Jake Cefolia disappearance: United Airlines executive from Elmhurst missing for a year Published Search continues for missing United Airlines executive from Elmhurst Investigators are still trying to determine if Jake Cefolia, 49, voluntarily "went off the grid" or if there was foul play involved in his disappearance. CHICAGO - It's been almost a year since a former United Airlines executive from Investigators are still trying to determine if Jake Cefolia, 49, voluntarily "went off the grid" or if there was foul play involved in his disappearance. Police say Cefolia was last seen at an Elmhurst gas station on the morning of Aug. 7, 2020. His ex-wife called 911 the following afternoon – the same day Cefolia's car was found in the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve.