Both children were last seen in the vicinity of 3526 South Lake Park Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Diamond has a scar on the left side of her head in her hairline. Tionda has a quarter sized scar on her left forearm.

According to their mother, a note written by Tionda said that the two girls were going to the store and to the school playground. An extensive search of the area and surrounding neighborhood found no trace of the two girls.