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Yasmin Acree.

MUS-2026-0084

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MUS-2026-0084

Missing person

Incident
2008
Indexed
Oct 4, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Chicago Police Department
Location
Chicago IL

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Summary

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Yasmin Acree, 15, vanished from her Austin-neighborhood home in Chicago on January 16, 2008, with cut locks on the basement door suggesting a break-in. Police initially misclassified her as a runaway. A $10,000 reward is offered and foul play is suspected. No one has ever been charged in her disappearance.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2008

    Yasmin Acree, 15, vanishes from her Austin-neighborhood home. Cut locks on the basement door suggest a break-in.

  2. 2008

    Police initially misclassify her as a runaway.

  3. 2026

    Eighteen years missing with a $10,000 reward offered. No one has ever been charged.

Key people

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MissingYasmin Acree

15, of Chicago's Austin neighborhood. Vanished January 16, 2008; cut locks on the basement door suggested a break-in.

Investigating agencyChicago Police Department

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