Tina Mae Donovan

• Missing Since 01/13/2020
• Missing From Ottawa, Illinois
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Age 45 years old
• Height and Weight 5'4, 160 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black coat
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Donovan was using crutches and had her right foot in a black walking boot at the time of her disappearance.

Details of Disappearance

Donovan was last seen withdrawing money from her bank account in Ottawa, Illinois at 1:45 p.m. on January 13, 2020. Her cellular phone pinged at Starved Rock State Park at 5:23 p.m. She has never been heard from again.

After her disappearance, her car was found parked at Starved Rock Lodge. Video footage showed a woman matching Donovan's description and using crutches walking from the parking lot towards the trail entrance. After a search, authorities found Donovan's crutches and other belongings at the base of a cliff, on the banks of the Illinois River near the lock and dam.

When Donovan disappeared, she left a cryptic note and sent letters talking about "eating from the tree of life." Authorities believe her body is in the Illinois River, but it has never been found.