Takaylah Tribitt

Takaylah Tribitt
Name	Takaylah Tribitt
Sex	Female
Found	September 16, 2019
Location	Gary, Indiana
Missing from	Chicago, Illinois
Identified	October 2019
Span	1 month
Age	14
Cause of death	Gunshot (homicide)

Takaylah Tribitt was a female discovered in Indiana in 2019. Following the release of her reconstructions, a tip was submitted by potential friends and family members. She was identified in October of 2019 and her identity was publicly released the following month.

Case

The female was found in an alleyway in Gary, Indiana. Authorities stated she was shot to death. Her body was tied to a utility pole. The initial reports stated she was beaten. The condition of her body was never reported.

Following the release of information surrounding the case, a potential match was suggested by the family of a young woman who hadn't made contact with them for several weeks.

Outdated dental records proved insufficient for identification; DNA comparison is now underway. The process was estimated to take around ten days.

Family and friends of Takaylah Tribitt, 14, voiced a possibility she was the unidentified teen. She disappeared from West Town, Chicago on September 1, 2019. DNA was taken from her biological mother.

On October 11, the female's NamUs was removed. Eventually, her NCMEC poster was taken down. In November 2019, it was revealed to media that the unidentified decedent was indeed Takaylah Tribitt.

Characteristics

• Her ears were pierced but did not contain earrings.
• Her hair was short, black and curly.
• Her eye color is unknown.

Clothing

• She wore an orange and red shirt with the words "SUPER GIRL POWER"
• A Nike windbreaker with various shades of blue
• Champion pants which were blue with gray stripes
• Blue and black Nike Air Max shoes, size 7
• A red bra

Gallery

Eye color is an estimation

Eye color is an estimation

Shirt

Sources

• ABC7
• Chicago Tribune
• WGNTV
• WGNTV
• NWI Times
• NWI Times