Linda Brown, a teacher from Bridgeport, has been missing for two days, and her family is growing increasingly concerned.
On Monday, her relatives retraced Linda’s last known movements and reached out to local hospitals, but their efforts yielded no new information. Now, they are turning to the community, hoping for assistance in bringing Linda back safely.
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“We’re at a loss. We need to find her because I’m falling apart and don’t know what else to do,” expressed her husband, Antwon Brown.
According to Chicago police, Linda was last seen in the vicinity of South Martin Luther King Drive, close to her residence, on Saturday. Flyers featuring her image are now being distributed both online and throughout the Chicago region.
Antwon recounted their last evening together, stating that they had watched a movie at their Bronzeville home on Friday night before going to bed.
“Everything seemed normal. But when I woke up around 8:35 a.m. the next morning, she was gone without a trace. I initially thought she might have gone to her acupuncture session, as she usually does on Saturdays,” Antwon explained.
But Antwon says the 53-year-old never showed up to her regularly scheduled appointment. And by Saturday afternoon, no one in Linda’s family could get ahold of her.
“The hours went done past around 1:30, 2 p.m. I’m starting to wonder, like, ‘What’s going on?’ She hasn’t called me, because she normally would call me and tell me where she is going. She never did,” Antwon said.
The special education teacher at Chicago Public Schools’ Robert Healy Elementary School was set to return to work on Monday. Healy’s principal sent out a letter alerting the school’s community with a plea to contact police with any information.
The school offered students mental health support as Linda’s family and friends grapple with their emotions.
“A little frightened and scared. Like, where is she? Like, I don’t know what to do. I did everything. We got police detectives out. Everybody’s looking,” Antwon said. “We love her. We miss her. We want her to come home.”
Linda’s husband says she drives a blue Honda Civic. So far, CPD have not been able to find her vehicle, which they say has an Illinois plate number of CX57470.
CPD asked anyone with information to call Area One SVU detectives at 312-747-8380.
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