Yasmin Acree

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

After facing a lifetime of abuse and instability. 15-year-old Yasmin Acree had managed to become a bright, athletic student at Chicago’s Austin Polytechnical Academy. She was getting ready to start her first job, and her life was on an upward trajectory. On January 15, 2008. Yasmin went to sleep planning to attend school the next morning. But when dawn broke on January 16, there were signs of forced entry into her basement room, and Yasmin was gone.

Despite the worrisome circumstances behind her disappearance, police initially classified Yasmin as a runaway, and key evidence was overlooked. Evidence that included a felon who had taken a particular interest in the young girl. Now, after enduring more tragedy, Yasmin’s family is still begging the Chicago Police to help them find answers in Yasmin’s disappearance.

Anyone with information on the disappearance of Yasmin Acree is asked to contact Chicago Police at (312) 744-8266, or the FBI. There is a $10,000 reward in this case.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre la desaparición de Yasmin Acree debe comunicarse con la policía de Chicago al (312) 744-8266 o con el FBI. En este caso hay una recompensa de 10.000 dólares.

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1:34.2	Darkcast Network. Welcome to the dark side of podcasting. After facing a lifetime of abuse and
1:42.1	instability, 15-year-old Iazmin Acree had managed to become a bright athletic student at Chicago's Austin Polytechnical Academy.
1:50.9	She was getting ready to start her first job and her life was on an upward trajectory.
1:56.9	On January 15, 2008, Yasmin went to sleep planning to attend school the next morning.
2:03.0	But when dawn broke on January 16th, there were signs of forced entry into her basement bedroom,
2:10.5	and Yasmin was gone.
2:13.0	Despite the worrisome circumstances behind her disappearance,
2:16.4	police initially classified Yasmin as a
2:18.7	runaway and key evidence was overlooked. Evidence including a felon who had taken a particular
2:25.9	interest in the young girl. Now, after enduring more tragedy, Yasmin's family is still begging
2:32.4	the Chicago police to help them find answers in her disappearance.
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