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{{Identified_Infobox|title1=Takaylah Tribitt {{developing}}|image1=Takaylah_Tribitt.png|caption1=|name=Takaylah Tribitt|sex={{F}}|age=14|missing_from=Chicago, Illinois|disappeared=September 1, 2019|discovered=September 16, 2019|location=Gary, Indiana|identified=October 2019|span=1 month|cod={{Gun H}}}}'''Takaylah Tribitt''' was a teenager who was 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.
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{{Identified_Infobox|title1=Takaylah Tribitt|image1=Takaylah_Tribitt.png|caption1=|name=Takaylah Tribitt|sex={{F}}|age=14|missing_from=Chicago, Illinois|disappeared=September 1, 2019|discovered=September 16, 2019|location=Gary, Indiana|identified=October 2019|span=1 month|cod={{Gun H}}}}
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'''Takaylah Tribitt''' was a teenager who was 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 ==
 
== Case ==
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==Recent developments==
 
==Recent developments==
In November 2020, 35 year old Deon Simmons from Illinois was arrested in connection with Takaylah's murder. Not much information has been released regarding the circumstances of his arrest, however he had ties to Indiana, where Takaylah was from.
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In November 2020, a man from Illinois was arrested in connection with Takaylah's murder.
   
 
== Characteristics ==
 
== Characteristics ==
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery widths="185">
 
<gallery widths="185">
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Takaylah2.jpeg
 
Takaylah2.jpeg
 
TakaylahTibitt03.jpg
 
TakaylahTibitt03.jpg
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Gary Jane Doe 2019.jpg|Eye color is an estimation
 
Gary Jane Doe 2019.jpg|Eye color is an estimation
 
Gary2019shirt.jpg|Shirt
 
Gary2019shirt.jpg|Shirt
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File:Gary2019shirtfull.jpeg.jpg|same shirt in full size
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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* [https://abc7chicago.com/teen-girls-body-found-in-gary-police-seek-help-identifying-her/5547723/?fbclid=IwAR0w-cXe_lEW8dTsuzQEa9vSFI_6ccaMXfg3b0MD-e6yK-PexV8L-MU-4B4 ''ABC7'']
 
* [https://abc7chicago.com/teen-girls-body-found-in-gary-police-seek-help-identifying-her/5547723/?fbclid=IwAR0w-cXe_lEW8dTsuzQEa9vSFI_6ccaMXfg3b0MD-e6yK-PexV8L-MU-4B4 ''ABC7'']
 
* [https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-one-step-closer-identifying-deceased-gary-woman-st-0924-20190923-we6oraobubgqjpu3xi543xiviy-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0z_3prZlp8nI-YSmvuQlqjTua5R4nDyjy2Y3cDs-w1qCAzYHETXTcpHZw ''Chicago Tribune'']
 
* [https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-one-step-closer-identifying-deceased-gary-woman-st-0924-20190923-we6oraobubgqjpu3xi543xiviy-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0z_3prZlp8nI-YSmvuQlqjTua5R4nDyjy2Y3cDs-w1qCAzYHETXTcpHZw ''Chicago Tribune'']
*WGNTV
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*''WGNTV''
 
**[https://wgntv.com/2019/09/24/young-jane-doe-found-in-gary-alley-was-shot-to-death-coroner-says/ ''Article #1'']
 
**[https://wgntv.com/2019/09/24/young-jane-doe-found-in-gary-alley-was-shot-to-death-coroner-says/ ''Article #1'']
 
**[https://wgntv.com/2019/09/26/family-of-missing-chicago-teen-believe-gary-jane-doe-is-their-loved-one/ ''Article #2'']
 
**[https://wgntv.com/2019/09/26/family-of-missing-chicago-teen-believe-gary-jane-doe-is-their-loved-one/ ''Article #2'']
*NWI Times
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*''NWI Times''
**[https://www.nwitimes.com/news/possible-family-of-teen-found-dead-in-alley-comes-forward/article_98094901-d209-54ae-9165-5234a735ac52.html ''Article #1'']
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**[https://www.nwitimes.com/news/possible-family-of-teen-found-dead-in-alley-comes-forward/article_98094901-d209-54ae-9165-5234a735ac52.html Article #1]
** [https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-refocus-as-gang-related-shootings-drive-up-gary-homicide/article_248f07bd-cce8-563d-8040-ee24d9c165da.html ''Article #2'']
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**[https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-refocus-as-gang-related-shootings-drive-up-gary-homicide/article_248f07bd-cce8-563d-8040-ee24d9c165da.html Article #2]
 
*''[https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/11/11/21561511/takaylah-tribbit-murder-arrest-gary-chicago-alley Chicago Sun Times]''
 
*''[https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/11/11/21561511/takaylah-tribbit-murder-arrest-gary-chicago-alley Chicago Sun Times]''
   

Revision as of 04:54, 22 November 2020

Takaylah Tribitt was a teenager who was 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

Takaylah was found in an alleyway in Gary, Indiana. Authorities stated she was shot to death and her body was tied to a utility pole. Initial reports stated she was beaten, but 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.

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. In November 2019, it was revealed to that the female was indeed Takaylah Tribitt.

Recent developments

In November 2020, a man from Illinois was arrested in connection with Takaylah's murder.

Characteristics

  • Her ears were pierced but did not contain earrings.
  • Short, black, curly hair.

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

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