'COME HOME': HUSBAND FRANTIC, SAYS WIFE, SPECIAL ED TEACHER VANISHED OVERNIGHT
January 8, 2026
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January 8, 2026
'COME HOME': HUSBAND FRANTIC, SAYS WIFE, SPECIAL ED TEACHER VANISHED OVERNIGHT
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<p>When Linda Brown misses the first day of school after winter break, loved ones know something is wrong. Linda would never let her students down.</p> <p>Linda is a beloved special education teacher at Robert Healy Elementary School in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, happily married to Antwon Brown. Chicago PD is desperately searching for the missing school teacher.</p> <p>The special educator was last seen by her husband on Friday evening and by neighbors Saturday morning. Linda misses a weekly appointment that day, and isn’t answering her phone. Concern turns to fear when Linda hasn’t returned home on Sunday.</p> <p>Though Antwon last saw Linda Friday night, neighbors say they spotted her Saturday morning near their home.<br />Linda’s purse, with her wallet and phone, is missing from the home, and her phone rings when called.</p> <p>Family members and friends retrace the teacher’s last known steps, but don’t find any leads. </p> <p>Her sister’s husband, Lorenzo, tells “Crime Stories” staff that Linda’s vehicle has been located at 35th and Lake Park. Security footage also shows her walking across a pedestrian bridge alone on January 3, at around 3 a.m., according to the husband. </p> <p>Linda is 5 feet tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and eyes, last seen wearing a long, puffy black coat with shiny Ugg-style boots.</p> <p>Authorities are searching the area where her blue Honda Civic, plate number CX57470, was located on Wednesday afternoon.</p> <p>Anyone with information on Linda Brown should contact Chicago PD SVU detectives at <strong>312-747-8380</strong>.</p> <p>Joining Nancy Grace today:</p> <ul> <li>Matthew Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County, PA); Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States"</li> <li><a href="http://janielacy.com">Dr. Janie Lacy</a> - Licensed Psychotherapist and CEO of Life Counseling Solutions, Author of "How To Heal From A Toxic Relationship: A Guide To Reclaiming Your Mental Health and Happiness," and Host of “The Resilient Professional” Podcast on YouTube; Instagram & Facebook: @JanieLacy</li> <li><a href="http://www.uspasecurity.com">Brian Fitzgibbons</a> - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security (leads a team of investigators specializing in locating missing persons), and Former Marine and Iraq War Veteran; Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security</li> <li><a href="http://www.missinginamericanetwork.org">Rhonda Dequier</a>- Founder of Missing In America Network</li> <li><a href="http://fox32chicago.com,">Leslie Moreno</a> - Reporter at FOX 32 Chicago; Instagram: LeslieMorenoTV</li> <li>Sydney Sumner - Investigative Reporter, "Crime Stories"</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>