The baffling missing act of 26-year-old Noah Enos after a night of music in Chicago has left his family and authorities in a perplexing puzzle
Enos attended the popular King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard concert at the Salt Shed venue, part of the Morton Salt Complex, on Monday, June 12. The night, however, took a grim turn as Enos stopped responding to calls from his girlfriend, Nicole Wijs, around 10 pm.
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A night that took a dark turn for Noah Enos
CBS Chicago stated that Enos had accepted his coworker’s invite to the concert. Surveillance footage revealed the last glimpses of Enos at the North Elston Avenue venue. Amid this unsettling situation, it surfaced that Enos, an employee of the Frontier restaurant, battled depression and anxiety.
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— Saturday Search (@SaturdaySearchh) June 16, 2023
THERE IS A SERIAL KILLER IN #CHICAGO how many victims does it take for the police to acknowledge?killing white – smart – 20somethings and making it appear as accidental drowning. Noah Enos is missing from a concert at salt shed, right next to the river. Doesn’t take a genius! 🤢 pic.twitter.com/EN4S40VzSa
— Rosses grandpa (@TimandEricFan) June 14, 2023
Missing Chicago man Noah Enos was last seen at The Salt Shed with his co-worker, Sasha Than. I found a partial 2016 Illinois arrest record for a 49-year-old man with the same name. The charges are "unknown." How old is Enos' co-worker (seen in the leather jacket/no hat)? pic.twitter.com/NUtY587aRj
— Aggressive Fruit (@aggressiveFRUIT) June 15, 2023
As the hours since Enos’ disappearance accumulated, his family has been plagued by fear, suspecting possible foul play. Nicole affirmed this fear, stating that Enos’ absence without notice was entirely uncharacteristic of him. “He would’ve come home by now. He would’ve called me. He’s had my number memorized for ten years,” said a tearful Nicole.
Disappearance of Noah Enos in the crowd
Nicole detailed that she saw Enos and his coworker on the venue’s surveillance footage at about 9:30 pm. She had been in contact with him via Snapchat and texts while he was inside the venue. However, the communication abruptly ceased post 10 pm, right around when Enos’ coworker reportedly lost sight of him while returning from the restroom.
Search continues for Noah Enos
Noah’s disappearance triggered a frantic search. Nicole, along with her mother and Noah’s brother, Zachary Enos, combed the area and circulated flyers. They retraced Enos’ steps and scrutinized available footage in a desperate attempt to uncover any clues.
The Chicago Police Department, on their website, described Noah as a 5’11” white male with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen in a black T-shirt under a windbreaker, blue jeans, tan Vans sneakers, and a green hat adorned with an eye image.
Noah Enos vanished without a trace
Zachary revealed that Noah’s phone, which had run out of battery, was fruitless in their tracking attempts. The phone, reportedly, continued to send its location from the Salt Shed.
In a heartbreaking appeal on Fox 32, Nicole pleaded for her childhood sweetheart to return, “I love you, please come home. Please just come home. I just want to know you’re safe.”
Unanswered questions and foul play suspicions
Lee Anne Capin, Noah Enos’s mother, shared her suspicion of foul play with Fox News Digital, “All this stuff makes me nervous because it’s just like foul play.… Things are not adding up.” His father, Steven Enos, voiced his distress, stating the scenario felt surreal and left him feeling helpless.
Noah and Nicole had recently moved to Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood in September.
The Chicago Police Department has requested anyone with useful information about Enos’ whereabouts to reach out to their Special Victims Detectives in Area Five.