Hazel Crest, IL – Cook County investigators are once again seeking the public’s help in the decades-old disappearance of a Hazel Crest woman who vanished in 1999.
According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Trista Bultema was 27 years old when she was last seen on May 16, 1999, in Hazel Crest. Authorities said she was last spotted with her boyfriend before her disappearance.
Bultema, now listed as 54 years old, is described as a white female with blue eyes and blond-strawberry hair. She stands about 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighed around 120 pounds at the time she went missing. Distinguishing characteristics include scars on her left elbow and the absence of part of her left calf muscle, officials noted.
The Sheriff’s Office said a dedicated team of investigators continues to work on long-term missing persons cases such as Bultema’s. Detectives are urging anyone with information to come forward, stressing that even the smallest detail could help move the case forward.
Anyone with knowledge about Bultema or her whereabouts is asked to contact the Cook County Sheriff’s Special Victims Unit at 773-674-9490 or by email at ccso.missingpersons@ccsheriff.org.
The office is also reminding the community that support and cooperation from the public play a vital role in bringing answers to families of missing persons.
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