PHOTOS: Have you seen these missing Illinois children?
Here is a list of children who have gone missing and were entered into the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's database. This list does not include any missing children or teenagers who have not been reported to the national database.
Timothy Davison
Name: Timothy Davison
Missing Since: Oct. 10, 1985
Missing From: Decatur
DOB: Jan. 22, 1981
Age Now: 39
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 3'4"
Weight: 40 lbs
Notes:
The photo on the right is a composite image to show how Timothy may look at 31 years old. He was last seen at the Brettwood Village Shopping Center. Timothy answers to "TJ."
Paulette Webster
Name: Paulette Webster
Missing Since: Sept. 2, 1988
Missing From: Chester
DOB: June 6, 1969
Age Now: 51
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 4'11"
Weight: 110 lbs
Notes: Paulette's photo is shown age-progressed to 46 years. She was last seen wearing jeans, a light colored sweater, and white tennis shoes. Paulette has a tattoo of a cross on one hand between her thumb and forefinger, a surgical scar on her abdomen, and a scar under her chin. Her ears are pierced. Paulette may go by the nickname Smurfette.
Lilliana Boyd
Name: Lilliana Boyd
Missing Since: June 5, 2020
Missing From: Danville
DOB: Feb. 17, 2004
Age Now: 16
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 125 lbs
Leroy Swayzer
Name: Leroy Swayzer
Missing Since: June 6, 2020
Missing From: Matteson
DOB: July 16, 2006
Age Now: 13
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 115 lbs
Leah Melliere
Name: Leah Melliere
Missing Since: April 21, 2020
Missing From: Marissa
DOB: Oct. 31, 2002
Age Now: 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 109 lbs
Lashayla Sanders
Name: Lashayla Sanders
Missing Since: March 31, 2020
Missing From: Belleville
DOB: June 28, 2004
Age Now: 15
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 150 lbs
Kaydn Patton
Name: Kaydn Patton
Missing Since: May 15, 2020
Missing From: Lincoln
DOB: March 4, 2003
Age Now: 17
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 130 lbs
Kameron Davis
Name: Kameron Davis
Missing Since: May 8, 2020
Missing From: East St. Louis
DOB: July 22, 2003
Age Now: 16
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 172 lbs
Notes: He may still be in the local area or he may travel to Lockport, Illinois. He has a tattoo under his right eye and above his right eyebrow. Kameron has a scar on the right side of his head.
Kadden Spencer
Name: Kadden Spencer
Missing Since: June 3, 2020
Missing From: Vienna
DOB: Dec. 31, 2003
Age Now: 16
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160 lbs
Joshua Mahaffey
Name: Joshua Mahaffey
Missing Since: Oct. 12, 1991
Missing From: Centralia
DOB: June 2, 1976
Age Now: 44
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120 lbs
Notes: Joshua's photo is shown age-progressed to 39 years. He was last seen at home on October 12, 1991. Joshua's two front teeth are capped and one of them is discolored. His nickname is Josh. Foul play is suspected.
Jenna Snyder
Name: Jenna Snyder
Missing Since: June 12, 2020
Missing From: Champaign
DOB: April 21, 2006
Age Now: 14
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Lt. Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 120 lbs
Heidi Gonzalez
Name: Heidi Gonzalez
Missing Since: April 5, 2020
Missing From: Effingham
DOB: Feb. 11, 2004
Age Now: 16
Sex: Female
Race: Hispanic
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 150 lbs
Emoni Harris
Name: Emoni Harris
Missing Since: Feb. 9, 2019
Missing From: East St. Louis
DOB: Aug. 8, 2002
Age Now: 17
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 137 lbs
Donna Mezo
Name: Donna Mezo
Missing Since: Feb 18, 1992
Missing From: Belleville
DOB: Sept. 5, 1975
Age Now: 44
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs
Notes: Donna's photo is shown age-progressed to 36 years. She was last seen at approximately 1:30 a.m. as she was walking to a restaurant on East Monroe Street. Donna has a scar on her nose, a birthmark on her right ear, and tattoos on her right ankle and right wrist. She also has asthma. She was last seen wearing a blue jean jacket and skirt.
Chengxu and Zhaoxu Wang
Name: Chengxu and Zhaoxu Wang
Missing Since: Feb. 7, 2015
Missing From: Champaign
DOB: April 14, 2006
Age Now: 11
Sex: Male / Female
Race: Asian
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 3'4"
Weight: 50 lbs
Notes: Chengxu and Zhaoxu may be in the company of their mother.
Anton Gann
Name: Anton Gann
Missing Since: May 20, 2020
Missing From: Centralia
DOB: April 6, 2005
Age Now: 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 115 lbs
Notes: He may go by the alias name Anton Berkel.
Anthony Burgos
Name: Anthony Burgos
Missing Since: April 20, 2020
Missing From: Belleville
DOB: March 17, 2004
Age Now: 16
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 130 lbs
Amarion Roberts
Name: Amarion Roberts
Missing Since: June 13, 2020
Missing From: Carbondale
DOB: Dec. 3, 2002
Age Now: 16
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'2
Weight: 145 lbs
Alyssa Denton
Name: Alyssa Denton
Missing Since: May 25, 2020
Missing From: Mount Vernon
DOB: Feb. 20, 2004
Age Now: 16
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 130 lbs
Adriana Schlernitzauer
Name: Adriana Schlernitzauer
Missing Since: Feb. 18, 2020
Missing From: Champaign
DOB: Feb. 20, 2003
Age Now: 17
Sex: Female
Race: Biracial
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210 lbs
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