Overview

Last seen: August 4, 2014

Last seen location: 1000 block of Prairie Avenue, Beloit, Wisconsin

Last known contact: Text message on August 5, 2014

Reported missing: August 14, 2014

Age when missing: 37

NamUs: MP109610

Key circumstance: Christina reportedly entered a green Mini Cooper with an unknown Illinois license plate around the time of her disappearance.

Current status: Missing; no publicly confirmed resolution located as of September 2026.

Detailed Case Breakdown

Christina L. Dean Missing Person Case: What Happened to the Beloit, Wisconsin Mother Missing Since 2014?

Christina L. Dean was 37 years old when she disappeared from Beloit, Wisconsin, in August 2014. More than a decade later, her whereabouts remain unknown, and authorities have renewed efforts to generate information about what happened to her.

Dean is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System under NamUs case MP109610. She was approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed about 118 pounds when she disappeared. She is described as a white woman with red or auburn hair and hazel eyes.

Christina Dean’s Last Known Movements

According to information subsequently publicized about the investigation, a neighbor last saw Christina in the 1000 block of Prairie Avenue in Beloit on August 4, 2014. Investigative information also indicates that the last known contact with her occurred through a text message on August 5, 2014. Her family reported her missing on August 14.

Authorities have said Christina sometimes left home for several days at a time to find a quiet place for religious reflection. She was also known to fast, reportedly sometimes for as long as a week. Those previous absences initially provided some context for why she might have left voluntarily, but this disappearance was different: Christina never returned and there has been no confirmed contact with her for years.

The Green Mini Cooper

One detail continues to stand out in the investigation.

Around the time Christina disappeared, it was reported that she had gotten into a green Mini Cooper bearing an unknown Illinois license plate. Publicly available information does not identify the vehicle’s driver or establish what role, if any, that vehicle had in her disappearance.

Because Beloit sits close to the Illinois state line, the Illinois plate potentially expands the geographic scope of information that could be relevant to the investigation. However, no publicly released evidence establishes that Christina was taken to Illinois or that a crime occurred.

An Earlier Disappearance in 2014

Christina had reportedly disappeared once before in May 2014. Her family sought public assistance, and she was eventually located safely. Later discussions of the case have referenced that earlier incident because Christina disappeared again only a few months afterward.

The circumstances surrounding where Christina was found after the earlier disappearance are not clearly documented in the reliable public records currently available.

That distinction is important. Information circulating in online missing-person communities can provide potential leads and historical context, but claims that have not been confirmed by investigators should not be treated as established facts.

A Case That Received Renewed Attention

For years, comparatively little new information about Christina’s disappearance appeared publicly. Her case was eventually entered into NamUs, where it is identified as MP109610. Missing-person databases continue to list her as missing from Beloit on August 4, 2014.

The case received renewed attention in late 2024 and early 2025 through missing-person advocates and online communities. Websleuths discussions documented renewed contact with law enforcement and changes to publicly available case information. Those discussions should be considered community reporting rather than official investigative findings, but they help document the renewed public interest surrounding Christina’s case.

Beloit Police Renew Efforts to Find Christina Dean

In January 2025, the Beloit Police Department began reintroducing several long-term missing-person cases to the public, including Christina’s.

Captain Chris Eberhardt told local media that police planned to use social media to bring renewed attention to Christina Dean as well as other unresolved Beloit missing-person cases. Police hoped that people seeing the cases again might remember something or provide information that had not previously reached investigators.

The renewed publicity reiterated several important pieces of Christina’s timeline: she was last seen in early August 2014, the final known contact was a text message on August 5, and investigators had received information that she entered a green Mini Cooper with an Illinois plate around the time she vanished.

Online case discussions indicate that Christina’s NamUs information was also updated during January 2025, including a more detailed account stating that a neighbor had seen her in the 1000 block of Prairie Avenue.

Latest Publicly Available Investigation Information

As of September 2026, Christina continues to appear in publicly accessible missing-person records. The most recent substantial law-enforcement-related development located in publicly searchable reporting remains the January 2025 renewed publicity effort by the Beloit Police Department.

No credible public source located for this article reports that Christina has been found, that human remains have been identified as hers, or that authorities have classified her disappearance as a homicide.

The case should therefore be described as an unresolved missing-person investigation, rather than a murder or homicide case.

Very Brief Case Summary

Last seen: August 4, 2014

Last seen location: 1000 block of Prairie Avenue, Beloit, Wisconsin

Last known contact: Text message on August 5, 2014

Reported missing: August 14, 2014

Age when missing: 37

NamUs: MP109610

Key circumstance: Christina reportedly entered a green Mini Cooper with an unknown Illinois license plate around the time of her disappearance.

Current status: Missing; no publicly confirmed resolution located as of September 2026.

What Remains Unknown

More than a decade after Christina Dean disappeared, several central questions remain unanswered publicly: who was driving the reported green Mini Cooper, where Christina went after her final known contact, and whether anyone encountered her after August 5, 2014.

There is also no publicly established evidence showing that Christina was the victim of homicide. Her disappearance remains unresolved, and information that could identify the vehicle, its driver, Christina’s movements, or people she interacted with during the first days of August 2014 could potentially be significant to investigators.

Anyone with information should contact the City of Beloit Police Department. The department currently lists its main number as (608) 364-6800 and its 24-hour non-emergency dispatch number as (608) 757-2244.