A woman found dead along the Evanston lakefront has been identified as missing LGBTQ advocate and activist Elise Malary. A quick update of her death and cause.
On March 11, Elise L. Malary was reported missing by her family. She last had contact with them on March 9, according to police.
“Our father just died, a lot transpired and the last thing she said to me was, “I will pay tonight sis”, said Fabiana. Malary was last known to be in the 700 block of Hinman Avenue.
She lives on the block and when police got to her apartment, they discovered something that has her sister baffled. “It was both doors unlocked. My sister never does that. where I heard that, my heart broke,” said Fabiana. She is Malary’s sister.
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According to the police report and news, Elise Malary is missing since March 11. Therefore, her car was found late Tuesday afternoon in a city parking lot at Hinman Avenue and South Boulevard.
The day she was reported missing, her family and friends gathered to search Rogers Park near the border of Evanston, including near the Howard Red Line Stop.
Including near the Howard Red Line stop after her family said they got a tip she was last seen in the area with two men.
Evanston police said that she was last seen near her apartment in Evanston, not far from the border of Rogers Park, and her car was found in a parking lot a few blocks away on Tuesday with no identification.
While her apartment had been left unlocked, police said they have found nothing at her home or her car that would indicate foul play.
Recently on Thursday, her body was found covered along the lakefront in the 500-block of Sheridan Square near Garden Park in Evanston.
Elise Malary’s Dead Body Found In Evanston
On Thursday around 4:30 pm, Elise Malary’s dead body was recovered along the lakefront in the 500-bock of Sheridan Square near Garden Park in Evanston.
However, her cause of death and manner are pending, according to the medical examiner. According to Evanston police, they said they are continuing their investigation and asking anyone with information.
Angelina Nordstorm, one of Malary’s close friends, previously told Block Club she was a “fierce advocate” for the transgender community and worked for years to serve its need.
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Till now, there is no exact reason that has been disclosed from any of the police reports about Elise Malary’s death. Besides that, the police team has started an investigation about her death cause.
She was a founding member of the Andersonville-based Chicago Therapy Collective, which aims to alleviate LGBTQ health disparities through education, therapy, advocacy, and the arts.
She’s also worked as a communications associate fr Equality Illinois and interned for the IDS Foundation of Chicago, according to her LinkedIn.
However, The Chicago Therapy Collective released a statement on its Instagram Saturday confirming Malary’s death.