unsolved murders and missing people, Chicago Police shared a video Tuesday featuring Phillips and sharing more about the case to encourage people with any information about Coles disappearance to share tips. Svilar reviewed the timeline of the video that night and said he believes whatever happened to Coles was over in less than an hour. The man identified as a person of interest exited the passenger side of the vehicle, but nobody exited the drivers side. 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Kierra was last seen on surveillance leaving her apartment on 81st St and Vernon Ave. If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Kierra Michelle Coles please contact the Chicago Police Department at (312) 747-5789, or the United States Postal Inspection Service (877) 876-2455. Kierra Coles was last seen on Oct. 2, 2018. U.S. Anthony Guglielmi, Chief Communications Officer at the Chicago Police Department, says there have been no signs of life since Kierra was last seen. Here I am almost three years later, and I still dont have my baby, Phillips said. She went to bed that night thinking something about the video was off. the families, activists, artists and politicians who have organized for justice. Police previously said Coles had called out sick from her job as a letter carrier at the U.S. The councils can recommend but not enact policing policies. 0:53. My name is Jen and I create true crime content as well as highlight case. 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