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On December 5, 2016, the Illinois State Police was requested by the Washington Park Police Department to provide assistance in a missing persons investigation. Portia L. Adams, 43 years old was reported missing after her white Cadillac CTX was discovered abandoned in the 6200 block of Industrial Avenue. Subsequent searches for Adams were not successful. On December 7, 2016, The Washington Park Police Department was notified of a body found in the 4800 block of Forest Boulevard, which was later identified as Adams. An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a gunshot wound.