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Chicago Woman Still Missing

By Rachelle Bowden in News on Sep 24, 2007 6:50PM

2007_09_24_franklin.jpgNailah Franklin is still missing today, but her car was found in Hammond, Ind., over the weekend. Now police are searching the Lake Michigan shoreline, too. According to the Trib, "Police found Franklin's vehicle near an abandoned building in Hammond on Friday night, and on Saturday searched a pond at the River Oaks Golf Course in Calumet City. [Franklin's sister] said personal items belonging to Franklin and found near the pond prompted the search, which ended without finding anything more." For creepily frequent updates, the Crime Blog seems to be the go-to spot.

According to the FBI, there were over 100,000 active missing persons records as of December 2006. If you've seen Nailah Franklin, call the police. Here's the full missing person flier.