Paulette S. Webster

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This person was missing Missing Since 09/02/1988

Missing Since:
Missing Since 09/02/1988
Missing From:
Missing From Chester, Illinois
Classification:
Classification Endangered Missing
Gender:
Female
Race:
Race White
Date of Birth:
Date of Birth 06/06/1969 (55)
Age:
Age 19 years old
Height and Weight:
Height and Weight 4’11 – 5’0, 110 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description:
Clothing/Jewelry Description A light-colored sweater, jeans and white sneakers.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Webster has a scar under her chin and scars on her lower abdomen from surgery to remove a growth from her ovaries. Her front teeth were crooked at the time of her September 1988 disappearance, and she has a tattoo of a cross between her thumb and forefinger.
Details of Disappearance:
On September 2, 1988, a young woman named Webster disappeared in Chester, Illinois. She was last seen walking home around 11 pm. Strangely, she left behind everything: her clothes, purse, ID, and even her pets – a bird, dog, and cat.

While she sometimes lived away from home for short periods, she couldn’t afford to do so permanently. Her mother thinks she might have been worried about not being able to have children after a surgery. But overall, Webster seemed happy and content with her life and job as a housekeeper.

A serial killer named Larry DeWayne Hall is considered a possible suspect. Hall is in prison for killing a teenager and has confessed to other murders. In a letter, he hinted he might have been involved in Webster’s disappearance, saying he would have disposed of a body in a river or field if he’d done it. Police think he may have killed many more women, but they haven’t been able to charge him in most cases.

Initially, police thought Webster left on her own, but now they suspect foul play. Her case remains a mystery.

Agency:
Chester Police Department 618-826-5454
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