Elise Malary's Body Found After Fears for Transgender Activist's Safety
Chicago Sun-Times. Her body was found washed up on rocks on Thursday in Evanston, a suburb north of Chicago.Considered a major transgender rights advocate by the local LGBTQ community, Malary's disappearance sparked a significant search effort.
Her 2008 Honda Accord was eventually located on Tuesday, on the same Evanston street where she was last seen, prompting police to pursue security camera footage in the area.
Prior to her body being found, police did not suspect foul play in Malary's case.The Evanston Police Department told the Chicago Sun-Times that the investigation into Malary's disappearance and death was ongoing.
As of Saturday afternoon, the department said that there were no updates available in the case. An autopsy was conducted on Friday, but the activist's cause of death has not yet been determined.Newsweek reached out to the Evanston Police Department for a comment or update on Malary's case.Prior to her disappearance, police said Malary had quit her job of two years at the Illinois Attorney General's Civil Rights Bureau.
