Deceased/Not Found IL - Denita Hedden, 37, Macoupin County, 25 Jan 2018 *Reward*

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Police on Tuesday were searching for a woman who has been missing from Macoupin County since Jan. 27.

Denita M. Hedden, 37, was last seen in the 700 block of Catalpa Avenue in Royal Lakes at about 2 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office. Her roommate reported her missing.

Hedden is a white woman with brown hair and was last seen wearing a pink zip-up hoodie and jeans.

http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article197442749.html
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Police on Tuesday were searching for a woman who has been missing from Macoupin County since Jan. 27.

Denita M. Hedden, 37, was last seen in the 700 block of Catalpa Avenue in Royal Lakes at about 2 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office. Her roommate reported her missing.

Hedden is a white woman with brown hair and was last seen wearing a pink zip-up hoodie and jeans.

http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article197442749.html
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Her Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/denita.dyer.1?ref=content_filter

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100016918421411&ref=content_filter


Looks like she’s a mom...


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So sad another missing from riverbend area
I tried creating another thread for Denita Hedden but keeps saying I need a prefix. Then when I go to prefix it has no prefix selected and no other selection.

http://fox2now.com/2018/01/30/sheriffs-office-seeks-information-on-missing-macoupin-county-woman/

Sheriff’s office seeks information on missing Macoupin County woman

Hedden was reported missing by her roommate and initially was thought to have been last seen on Saturday.

Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl said after talking to more people they now think she may have been missing since Thursday. Kahl said Hedden’s birthday was Thursday and her roommate told investigators that she was going out to celebrate

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"If you have any information on Denita Hedden’s whereabouts or have seen her, please contact the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office at 217-854-3135 Ex. 1 or Macoupin and Montgomery County Crime Stoppers at 800-352-0136 or text a tip to CRIMES (274637)."

Sheriff’s office seeks information on missing Macoupin County*woman
http://fox2now.com/2018/01/30/sheriffs-office-seeks-information-on-missing-macoupin-county-woman/
 

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Thank you for helping me start Denita a thread
 
Sheriff’s Office seeks information on missing Royal Lakes woman

http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/11...eeks-information-on-missing-royal-lakes-woman

The Sheriff’s Office received a missing persons call in reference to Denita M. Hedden, 37, of the 700 block of Catalpa Ave., Royal Lakes, on Sunday, Jan. 28 around 11:49 a.m. Hedden was reported missing by her roommate and hasn’t been seen since Jan. 27 around 2 p.m., when she left her residents, authorities said
 
Change of story:

After talking to more people police now think she may have been missing since Thursday (January 25). Hedden’s birthday was Thursday and her roommate told investigators that she was going out to celebrate. Hedden borrowed her roommate’s truck Thursday night. The truck returned back to the house sometime late Thursday or early Friday but Hedden did not.

Her family said her roommate is actually her fiancé.

http://fox2now.com/2018/01/30/sheriffs-office-seeks-information-on-missing-macoupin-county-woman/
 
A lot of my friends are friends with her. My kids went to Gillespie school. We lived in the area from '95 to '10. So sad to see this and being so close to some I know.
 
Many of her FB friends have posted her picture with her missing information. She is obviously well loved by friends and family. The only confusing bit as aside from the mention of children, two friends mentioned her "spouse", yet the media refers to "roommate. The vehicle returning but not her is troublesome. I'm from IL. Royal Lakes Crime stats for violent crime are almost double that of the national average, and much higher than Illinois as a whole (including Chicago). http://www.areavibes.com/royal+lakes-il/crime/ The average home price is $55,000 (average for the state is $199,000) and the average income per capita (all adults and children) is a little over $18,000 and unemployment is almost 6%. That can up the crime stats if you have low income and higher unemployment., https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/illinois/royal_lakes. On the positive side, it's a small town rural town with less than 200 people. Someone has to have seen or heard something.
 
Royal lakes is also a town you blink and can miss it.
Saying most homes are 55K is giving alot.
 
couple of things. Where did she go to celebrate her Birthday? Did her roommate/fiance go as well? Does anything look out of sorts around the truck? Is the seat set at a position that she would have driven it? IMO
 
... Royal Lakes Crime stats for violent crime are almost double that of the national average, and much higher than Illinois as a whole (including Chicago). http://www.areavibes.com/royal+lakes-il/crime/ .....


Those crime "stats" are absolutely not accurate. This is a very small town in the middle of Macoupin County near where I live. Perhaps the proximity to East St. Louis has skewed those statistics.

Her roommate is her fiance. Praying for a safe return.
 
could her roommate/fiance be female? Not that it matters but I kinda assumed it was and others kinda assumed it to be a male. Of course, I don't read SM so y'all are probably more in the know than me.

Regardless, it has been at least 5 days... not good at all. Come home, Ms. Aquarius!
 
Those crime "stats" are absolutely not accurate. This is a very small town in the middle of Macoupin County near where I live. Perhaps the proximity to East St. Louis has skewed those statistics.

Her roommate is her fiance. Praying for a safe return.[

The stats are not the number of crimes but the number per 100,000 of population. If you have a town of 2 hundred and do the math, it would be an average of 1.3 violent crimes in the survey period for the actual population group. It's confusing that they print it out that way though, I agree. Thanks for clearing it up about the fiance, the mention of a spouse on social media may be from "friends" who really don't know her relationship status.
 
Major case squad involved in search for missing Macoupin County woman

Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl has called in the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to help in the search of a missing 37-year-old Royal Lake woman.

Denita M. Hedden was reported missing Jan. 28 by her roommate. She lives in the 700 block of Catalpa Avenue in Royal Lake, a community of about 200 people in southwest Macoupin County, north of Bunker Hill.

Kahl said Saturday that the major case squad will bring more detectives and more resources to the investigation. He added that due to the amount of time that has passed since Hedden was reported missing, the case has “become critical.”

http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180203/m...d-in-search-for-missing-macoupin-county-woman
 
BUNKER HILL, IL – The Major Case Squad is now assisting Macoupin County Sheriff’s office with the search for Denita Heeden. The 37 year old Royal Lakes, IL, woman hasn’t been heard from in over a week. Investigators believe Heeden disappeared on January 25, 2018, which is her birthday. She was reported missing on January 28.

Her roommate says she borrowed his truck to go out to celebrate. The truck was found but Denita hasn’t been.
Anyone with information should call the Major Case Squad at 618-585-3510, Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office at 217-854-3135 Ext: 1, or Macoupin and Montgomery County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-352-0136

http://kplr11.com/2018/02/04/major-case-squad-helping-in-search-for-missing-macoupin-county-woman/

Oh no! This really doesn't sound good. :notgood:
 
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The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating the disappearance of a Metro East mother of four last seen on Jan. 25, calling it "extremely suspicious" that she hasn't been heard from.
An acquaintance reported Denita Hedden, 37, missing on Jan. 28, telling Macoupin County deputies that she was last seen leaving her home in Royal Lakes at about 2 p.m.

Royal Lakes is a village about 35 miles northeast of St. Louis with a population of about 200.
Madison County Sheriff's Lt. Kris Tharp, who is the deputy commander of the Major Case Squad, said Hedden is normally "very engaged in her family, friends and children."

"Based on the duration alone and her absence in the community, a great concern has risen and that's why we're involved," Tharp said of the Major Case Squad, which typically only responds to homicides. "This disappearance based on the totality of the circumstances as we know them is certainly suspicious. I, as the deputy commander of this squad, am definitely concerned for her wellbeing and safety."

Tharp said Hedden has four children, who are all "old enough to know their mother isn't home." He said they live with another relative, but that Hedden has daily contact with her children.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_42d60a7a-9cdf-5ef4-b381-cefca9b67a74.html
 

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