Name: Christie Marie Cales
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: March 11, 1998
Location Last Seen: Blue Island, Adams County, Illinois
Date of Birth: January 25, 1958
Age: 41 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, shoulder length
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Chris. Maiden name Tourges.
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She suffered from depression. Tattoo of the name "Sean" on left breast, multicolored tattoo of a "dove" with an "olive branch" in its mouth on hip.
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: MtDNA On file.
Clothing: Carrying a purse and bible.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Cales, mother of six, was last seen at approximately 16:30 in the vicinity of the 2300 block of W. 199th Street in Blue Island, IL.
Cales left her home, clutching a Bible, saying she was going to Blue Island church.
Cales lost one little girl in a Downers Grove house fire in 1982 and then another child to SIDS in 1987. Cales had a history of vanishing for weeks on end, after the loss of two young children. Cales moved to the south suburbs to live with family members. She would see her children periodically.
Cales spent time in a psychiatric hospital, admitted to drinking a case of beer a day and drew convictions for many criminal charges, including contributing to the neglect of a child. DuPage County warrants issued for her on charges including criminal damage to property, battery and drunken driving.
In 1990, Christie initially challenged papers filed by her husband to divorce her and take custody of their children. After Christie repeatedly failed to show up for divorce hearings in court, his request for divorce was granted. Not showing up for court was typical behavior for her.
Cales Relatives filed a missing person report, but it never resulted in any solid leads.
Her daughter Stacy Ann Peterson is also a missing person.
Agency Name: Blue Island Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 708-396-7025
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 98-14519
National Center for Missing Adults
SunTimes
NamUs MP# 2402
LBTH
NAMPN
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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