Right: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 46 years
Name: Paulette Sue Webster
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 2, 1988
Location Last Seen: Chester, Randolph County, Illinois
Date of Birth: June 6, 1969
Age: 19 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4'11"
Weight: 110 lbs
Hair Color: Brown; sometimes lightens her hair
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Smurfette
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears; tattoo of a cross on one hand between thumb and forefinger; surgical scar on abdomen, an ovary was removed; scar under chin
Dentals: Available; slight overbite, noticeable gap between front teeth, front teeth are not straight
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Jeans; light colored sweater; white sneakers
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Paulette was last seen about 11 p.m. on September 2, 1988, walking home from a friend's house. She never made it home. Paulette left behind her license, purse, job, her pets, and all her personal possessions.
A convicted serial killer wrote a letter to an author intimating he may have been involved in the death of Paulette but his letter was vague and no charges have been filed. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance.
Agency Name: Chester Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: N/A
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: M8904824
NCIC Case Number: M-343864359
NamUs Case Number: 6793
NCMEC Case Number: 1083362
NamUs
NCMEC
Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL) - Oct. 29, 1989
The Belleville News-Democrat - Sept. 3, 2017
Added: 2007; Last Updated: 5/3/2022 - By: Doe-NamUs-App
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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