She disappeared in Chicago as a toddler; Authorities think she looks like this today

The photo on the left shows Vinyette Teague, who was 18 months old when she disappeared in Chicago in 1983. The image on the right is a new, age-progression photo that shows how Vinyette may look today.
The photo on the left shows Vinyette Teague, who was 18 months old when she disappeared in Chicago in 1983. The image on the right is a new, age-progression photo that shows how Vinyette may look today. Photo credit National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A new age-progression image has been created showing what a girl, who was 18-months-old when she disappeared in Chicago in 1983, would look like today.

The image was created by a forensic artist with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), showing what Vinyette Teague may look like today, at the age of 42.

The center created a poster showing her picture at 18 months next to the age-progression image.

Vinyette disappeared from the Robert Taylor Homes. Her parents were out. The child was with a relative and neighbors when there were some distractions and she disappeared.

This is Vinyette’s mother.

“I didn’t blame anyone because i didn’t think something like that could happen either,”

Angeline Hartmann, with the NCMEC, said they’ve “had cases where a baby was abducted and years later, they are found safe or they discover their real identity.”

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Featured Image Photo Credit: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children