Missing CPS teacher Linda Brown seen on video leaving car, not returning, family says
Family members confirmed video shows missing Chicago Public Schools teacher Linda Brown getting out of her car and not returning.
Brown, a teacher at Robert Healy Elementary School, was reported missing Saturday. She was last seen near the 4500 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Bronzeville, where she lives.
The family member told CBS News Chicago that police said they've obtained video of Brown arriving at 35th and Lake Park in her car, getting out, walking over the pedestrian bridge to the lakefront, and not coming back.
Chicago police have not commented on the new information.
Her husband, Antwon, said he last saw his wife in his home on Friday night around midnight, as they went to bed.
"She was in the bed when I went upstairs, everything was fine, don't know when she got up," he said.
He said he woke up around 8:30 a.m. the next day and Brown was already gone. He said she was meant to go to an acupuncture appointment in Wicker Park that morning, but she never showed up.
"She has acupuncture every Saturday, and she don't miss it unless it's something important and she has to cancel," he said.
He also said she had recently taken a leave of absence from her job for mental health treatment, though she was planning to go back when school returned to session. He said as the start of school approached, her struggles with anxiety and panic attacks worsened.
Wednesday, Antwon said Chicago police found the blue Honda she had been driving when she vanished, undamaged. CBS News Chicago reached out to CPD, who would not confirm any information.
Brown is described as 5 ft. 7 in. tall, 130 lbs., with brown eyes and hair and a fair complexion. Police said she may be in need of medical attention.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Wentworth Area SVU detectives at 312-747-8380.