Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 05/15/1970
- Missing From:
- Missing From Chicago, Illinois
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Age:
- Age 62 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight Unknown
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A cocktail dress and jewelry.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Graying brown hair, brown eyes. Some agencies refer to Stephania as “Sophia Andrews.” Her maiden name is Rynak. Her ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On May 15, 1970, Edward and Stephania Andrews went to a party in Chicago. Edward seemed sick and hungry, and Stephania was upset when they left around 9:30 pm in their black and yellow Oldsmobile (license plate BB9986).
The parking attendant saw Edward make a clumsy exit, driving the wrong way on Michigan Avenue. That was the last time anyone saw them.
Their coworkers reported them missing on Monday. Their house was neat and tidy, with nothing missing. Their finances were untouched. Edward was a semi-retired accountant, Stephania a credit investigator. They were described as hardworking and honest.
The main theory is their car went off a bridge into the Chicago River. Police found damage on a bridge that suggested this, but searches found nothing. Later searches, even a river clean-up, didn’t find their car. In 1994, a tip suggested they were murdered and their car dumped in a pond, but that search also came up empty.
The case remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Arlington Heights Police Department 847-368-5300
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This person was missing Missing Since 05/15/1970