Kianna Galvin was born on July 16, 1998 to parents Fionna Galvin and Everick York.Kianna initially attended South Elgin High School but went to live with her father for a year in Rockford, Illinois where she attended Auburn High School. Upon returning to South Elgin, she earned her GED and had plans to study art and design in Atlanta, Georgia.
At the time of her disappearance, Kianna was living with her mother and younger sister in a house on Concord Avenue in South Elgin, Illinois. She was working full-time as a housekeeper at a rehab center for the elderly in South Elgin.Kianna had broken up with her ex-boyfriend and was single at the time of her disappearance. She had recently got off juvenile probation originating from an argument with her mother, and had been listed as a runaway in 2013 and 2014.
On May 5, 2016, Kianna Galvin was fired from her full-time housekeeping job at a rehab center for the elderly in South Elgin, Illinois. She had worked there for about two months but was said to have some attendance issues. Kianna was reportedly upset but didn’t appear to be distraught. Later that day, she went shopping with her mother and bought steaks to cook on Mother’s Day. On the morning of May 6, 2016, Kianna spoke to her mother as she was leaving for work around 7:00 am. Everything seemed normal and she was said to be in a cheerful mood.
At 12:30 pm Kianna left home, telling her younger sister that she was heading to meet friends at nearby Jim Hansen Park, about three blocks away on 338 Valley Forge Avenue, and that she would return in a few hours.Kianna Galvin never returned home and has never been heard from again.On May 8, 2016, her mother filed a missing person’s report with the South Elgin Police Department when she couldn’t locate Kianna. If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Kianna Galvin please contact the South Elgin Police Department at (847) 741-2151.
