S3E3: Longer Than We Knew

Summary

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Somebody Knows Something – S3E3: Longer Than We Knew

Release Date: April 20, 2026
Hosts: Detectives Andrew Houghton, Chris Hall, Beth Sterriker
Main Theme:
This episode reveals newly discovered records in the case of Wyteria Jones, missing from Elgin, Illinois since 1982. The detectives, joined by new team member Beth Sterriker, find evidence that fundamentally changes their understanding of Wyteria’s background—altering original theories and broadening possible investigative avenues.

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Episode Overview

• Purpose:
  The episode pivots from the original plan to review newly acquired records about Wyteria Jones’ life in Elgin, shifting the investigation's focus based on these documents.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction and Context for New Evidence

• New Investigation Path:
  Detectives had been waiting on official records regarding Wyteria’s time at the Elgin Mental Health Center (EMHC) and her government benefits. Beth Sterriker’s research uncovered a trove of previously unseen records about Wyteria’s life in Elgin, prompting a reassessment of the investigation's direction.
  (02:49-03:05)

2. New Timeline for Wyteria’s Life in Elgin

• Correction to Prior Assumptions:
  The detectives previously believed Wyteria arrived in Elgin in spring 1982; records now show she was at the Douglas Hotel as early as 1975.
  Quote:
  “Wyteria was living here at the Douglas Hotel all the way back in 1975. And that changes quite a bit.” — Andrew Houghton (04:42)

• Longstanding Local Ties:
  The records reveal Wyteria's connections to Elgin date back to the 1960s, with residency at the Douglas Hotel for over six years, not six months as previously thought.
  Quote:
  “That means that she lived at the Douglas hotel for over six years, not just six months.” — Beth Sterriker (06:08)

• Multiple Residences:
  She had addresses in Aurora (Hammond & View Street), Elgin, and prior to 1976 had spent time outside Illinois, specifically Mount Pleasant, Tennessee.

3. Employment and Travel History

• Work Patterns:
  Wyteria worked various jobs at nursing homes, often living at her place of employment. She worked at Hillcrest (Elgin), Fox Valley (South Elgin), and Oaks (Aurora) nursing homes.
  (06:49-07:24)

• Travel Capabilities:
  Demonstrated regular use of bus and cab transportation locally and regionally, including to and from Tennessee.

4. Revisiting the Elgin Mental Health Center and Cemetery

• Cemetery Exploration:
  Listener tips prompted a site visit to the cemetery at EMHC. Review of burial records and graves confirmed that Wyteria is not buried there.
  Quote:
  “Yeah, and I don't see Wyteria's name out here, so she's not out here.” — Beth Sterriker (12:05)

• Key Determination:
  Records confirm Wyteria did not return to EMHC or any similar facility after leaving the Douglas Hotel in 1982.
  Quote:
  “We can confidently say that Whitey did not move back to the Elgin Mental Health center when she moved out of the Douglas Hotel in 1982.” — Andrew Houghton (12:11)

5. Details on the 1976 Tennessee Trip

• Unexpected Move:
  In May 1976, Wyteria returned to Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, but stayed only eight days before returning to Elgin via bus and taxi.
  Quote:
  “She did not enjoy being back in Tennessee, and so only after eight days, she took a bus, then a cab, and then came back to Elgin.” — Beth Sterriker (12:27)

6. Impact on Investigative Theories

6.1. Revisiting Theories

• Theory #1: Voluntary Disappearance or Self-Harm
  The new records show no evidence of suicidal tendencies. Wyteria’s close connection to her children and continual receipt of care make an abrupt, voluntary cutoff unlikely.
  Quote:
  “With these new records, we can confidently say that Wyteria did not have suicidal tendencies when she was receiving her care around the time that she went missing.” — Beth Sterriker (15:33)

• Theory #2: Stayed in Elgin/Hotel
  New information suggests Wyteria had a deep local network, possibly increasing the chances someone in Elgin knows her fate.
  Quote:
  “Maybe she found somewhere else to stay here in Elgin or had social networks here. We really need more information from the public…” — Andrew Houghton (17:37)

• Theory #3: Left for Another Destination
  Tennessee remains a viable possibility, as do Aurora and Joliet, where new episode investigation will focus.

6.2. Key Risk and Behavioral Factors

• Cessation of Services:
  Wyteria had frequent contact with her children and regularly received care; both abruptly ended in 1982.
  Quote:
  “It really seems unlikely that she would take off and move somewhere else without at least continuing contact with her kids and potentially continuing her care.” — Andrew Houghton (16:48)

• Medication and Vulnerability:
  Wyteria required regular medication; records indicate she did not obtain it after leaving the Douglas Hotel, suggesting her disappearance disrupted her ability to seek care.
  Quote:
  “Not having access to it certainly could have made her a higher risk missing person at the time. We also know she did not have it with her when she moved out of the Douglas Hotel in 1982 and that she did not ever get any medication after that either.” — Beth Sterriker (20:13)

• Public Appeal:
  The detectives again call for anyone with information—especially former Douglas Hotel residents, nursing home staff, and those familiar with Wyteria during her time in Elgin, Aurora, or South Elgin—to come forward.
  Quote:
  “So, again, if you worked at, lived at, or knew people associated with the Douglas Hotel between 1975 and 1982, when it closed, please contact us.” — Beth Sterriker (14:27)

7. Next Steps

• Upcoming Focus:
  The next episode will involve travel to Joliet to investigate reports that Wyteria may have planned to move there and explore similar missing person cases from Will County.
  Quote:
  “Andrew, Chris and I will be traveling to Joliet, Illinois where we will work to identify and visit the hotel where one witness claims Wyteria planned to move.” — Beth Sterriker (21:38)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Things changed. While we are still working on finding records for her government benefits, Beth was able to gather dozens of pages of records for Wyteria that recount her time here in Elgin that we had never seen before.”
  — Andrew Houghton (02:49)
• “Her time in Elgin is way more extensive than we originally thought. Plus, she had ties to Elgin going all the way back to the fall of 1965.”
  — Chris Hall (05:40)
• “She both lived and worked at various places in Elgin, South Elgin and Aurora throughout the 1970s...”
  — Beth Sterriker (07:24)
• “We really need more information from the public to help build that out, to find out about her network of friends and co-workers and other people that knew her. That, again, is a huge reason why we chose this case.”
  — Andrew Houghton (17:37)

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Important Timestamps

• 02:49-04:42: Revelation about new records and correction of previous timeline
• 06:08: Wyteria’s extended residence at Douglas Hotel confirmed
• 08:57-12:11: Cemetery exploration and ruling out EMHC re-entry
• 12:27: Detail on time spent in Tennessee and return to Elgin
• 15:33-16:48: Shift in theories based on new evidence—her pattern of life and cessation of activity
• 20:13: Lack of post-disappearance medication access and implications for her vulnerability
• 21:38: Teaser for the next episode and calls for public engagement

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Public Call to Action

If you have information related to Wyteria Jones or any Elgin cold case, contact:

• Email: [e-mail]
• Tip Line: 1-847-289-COLD
• Case Listings & Information: www.ElginColdCases.com

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Closing Tone

The episode is methodical and empathetic, emphasizing the importance of community help and the impact of thorough, record-based investigation. The addition of new records injects cautious optimism and reaffirms the detectives' commitment to uncovering the truth about Wyteria Jones’ disappearance.

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Transcript

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[Chief Anna Lally]

This is Chief Anna Lally. Welcome to Somebody Knows Something, a podcast from the Elgin Police Department's Cold Case Unit. In this podcast, we will shed new light on cold cases in the city of Elgin by sharing untold details and by encouraging anyone with information to come forward. You will come along with real cold case detectives as they investigate active cold cases in real time and seek justice for the victims and closure for their families. We believe that the Elgin Police Department and our community can work together to bring closure to cold cases because we know that in these cases, somebody knows something.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Hello and welcome to Somebody Knows Something, the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Podcast. My name is Detective Andrew Houghton.

[Detective Chris Hall]

I'm Detective Chris Hall.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

And I'm Detective Beth Sterriker.

[Detective Chris Hall]

On our last episode, we visited sites related to Whiteeria's time here in Elgin and we discussed our first two theories for her case. We also mentioned that we are still waiting on records for about Wyteria's time regarding the Elgin Mental Health center and her government benefits. Then we ended the episode by saying that we plan to travel to Joliet, Illinois and But just like in season one, things changed.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

While we are still working on finding records for her government benefits, Beth was able to gather dozens of pages of records for Wyteria that recount her time here in Elgin that we had never seen before. So we are pivoting this episode to address those new records which shed an entirely new light on this case in

[Detective Chris Hall]

this episode, Beth is making her official Somebody Knows Something full episode debut. And she is joining us to break down the new information that we have, which may point us in some new directions. These new records might even make us reconsider our original theories once again as we continue our search for Wyteria Jones.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Beth, thanks for joining us this episode and thanks for all the hard work you're doing behind the scenes on this case. Why don't you tell the listeners a little about these new records we got?

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Sure. So over the past few months, I have been working to gather records about Witeria. As we said in episode two, when we visited the EMHC property, we went into this case not knowing how long Wyteria was there or if she was actually living at the property before she moved to the Douglas Hotel. I know from talking to my dad that we believed it was likely she may have spent at least some time there because he recalled that the Douglas Hotel mostly housed people when they transitioned from EMHC back to public society. But we hadn't confirmed if she was actually at the facility or how long she was actually in Elgin. Well, now we have a lot more information.

[Detective Chris Hall]

Yep, that's right. Based on the records that Beth gathered, we know a lot more about Wyteria's life, really from between 1955 and 1982. The records really help us understand her family life more and her time while in Elgin. We now know that we have a lot more information to help us with that victimology piece of this investigation. While we will not discuss any potential diagnosis or specifics about Wyteria or her career, we did learn a lot of valuable information about her over the past few weeks.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

We did, Chris. The records help us understand a lot more about her background and her time here in Elgin. For example, when I originally said in episode one that it appeared that Whiteeria moved to Elgin sometime in the spring of 1982, that was totally wrong. At the time, we were going off limited records that we had, including some original reports and some federal census records. But we now know from the new records that Beth got that Wyteria was living here at the Douglas Hotel all the way back in 1975. And that changes quite a bit.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

As Andrew said, we thought it may be helpful to walk through the records that we got as much as we can. We certainly don't want to release sensitive information, and we want to be respectful of other people listed in the records. So we will limit our discussion to information that we believe helps us think about our theories for what could have happened. To Witeria and information that can help us build new, actionable leads.

[Detective Chris Hall]

The records that we have go all the way back to 1965, so that's pretty extensive. They also help us get a window into those risk factors that we discussed in prior episodes. We will discuss those near the end of the episode. But we wanted to start with the biggest revelation. As Andrew said, Whiteeria was living out here at the Douglas Hotel starting back in 1975. So her time in Elgin is way more extensive than we originally thought. Plus, she had ties to Elgin going all the way back to the fall of 1965.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

So Whiteria had ties to Elgin throughout the late 1960s and through the entire decade of the 70s. That means that she lived at the Douglas hotel for over six years, not just six months.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Yeah, and we learned that she had two different addresses in Aurora during the 1970s, too. Wyteria lived both at the Hammond street address that we knew about, but also another address on View street in Aurora prior to that. As we dove through the records, it appeared that her family lived on View street in the 1970s and then moved to the new address that we had on file for her later. She also periodically lived in aurora in the 1960s and 70s as well, while her family remained there. So options like Aurora as a destination for her remain a possibility that we will explore. But her ties to Elgin certainly run far deeper than we knew.

[Detective Chris Hall]

Whiteeria also worked several jobs that bring Elgin and other areas into the picture as well. Based on our review of various new records, Witeria at different points in the 1970s, was worked at various nursing homes. It appeared that she would sometimes even work and live at those facilities while she was employed there. We also know that she worked and lived at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Elgin, Fox Valley Nursing Home in South Elgin, and Oaks Nursing Home in Aurora. So she even had more ties to not only Elgin and Aurora, but also South Elgin. Plus, she initially lived in Chicago before moving to Elgin. So she still had some ties there as well.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Well, she both lived and worked at various places in Elgin, South Elgin and aurora throughout the 1970s. Her address records from 1976 are really the most important, or at least we think so, because they tell us two things that are new to us. First, Wyteria moved into the Douglas Hotel for good in 1976. And second, Wyteria wasn't living in Aurora before that like we initially thought. In fact, she wasn't even living in Illinois.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Before we get into where Ryteria was prior to her move to Elgin, let's Talk a little bit more about the Elgin Mental Health center from last episode. After we visited it last episode with Beth, she mentioned that there was a cemetery there as well. And coincidentally, one of our listeners recently reached out to us and mentioned that cemetery as well.

[Detective Chris Hall]

We've had several people send us information or even provide suggestions already this season, which is fantastic, and we encourage people to continue doing that. As for the cemetery, we discussed it with Beth and a listener contacted our email and also sent us a full roster of burial plots from the website genealogytrails.com asking if we had cross referenced people on that list with Bateria or her family.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Yeah, I know I mentioned the cemetery to you guys a few weeks ago when we visited the Elgin Mental Health center grounds for episode two, but we didn't actually go out there because we were still waiting to see what records we could get back first. Now that we have these records, we're ready to head out there to compare our records with the physical graves and explore that site as part of this investigation.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

The old cemetery is located just west of the Elgin Mental Health Center's main property. It's kind of sandwiched between the Highlands of Elgin golf course on the south and the Elgin Sports Complex on the north. The property contains two large plots, Plot A and plot B, with nearly a thousand headstones, and it's surrounded on all sides by small lines of trees and woods. A plaque for the cemetery marks the place with the following inscription.

[Narrator of Cemetery Plaque]

This is the formal burial grounds of the Elgin State Hospital, now known as the Elgin Mental Health Center. It is the final resting place of 974 individuals for whom other burial arrangements could not be made. The cemetery was in use between 1933 and 1986. Most of those buried here are from the era in which the hospital's mission included providing care for the elderly and indigent. The location of the cemetery was chosen in 1933 because it was once near the center of the hospital's farm property, eventually reaching 1,139 acres in size. The campus once stretched from the Fox river almost to Randall Road.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

That

[Cemetery Visitor/Commentator]

1943 for that one there.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

The same date.

[Cemetery Visitor/Commentator]

Yeah. They have them set up by plot

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

A and plot B.

[Cemetery Visitor/Commentator]

So it's plot A goes 33 to 64, and then plot B goes 64, 86, something like that. It's on the map. If you're not from Elgin, you wouldn't know this is back here. If you drive right past me. Yeah, you kind of come back in here and it's.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

It's so.

[Cemetery Visitor/Commentator]

Well, Tucked in behind the trees.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Very organized.

[Cemetery Visitor/Commentator]

Yeah, it's pretty orderly. I've never been out here. The second plot's over there. There's only a few stones, a couple rows. These are actually newer over here. The older ones almost look nicer than the new ones. Oh, no, you're right. They're just. They're just lower profile. One of these guys fought in World War I. Eighteen ninety five.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Wow.

[Detective Chris Hall]

Yeah.

[Cemetery Visitor/Commentator]

Robert Anderson. Is this one ours? Yeah, that was one of our guys from the last episode.

[Detective Chris Hall]

June.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Let me see.

[Cemetery Visitor/Commentator]

June 2nd. 82 of 82. Yeah. He was one of our murder victims. Yeah, he was buried out here. Really is tucked in back here. They go all the way to the tree line. Yeah.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Were these all the 80s we just passed?

[Cemetery Visitor/Commentator]

Yep.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Yeah, and I don't see Witeria's name out here, so she's not out here.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Okay, so there's no grave in the cemetery for Wyteria Jones. And now we've reviewed the physical graves, the records for the cemetery, and the records that Beth recently obtained. So we can confidently say that Whitey did not move back to the Elgin Mental Health center when she moved out of the Douglas Hotel in 1982?

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Correct. The records I got provide us with dates of care and locations and things like that. For Witeria in 1982, she was clearly living at the Douglas Hotel, and she didn't voluntarily check herself into any facility when she moved out, according to the records. Additionally, she was not involuntarily committed anywhere either. So we can at least say that she didn't leave the Douglas Hotel and go to a mental health facility, including the Elgin Mental Health center, but she had to go somewhere. Maybe she did stay in Elgin or go back to Aurora or go to Joliet or somewhere else. In fact, it's entirely possible that she left the state. We mentioned at the start of the episode that Whiteeria wasn't even in Illinois prior to her move to Elgin in 1976. In fact, from May 7 to May 15 in 1976, Whiteria moved back to her hometown of Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, to live with family. However, she later reportedly said that she did not enjoy being back in Tennessee, and so only after eight days, she took a bus, then a cab, and then came back to Elgin.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

We all feel like this information about Wyteria taking a bus was something that was relevant as we look at her travel options for 1982. She clearly used both regional buses to go back to Tennessee and to come back. And she likely used local buses to travel to and from Aurora. South Elgin and other places. During her time here in Elgin, she also appeared to be familiar with those modes of transportation in this area. That will become more important as we look for our options like Joliet and Aurora in future episodes.

[Detective Chris Hall]

We also know now that Wyteria's husband, Wayman, reportedly told people that he did not want her to return to Aurora, and she reportedly knew that information. That was one of the reasons she went to Tennessee in 1976 and then came back to Elgin, not Aurora, a little over a week later. Ultimately, she lived in the Elgin area and then moved into the Douglas Hotel in October of 1976. In fact, Elgin seems to be her primary city of residence from 1975 to 1982, most of it spent at the Douglas Hotel.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

So we wish we had more information about the Douglas Hotel. We know she had a room there, but we still don't know if she shared that room with anyone else. And based on this new information, she didn't live there for nearly six years. So we feel like people in the Elgin area may have more information about her time than we originally thought. So, again, if you worked at, lived at, or knew people associated with the Douglas Hotel between 1975 and 1982, when it closed, please contact us. We are still hoping to shed some more light on our time there.

[Detective Chris Hall]

Yeah, it would be incredibly nice to have more information, and we are still working on that. And unfortunately, those records might totally be gone, but we certainly have more information now than what we had started with. I know at the beginning of this episode we said that these records do make us rethink our theories a bit as well. So why don't we discuss how those records and this new information might turn some of our previous thoughts on Wyteria's case upside down.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Okay, so in our last episode, we visited EMHC and we discussed theory number one, that Wyteria harmed herself or left voluntarily. But at the time we didn't know the extent of her connection to the Elgin area and we didn't have these records about her background.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Absolutely. With these new records, we can confidently say that Wyteria did not have suicidal tendencies when she was receiving her care around the time that she went missing. So while, again, we can't say for certain that she didn't harm herself or take off voluntarily, we have a little more evidence to base our thoughts on that theory around.

[Detective Chris Hall]

Yeah, that's true. And we also have to consider that in 1982, when the hotel closed, that would have been a big life change for her. She tried living In Tennessee, but she didn't like it. So being forced to move out of a location may have been a new stressor in her life. And we still can't say confidently that she didn't decide to go back to Aurora or to Joliet. Plus, when she disappeared in 1982, she had last lived in Tennessee before that, Even though she reportedly did not like living back in her home state. We have to consider that option even more because she did have ties there. And after all, a significant amount of time had passed since her last stay in Tennessee. Maybe she decided to give that another try.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

I agree. Another thing that you guys talked about in episode one was pattern of life and that links to all the theories in some ways. We know that she did receive care in different forms multiple times between 1965 and 1976. And she was still getting some services in 1982. Then in 1982, poof, never again. That seems a bit out of character for her background.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Yeah, it's a pretty big cessation of activity for sure. It does seem odd. I mean, she's getting care multiple times for over a decade and that just stops. It doesn't make a lot of sense. Plus, she routinely discussed that she wanted to see her children and deeply cared about them. If we couple that information with the idea that she frequently spoke with them over the phone or had contact with them up until the fall of 82, then her disappearance happens and there's radio silence between her and her kids. It gives us that much more concern to think about. It really seems unlikely that she would take off and move somewhere else without at least continuing contact with her kids and potentially continuing her care.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Yeah, in prior reports, some of the children said they did not think she would move somewhere or leave without telling them where she was going. They also felt that she would continue regular contact with her kids. So the fact that that all stopped is concerning.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

We should also briefly mention that our theory, number two, that Whiteeria never left the Douglas Hotel or maybe never left Elgin also needs a fresh look. Knowing that she lived in Elgin since at least 1975 minus about a week in Tennessee, also gives us a lot of new questions and new angles to look at. Maybe she found somewhere else to stay here in Elgin or had social networks here. We really need more information from the public to help build that out, to find out about her network of friends and co workers and other people that knew her. That again, is a huge reason why we chose this case to investigate this season.

[Detective Chris Hall]

Yes, getting help from the public is absolutely Essential. I also think this new information, especially the time that she spent in Elgin, changes her outlook quite a bit. She lived here for so much longer than we actually knew, so it is possible that even more people could have information on her time here while in Elgin. I mean, she's even living in the hotel when Casey Kyles was murdered in November of 1977. For all we know, she knew people like Lonnie and some of the witnesses involved in that homicide case.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Yeah, it's really wild to think that she was living in the hotel when that murder happened. She could have even been in the hotel that night when he was murdered or knew the witnesses who were playing cards and heard the commotion in the alley. Plus, she worked at Hillcrest Nursing Home here in Elgin, Fox Valley Nursing Home in South Elgin, and Oaks Nursing Home in Aurora. Those are new groups of people that might have information about her too. If any of our listeners worked at those facilities between 1974 and 1983 and remember Wyteria, please contact us. Also, if you worked at Elgin Mental Health center or the Fox Valley mental health between 1965 and 1983 and New Whiteria, please reach out to us as well. The more information we can gather about her, the better.

[Detective Chris Hall]

These new records also help us with victimology and point us to some new ideas on our theories. For one, we have to consider Tennessee as a viable option now. And we now know that Bacteria reportedly drank very little alcohol and did not use recreational drugs. So she is not nearly as high a risk for drug use or overdose or extensive alcohol use or other options like that.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

Yeah, and as we said before, we know that she was clearly familiar with the bus system here in Elgin and the entire Chicagoland area. She likely used buses or walked to get to and from her work while living at the Douglas Hotel in some cases, and she sometimes lived at the places where she worked as well. Even though her jobs appeared to be fairly short term, she clearly knew the bus system here. She'd traveled to Chicago, Aurora and Tennessee on various buses and used cabs when she had the money to do so. So clearly she was independent and traveled on her own on a pretty regular basis.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

We should note that Wyteria did require some medication, and while we will not specify the actual medication, not having access to it certainly could have made her a higher risk missing person at the time. We also know she did not have it with her when she moved out of the Douglas Hotel in 1982 and that she did not ever get any medication after that either. That is another new major cessation of her activity. I think we all believe that this is just another reason why we feel strongly that it is possible that something happened to her sometime in the fall of 1982 that stopped her from being able to get that medication and continue her care.

[Detective Chris Hall]

Yes, that's a great point. Plus, she had little to no money and would have more than likely been a woman traveling alone. Our theory number two that something happened in Elgin and our theory number three that something could have happened to her between Elgin and her next destination continues to be possibilities. Plus, the option that she could have decided to go to somewhere other than Aurora or Joliet also stays on the board.

[Detective Andrew Houghton]

All in all, these new records are crucial to understanding more about Whiteeria's time here in Elgin and her risk factors, and they help us think more deeply about all the theories that we laid out in Episode one. While we haven't found her, at least not yet, this does feel like a big step in the right direction and it helps us appeal to even more people in the public About Information for Wyter.

[Detective Beth Sterriker]

Next time on Somebody Knows Something. Andrew, Chris and I will be traveling to Joliet, Illinois where we will work to identify and visit the hotel where one witness claims Whiteeria plan to move. We will also seek out similar missing person cases that could be related to Whiteeria's disappearance and we'll discuss several Will county cases involving missing people. So please join us next time as we continue our search for Ryteria Jones here on Somebody Knows Something.

[Chief Anna Lally]

If you or anyone you know has information about this case or any other cold case in Elgin, please contact the Elgin Police Department Cold case [e-mail] or the cold case tip line at 847-289-COLD. You can also review cold case information on The Elgin Police Department's Cold Case page at www.elgincoldcases.com where every Cold case, homicide and missing persons case is listed with photographs and information about each case.

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