ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO - Theta Hughes, 27, was reported missing after last being seen at the St. Louis Amtrak station on the morning of Dec. 3, 2025. Authorities say Hughes boarded a train at 6:35 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2025, in St. Louis and was scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 11:40 a.m., but she never reached her destination. On Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, she was found and reported recovering in a hospital near Chicago.
Hughes was last spotted near Union Station on the 500 block of West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago on Dec. 3, 2025, according to a police report filed by her parents. She is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. At the time she went missing, she was wearing a light purple jacket, blue pants, and tan snow boots.
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Officials noted that Hughes’s identification has not been updated to reflect her current affirmed name and still bears her birth surname, Hughes.
The Chicago Police Department’s Area 3 Special Victims Unit is handling the case and urges anyone with information to call 312-744-8266 or dial 911.
Tracy Davis, store manager at 7230 Gravois Gift in St. Louis, has asked the public to help spread the word about Hughes’s disappearance.
The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue to search for Hughes.
MISSING PERSON
Last Name Hughes
First Name Theta
Age 27
Gender Female
Height 5-11
Weight 150
Eyes Blue
Hair Brown
Race White
Last Contact December 3, 2025
