Kierra Coles -- Pregnant Postal Worker Missing Since October 2018

Author: Shane Lambert (link opens to my Facebook profile)
Twitter: @UncoolNegated (link to X formerlyTwitter)
Original Time of Writing: January 31st, 2021

Missing person: Kierra Coles
Last-contact date: October 2nd, 2018 (Tuesday)
Disappeared from: Chicago, Illinois; the city's south side around 81st street and Vernon Avenue

Link to Government Source: #MP56098

Ethnicity/Race: Black
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 26 years old
Hair: Black
Eye color: Brown
Height and weight at the time of disappearance: 5'4" and 125 pounds

Tattoos: Tattoo of a heart on her right hand/wrist; "Lucky Libra" tattooed to her back

Pregnant: 3 months into pregnancy at the time of her disappearance
Clothing: Postal worker uniform

Vehicle: found in front of her apartment with her purse, cell phone, and a packed lunch still inside

Social Media: Facebook Group

Hashtag: #WhereIsKierraColes

The case of Kierra Coles is one that is popular in the media and it has received a lot of coverage.

One factor in that is that Coles was a postal worker. I'm assuming that since her clothing at the time of her disappearance was a "Postal worker uniform" that she went missing while on duty or while on her commute. That is a significant part of this case, in my opinion. 

Below, is a news video that covers some details of her disappearance. The posting date of the video is September 2020. It includes a segment of a surveillance video that may be of Coles. However, the father expresses his disbelief in this.

That Kierra was in her work uniform indicates that she was in her daily routine. I don't know of any cases of missing people where the MP was a postal employee on duty at the time of her disappearance. 

However, there are plenty of cases of missing women who went missing during their work shifts or commutes. An attractive woman who goes missing while she is in her daily work-related routine may have been abducted by someone who had daily visual access to the area where she was last seen.

Whenever a woman goes missing, the boyfriend or husband might draw some attention. That may be all the more the case when pregnancy is involved. However, it's also important not to develop tunnel vision. 

If Kierra went missing while walking a route that she used day after day, then questions of who knew her route and who was attracted to her should come into play. If her pregnancy wasn't yet showing, then she might have still been attractive in the eyes of an abductor that was somehow familiar with her routine.

The uniform, the tattoos, and the fetus may all produce leads in this case, having to do with a Jane Doe ahead of DNA testing. Additionally, it would be wise to note any broken bones that she may have suffered at any point in her life in her NamUs profile.

Kierra Coles Case Update: Family Marks Birthday on September 24, 2023, Amid Ongoing Search for Missing Pregnant Postal Worker

There was an update with this case in late 2023. Nearly five years after she originally disappeared, on September 24th, 2023, her family gathered to celebrate what would have been her 31st birthday, as reported by NBC Chicago.

The event highlighted their ongoing resolve to find her, with her mother, Karen Phillips, expressing the emotional toll of her absence and frustration with the lack of progress from the Chicago Police Department. Coles, three months pregnant at the time of her disappearance, left behind her car with her purse, phone, and packed lunch inside, deepening the mystery. The family continues to push for answers in this unresolved case.

NBC Chicago - Family Celebrated Birthday of Missing USPS Worker Kierra Coles

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