Bentley was last seen in Centralia, Illinois on May 23, 2010. She had spent the weekend there and her friend and coworker, Jenn Wyatt, was supposed to drive her home on May 24. For unclear reasons, Bentley decided to take the train home a day early. Her friend dropped her off at the train station so she could catch a 6:08 p.m. Amtrak train to Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. There is no evidence that she ever boarded the train. Bentley has never been heard from again. She was carrying a pink and orange flowered Vera Bradley overnight bag, an iPhone and a large white purse at the time of her disappearance. A photo of the overnight bag is posted below this case summary.

Authorities determined that Bentley had lied to her husband about where she was going during her weekend vacation. She told him she Wyatt were visiting Wyatt's relatives in Madison, Wisconsin. In fact, the two had gone to southern Illinois together. Bentley's husband was also unaware that Bentley and Wyatt flew to St. Louis, Missouri over Mother's Day Weekend, two weeks before Bentley disappeared. The friends separated there and Bentley spent the weekend with an unidentified man. The two women rejoined at the end of the weekend and returned to Chicago together. Bentley didn't provide many details about him and Wyatt never met him.

Bentley left behind three sons. She worked as a secretary for her husband, a lawyer, at the time of her disappearance. Her loved ones stated it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning and they don't believe she would have abandoned her children. Since her disappearance, Bentley hasn't used her cellular phone, bank accounts or credit cards. She is from Woodstock, Illinois, and that city's police are investigating her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved and the circumstances of her disappearance are unclear.

Above: Bentley's overnight bag