Young Girl Disappears, Gate Lock Found Cut

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Cops say Yasmin was a good student who friends describe as enthusiastic and fun to be around.

Friends describe 15-year-old Yasmin Acree as an enthusiastic young woman who is fun to be around.

Yasmin attended Austin Polytechnic High School in Chicago, where teachers said she was a well-adjusted student who made decent grades.

On Jan. 15, 2008, cops say Yasmin went to school as usual, and then to a YMCA group meeting that she attended three days each week.

After the meeting, Yasmin's YMCA mentor dropped her off at home, around 8 p.m., according to Chicago Police Detective Michael Roth.

Cops Investigating All Possibilities

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Yasmin Acree went missing from her home on Jan. 15, 2008.

Cops say Yasmin had been living with her aunt, Rose Starns, and her aunt's boyfriend, Charles Burt, on the west side of Chicago for about four years.

Her mother passed away, and police say Yasmin spent several years in foster care in Kentucky before Rose adopted her.

On the evening of Jan. 15, 2008, Charles said he saw Yasmin come home and do a load of laundry before retreating to her room in the basement of the house.

She has not been seen or heard from since.

Yasmin never showed up at school the following morning, and when she didn't come home as usual around 5 p.m. that night, cops say Rose and Charles called police.

Police found that a lock on a gate behind the home had been cut.

Chicago Police say they have not ruled out any possibilities, and are investigating the case from all angles.

If you have seen Yasmin, or know anything about her disappearance, call our hotline at 1-800-CRIME-TV.