It was eight weeks ago that Beth Bentley, 41, of Woodstock, was last seen or heard from. She had traveled to Mt. Vernon with a woman friend, Jenn Wyatt, and no one has reported seeing her or hearing from her since Sunday afternoon, May 23.
The Woodstock Police Department is the lead investigatory law enforcement agency, because Beth was a Woodstock resident and her husband, Scott, reported her missing late Monday evening, May 24. The first WPD announcement of her being missing was dated May 27, but the first media reports were not until about May 30, when Chicago papers reported her missing. WPD issued a second announcement, classifying her as a "Missing Adult - Endangered", which was posted on the PD's webpages on June 9.
The Woodstock Police Department is the lead investigatory law enforcement agency, because Beth was a Woodstock resident and her husband, Scott, reported her missing late Monday evening, May 24. The first WPD announcement of her being missing was dated May 27, but the first media reports were not until about May 30, when Chicago papers reported her missing. WPD issued a second announcement, classifying her as a "Missing Adult - Endangered", which was posted on the PD's webpages on June 9.
A request to WPD on July 13 for a definition of "endangered" has gone unanswered.
Since June 9 WPD has had almost nothing to say. No evidence of foul play has been found but, as I said when I addressed the Woodstock City Council several weeks ago, isn't the absence of foul play a possible indication of foul play. Her cell phone has not been used, and there has been no activity on her credit cards. Beth has not contacted her children or her husband since May 23.
A fundraiser was held at Gus's Roadhouse in Woodstock on Friday, July 16. There is an active Facebook page (click on the Discussions tab), but postings are dwindling. A very active website with considerable activity about possibilities in this case is www.websleuths.com/
It's tricky for newcomers to find the Bentley threads, of which there are now four. The most recent one at this time is at www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5418139#post5418139 To read earlier threads, even back to the beginning, go to the first page in each thread and click on the link to the prior thread.
Other law enforcement agencies involved at the Mt. Vernon and Central Police Departments, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and the Illinois State Police. A $5,000 Reward is being offered; see the Reward flier for details. Tips can be phoned to any of the police agencies or to Crime Stoppers at 800.762.STOP (in-state only); out-of-state tips should be telephoned to the Woodstock (Ill.) Police Department at 815.338.2131
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