Name: Robin Renea Abrams
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 4, 1990
Location Last Seen: Beecher, Will County, Illinois
Date of Birth: August 13, 1962
Age: 28 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, medium length
Eye Color: Hazel
Nickname/Alias: N/A
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: White long-sleeved knit pullover; black slacks; black leather jacket; black patent leather shoes
Jewelry: Gold pinky ring
Additional Personal Items: Small, light beige patterned clutch purse
Robin was last seen by her father as they drove in opposite directions on Goodenow Road near their home around 4 p.m. on October 4, 1990.
Her vehicle, a bright red 1989 Dodge Daytona Hatchback was recovered 11 hours later by police in south suburban Harvey, Illinois. Her keys were still in the ignition inside the locked car. A nearby resident saw the vehicle dropped off around 10 p.m. by two men in what was described as a tow truck.
Three days later Robin's purse was located three blocks away from the car's location. Her wallet and credit cards were gone, Robin's checkbook was still in the purse.
Authorities suspect she met with foul play — and her family believes her disappearance was somehow tied to her job with the Will County Sheriff's Department. She got hired there in January 1988, and, according to a civil rights lawsuit she filed in late 1989, she had a five-month affair with a married officer involved with the sheriff's auxiliary unit. The officer harassed her for a year and orchestrated her firing, the lawsuit claimed. And then she vanished.
Agency Name: Illinois State Police-District 5
Agency Contact Person: Special Agent Anna Wasylyszyn
Agency Phone Number: 815-726-6377
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 90-F6393
NCIC Case Number: M702816241
NamUs Case Number: 2707
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Chicago Tribune - Oct. 1, 1991 & Nov. 16, 2008
Added: 2006; Last Updated: 10/23/2021 - By: hb
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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