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| Kopetsky,Kara 17, 5/4/2007; Kansas City Missouri Remains Found | |
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| Dianne | Oct 4 2008, 09:15 PM Post #41 |
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| monkalup | Nov 7 2008, 07:30 PM Post #42 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Parents of Missing Belton Teen Keeping Her Memory Alive Last Edited: Saturday, 18 Oct 2008, 8:30 PM CDT Created: Saturday, 18 Oct 2008, 8:30 PM CDT BELTON, MO. -- A Belton, Missouri, family has been waiting 17 months for news on their missing daughter, and the parents of 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky are working tirelessly to bring her back home. FOX 4's Bob Stepanich has the report. Video at the website: http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/News/De...mp;pageId=3.2.1 |
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| monkalup | Nov 7 2008, 07:32 PM Post #43 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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CONCERT FOR KARA: Tate Stevens. Beverages and refreshments available. Donations and proceeds to Find Kara Kopetsky Fund. 8 p.m. Nov. 8, German American Citizen’s Association (GACA), Klubhaus, 512 Bong, Belton. Limited seating. www.searchingforkara.com (816-331-4888) Source: http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhoo...ory/867060.html |
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| monkalup | Nov 20 2008, 08:56 PM Post #44 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 Find Kara drive gets giant boost The look on her face was one of complete shock. Rhonda Beckford, mother of missing Belton teen Kara Kopetsky, couldn’t believe her eyes when shown the replica check that represented a serious raising of the stakes in the search for her daughter. A Belton couple that wishes to remain anonymous put up $50,000 Saturday night, a number they hope will, once and for all, entice someone, somewhere, to tell what they know about Kopetsky’s May 2007 disappearance from Belton High School. “There are restrictions on it,” the donor told The Star Herald hours before the Saturday night fund-raiser at Belton’s German-American Club hall on the former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base. “No. 1, she has to come home alive. I believe she is alive and there are a lot of people here that feel the same way. And No. 2, the offer is only good for a limited amount of time.” The donor did not want to specify exactly how long the offer would last, for fear someone would wait until the last minute to talk. “The fact is, it’s time to bring this girl home,” the donor said. “And if this is what does it, it’s well worth it.” Kopetsky’s stepfather, Jim, was equally shocked by the check. “It’s just incredible that someone would do that, please thank them very much for us,” he said after the announcement was made. The crowd of between 100 and 150 was taken by surprise during the first set of local country singer Tate Stevens’ performance Saturday when he stepped aside and called for an announcement that he knew was coming. “I got a call yesterday afternoon about this, and believe me, I had a tough time keeping it under my hat,” Stevens said. With that, he introduced Star-Herald staff writer Allen Edmonds, who was asked by the donor to make the announcement. He was accompanied to the stage by Kopetsky’s mother and Find Kara Committee member April Fleener, who had both been let in on the secret a few minutes earlier. “Since moms are always best at keeping things safe for us, I thought I’d let you hold onto this until someone collects it,” Edmonds told Beckford. Edmonds told the audience that the donor had asked him to implore anyone who knows anything at all to communicate what they know immediately. “They told me that if for some reason you don’t want to talk to the police or the TIPS hot line — call me. By all means, call me. We’ll get your information to the right place and get Kara home,” he said. The $50,000 added to a reward fund that was already more than $30,000, plus the approximately $1,700 that was raised Saturday, according to Find Kara Committee member Terry Mason. “It was a great turnout and everyone had a great time, despite the fact that we probably didn’t publicize it, as well as we would have liked,” Mason said. Stevens, a Belton High School graduate who works for the city while developing his music career by keeping up a touring schedule that takes him to venues throughout the region, played for nearly two hours Saturday. It was his first local performance since last summer’s Belton Community Days concert. http://www.demo-mo.com/100/story/3041.html |
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| monkalup | Feb 19 2009, 08:56 PM Post #45 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-kara...0,1826969.story Family of Missing Belton Teen Kara Kopetsky Not Giving Up Megan Cloherty, edited by Jason Vaughn February 17, 2009 BELTON, MO - The family of Kara Kopetsky is celebrating her 19th birthday, but without the birthday girl herself as her family works to remind the community of her disappearance two years ago in May. Experts with the Center for Missing and Exploited Children say it's not important anymore whether Kara Kopetsky left on her own ,or whether someone took her and she went missing. They say its important for authorities to assume that she's still in danger. "Another birthday's come around and its another birthday we dont have kara with us," said Kara's father, Jim Beckford. "There's an emptiness, a loneliness there." According to Belton Police, there is nothing new in their investigation. They say that occasionally a tip will come in to the police, but so far nothing that's lead them to Kara. Sgt. Brad Swanson with the Belton Police said that he's surprised that with $80,000 in reward money on the line the people who know what happened to Kara have not come forward. The reward will drop back to $30,000 after Kara's birthday. "Everybody wants to know what happened to Kara," said Kara's mother, Rhonda Beckford. "I mean not just us. I mean shes got a bigger family now." "They go on with their own lives, we cant. We have a child missing, we have an empty bedroom, we have an empty dinner plate at the table. And we're not giving up," said Rhonda. If you have any information about the disappearance of Kara Kopetsky, police ask that you call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS. Copyright © 2009, WDAF-TV |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Apr 28 2009, 06:54 AM Post #46 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/28/grace.coldcase.kopetsky/ Teen argued with teacher, left school and vanishedStory Highlights Missouri teen left school early after an argument with a teacher School surveillance video shows Kara Kopetsky walking out Her cell phone shows no activity after 10:30 a.m. on May 4, 2007 A $35,000 reward is offered for information. Call 816-474-TIPS updated 47 minutes agoNext Article in Crime » By Rupa Mikkilineni Nancy Grace Producer NEW YORK (CNN) -- On May 4, 2007, Kara Kopetsky, a 17-year-old high school junior in Belton, Missouri, was not having a good day. Kara Kopetsky, 17, left school early in Belton, Missouri, on May 4, 2007, and hasn't been seen since. She forgot one of her textbooks and called home and asked her mom to drop it off at the school office. She also asked her mother to wash her uniform so she could work the 4 p.m. shift at Popeye's Chicken. Later that morning, Kara had an argument with one of her teachers in class, according to police and her family. Frustrated, she left campus about 10:30 a.m., ditching school for the rest of the day. A school surveillance video shows her walking out. But no one can say which way she went, or whether she got into a car. It was the last time anyone saw or heard from her. Police say there has been no activity on Kara's cell phone since shortly after she walked out of school. They followed some pings from the phone, conducted some searches, but found nothing significant. Beyond that, they aren't commenting. Kara's stepfather says the cell phone's long silence makes him suspicious. "This doesn't make any sense," said Jim Beckford. "Kara was on her cell phone sending texts constantly. Her cell phone bill was typically 80-100 pages long." Nancy Grace Nancy Grace heats up the cold cases. 8 & 10 p.m., HLN see full schedule » When Kara didn't come home from school as usual, her family -- mother Rhonda, stepfather Jim and stepbrother Thomas -- grew worried. They filed a missing persons report later that afternoon. Police told them they believed Kara was a runaway, and that she'd come back on her own in a few days. Two years later, her family hasn't heard a word from Kara. She left behind most of her belongings -- money, clothes, iPod and a new carton of cigarettes. Her bank debit card was left in her school locker and her bank account, with $150 from her recent paycheck, remains untouched. According to police in Belton, the case is being actively investigated. But with no certain evidence of foul play, police continue to characterize Kara's disappearance as an endangered and missing adult case. Don't Miss findkarakopetsky.com More cold cases Nancy Grace show page CNN.com/crime The state of Missouri considers Kara Kopetsky to be an adult because she was 17 when she disappeared. Belton Police Capt. Don Spears said police are looking at several persons of interest, but haven't narrowed their investigation to focus on a single suspect. Her family says she has no history of running away. They say they fear that she was abducted when she left school that day. "She is a very beautiful girl and so we often warned her to be careful, but like any teen, she had an attitude that she was invincible," her stepfather said. About a month after she disappeared, Kara's case was eclipsed by another sensational case -- the abduction and slaying of Kelsey Smith. Smith was taken from a store parking lot in Overland Park, Kansas, and her body was found in the Missouri woods, six miles from Kara's home in Belton. A suspect was charged, pleaded guilty, and is serving a life sentence. Police in Belton and Overland Park compared notes but could find no connection. According to family and police and Kara's MySpace profile, she had an on-again, off-again boyfriend. He lived in her neighborhood, was 18, and attended the same high school but dropped out earlier the spring Kara disappeared. Kara was trying to end the relationship, friends told police. It is unclear whether the two saw each other the day Kara vanished. A $30,000 reward is offered for tips leading to the whereabouts of Kara Kopetsky or the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance. Police and family urge people to call the Belton Police Department's tip-line at 816-474-TIPS. Kara is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and 125 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. |
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| monkalup | May 3 2009, 09:58 PM Post #47 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.kmbc.com/news/19357171/detail.html Kara Kopetsky: 2 Years, No Answers Belton Teenager's Disappearance Prompts Few Leads POSTED: 4:40 pm CDT May 3, 2009 UPDATED: 5:19 pm CDT May 3, 2009 BELTON, Mo. -- The family of missing Belton teenager Kara Kopetsky is getting set to mark a somber anniversary. Kopetsky disappeared two years ago Monday and was last seen leaving Belton High School. She was 17 at the time of her disappearance. On Sunday, walkers gathered with signs to try to keep her case in the forefront. "What we've done is keep the awareness out, awareness that she's not been found," said Terri Mason. We've done a tremendous amount of work." Mason and other supporters said they've been able to arrange to have signs for Kopetsky installed along two area highways. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Apr 8 2010, 09:55 AM Post #48 |
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Video about new search underway for Kara http://www.kctv5.com/video/23079755/index.html |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Apr 8 2010, 09:55 AM Post #49 |
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Video about new search underway for Kara http://www.kctv5.com/video/23079755/index.html |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Apr 8 2010, 07:35 PM Post #50 |
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http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-kara-kopetsky-s...0,1896933.story BELTON, Mo. - On Thursday, a dive team assisted in the search for missing teen Kara Kopetsky, last seen May 4, 2007 leaving Belton High School. On Wednesday, April 7, more than 200 law enforcement officers searched nearly 400 acres of wooded property near 71 Highway and 155th Street near Belton, Mo. On Thursday, April 8, several dive teams searched two ponds looking for anything that might help in the investigation. Kopetsky's mother, Rhonda Beckford, said she's glad investigators are still searching for her daughter, but added that she's ready for some answers because she says someone, somewhere knows what happened to her child. Investigators said there were no new leads that lead them to search the area again. "They've looked at this area before, but this is an area that has dense foliage, trees, difficult terrain," Bridget Patton with the FBI said. "Based upon the time of year right now, the weather conditions, trees are dead, there's no snow on the ground, it's not raining, it gives us perfect conditions to do a very thorough search." Beckford said there have been no major developments in her daughter's disappearance. The only thing she knows for sure is her daughter left school on May 4, 2007, and she never saw her again. "Anybody knows after three years and you've had no sightings of a person, you know, as a mother, you still hold out hope that she's alive," Beckford said. "Especially with cases like Shawn Hornbeck and the girl in California." Jim Beckford, Rhonda's husband and Kopetsky's stepfather, said he believes something bad happened to Kopetsky because she was making plans for her future and wouldn't leave on her own will. "Well, in the beginning we felt something was wrong because she didn't answer her cell phones, and we called, and that was the flag to us that something wasn't right," he said. The Find Kara Kopetsky Web site says the reward for information is up to $30,000. Another Web site, http://www.myspace.com/findkarakopetsky, also highlights Kopetsky's disappearance and urges anyone with information to call police. The annual Kara Walk to Remember is scheduled for Sunday, May 2 at 2 p.m. at the Cedar Tree Shopping Center in Belton. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| Nut44x4 | Apr 19 2010, 07:28 PM Post #51 |
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Posted: 6:43 PM Apr 19, 2010 Cold case: Field recently searched for missing teen New York (CNN) -- Some cold cases see periodic bursts of activity and then go cold again. The disappearance of Kara Kopetsky, a high school junior who vanished three years ago in Belton, Missouri, appears to be one of those cases. This month, police conducted a grid search on a field five miles from Belton High School, where Kopetsky was last seen. The search area was within the Kansas City limits, said Rhonda Beckford, Kopetsky's mother. "Its near an old military air base. It's basically a wide open field," Beckford said. She says police had searched the area before, and she doesn't know what prompted investigators to search again. "When we searched the area before, it was not in the same way," explained Capt. Don Spears of the Belton Police Department. "This time we did a shoulder-to-shoulder grid search of the 400- acre area." The April 7 search turned up no clues, and police say they're no closer to finding Kopetsky. "She is a very beautiful girl, and so we often warned her to be careful, but like any teen, she had an attitude that she was invincible," said her stepfather, Jim Beckford. Kopetsky was 17 when she walked out of her high school for the last time May 4, 2007. It was something she often did, her mother says. Kopetsky would leave around 10:30 a.m., return between 1 and 2 p.m. and stay until school let out at 3:30 p.m. "She didn't get along well with two teachers who taught her mid-day classes, and so she would leave after her morning classes, take a break and then come back for her afternoon classes," Rhonda Beckford said. That day, Kopetsky had forgotten one of her textbooks. She called home and asked her mom to drop it off at the school office. She also asked her mother to wash her uniform so she could work the 4 p.m. shift at Popeye's Chicken. A school surveillance video shows Kopetsky walking down a corridor and out the door of the high school. But no one can say which way she went or whether she got into a car. It was the last time anyone saw or heard from her. When Kopetsky didn't come home from school as usual, her mother and stepfather grew worried. They called police and reported her missing. The worried parents say police told them that they believed Kopetsky was a runaway and that she'd come back on her own in a few days. But Beckford is certain her daughter didn't run away. "I believe someone picked her up. She got into someone's car, someone she knew," she said. Police say Kopetsky's cell phone records show that the last phone calls she made before leaving the school grounds include one to her mother and that she exchanged text and voicemail messages with her boyfriend for about 20 minutes. But, police say, there was no activity on Kopetsky's cell phone after she walked out of school, indicating that the battery went dead or was removed from the phone. In the days after Kopetsky was reported missing, investigators followed pings from the phone and conducted some searches in Belton but found no clues. Beyond that, they aren't commenting on the investigation. Kopetsky's stepfather says the cell phone's long silence makes him suspicious. "This doesn't make any sense," Jim Beckford said. "Kara was on her cell phone sending texts constantly. Her cell phone bill was typically 80 to 100 pages long." Kopetsky's mother said her daughter's boyfriend was questioned, and his home and truck were searched. But police found nothing out of the ordinary. Kopetsky left behind most of her belongings: money, clothes, an iPod and a new carton of cigarettes. Her bank debit card was left in her school locker and her bank account, with $150 from a recent paycheck, remains untouched. According to Belton police, the case is being actively investigated. But with no certain evidence of foul play, police continue to characterize Kara's disappearance as an endangered and missing adult case. The state of Missouri considers Kopetsky to be an adult because she was 17 when she disappeared. Belton Police Capt. Don Spears said police are looking at several persons of interest but haven't narrowed their investigation to focus on a single suspect. Kopetsky's family believes she was abducted by someone she knew, but police have not ruled out the possibility of abduction by a stranger or drifter. "The school doesn't sit too far from a major highway, so it's not outside the realm of possibility," Spears said. About a month after she disappeared, Kopetsky's case was eclipsed by the abduction and slaying of Kelsey Smith, who was snatched from a store parking lot in nearby Overland Park, Kansas. Smith's body was found in the Missouri woods, six miles from Kopetsky's home in Belton. A man was charged and pleaded guilty, and is serving a life sentence. Police in Belton and Overland Park compared notes but found no connection. Kopetsky is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 125 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. A $30,000 reward is offered for information leading to her whereabouts or the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance. Anyone with more information is asked to call the Belton Police Department's tip-line at 816-474-TIPS. http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/91557074.html |
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| monkalup | Aug 28 2010, 08:28 PM Post #52 |
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http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-sear...,0,387641.story Authorities Search Rugged Country After Tip in Kara Kopetsky Case Bob Stepanich, edited by Jason Vaughn 5:37 PM CDT, August 28, 2010 BELTON, MO - Authorities in Johnson County, Kansas, are searching are an area in the eastern part of the county after receiving a grim tip in the search for missing Belton High School student Kara Kopetsky. Johnson County Sheriff's deputies on Saturday searched an area very close to where the missing teen vanished nearly three-and-a-half years ago. Sheriff Tom Erikson says it's been more than a decade since Johnson County has performed such an exhaustive search on such a grand scale. Erikson says sheriff's deputies along with three separate fire companies have been searching through the dense weed and brush for a week. "Anytime you hear on the news that they're searching for a body, that they got a tip that there's a body, of course it goes through your mind especially since it's so close," said Rhonda Beckford, Kopetsky's mother. "It could possibly be Kara." Authorities have searched an abandoned building, and have drained two ponds in the area without any results as of yet. Kara Kopetsky mysteriously vanished just over three years ago. Surveillance video shows Kopetsky walking out of school. "We need resolution," said Beckford. She says that three-and-a-half years of searching have taken their toll, and this latest search still may not provide any answers. "You get up in the morning and it's the same question every day," said Beckford. "Where is Kara?" FOX 4 Email Alerts | FOX 4 Live Streaming | FOX 4 on Facebook | FOX 4 on Twitter |
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| Nut44x4 | Aug 29 2010, 06:40 AM Post #53 |
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This case haunts me. I have always believed she was picked up by someone she knew. That person has gotten away with murder and still walks among her family/friends daily..... imo. :angry: |
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| monkalup | Sep 1 2010, 07:23 PM Post #54 |
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Search for Possible Body Turns Up Nothing in Johnson County Meagan Kelleher, FOX 4 Web Producer 4:14 PM CDT, September 1, 2010 Related links Officials Drain Ponds As Search Continues for Possible Body JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. - The search is over for a body in southeastern Johnson County. A tip led the Sheriff's Office to an abandoned property site near 164th and Mission. But after a week of looking, crews didn't find anything. Search teams returned Wednesday, but only to pick up their equipment and leave. There had been speculation that they may have been searching for Kara Kopetsky, the Belton teen who vanished three years ago. http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-body-searc...0,2535388.story |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Sep 1 2010, 07:25 PM Post #55 |
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You could be right. It is a haunting story for sure. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| Ell | Sep 4 2010, 07:17 AM Post #56 |
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MISSING CHILD REWARD$11,000 MISSING MOM REWARD »Aug 30 2010 $80,000 MISSING PERSON REWARD Posted by admin in Missing Persons, tags: Kara Kopetsky, Missing Persons, reward It’s been over three years since Belton, MO teen Kara Kopetsky disappeared, and the FBI and Belton police have announced a $50,000 reward for information in her case. (That’s on top of the $30,000 reward already being offered.) Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (474-8477), the Belton Police Department at (816) 331-3500 or the FBI at (816) 512-8200. Some cold cases see periodic bursts of activity and then go cold again. The disappearance of Kara Kopetsky, a high school junior who vanished over three years ago in Belton, Missouri, appears to be one of those cases. Kopetsky was 17 when she walked out of her high school for the last time May 4, 2007. It was something she often did, her mother says. Kopetsky would leave around 10:30 a.m., return between 1 and 2 p.m. and stay until school let out at 3:30 p.m. “She didn’t get along well with two teachers who taught her mid-day classes, and so she would leave after her morning classes, take a break and then come back for her afternoon classes,” Rhonda Beckford said. That day, Kopetsky had forgotten one of her textbooks. She called home and asked her mom to drop it off at the school office. She also asked her mother to wash her uniform so she could work the 4 p.m. shift at Popeye’s Chicken. A school surveillance video shows Kopetsky walking down a corridor and out the door of the high school. But no one can say which way she went or whether she got into a car. It was the last time anyone saw or heard from her. There has been no activity on her cell phone and she left behind most of her belongings: money, clothes, an iPod and a new carton of cigarettes. Her bank debit card was left in her school locker and her bank account, with $150 from a recent paycheck, remains untouched. Kopetsky is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 125 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. http://www.rewardstv.net/missing-persons/8...-person-reward/ |
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| tatertot | Nov 23 2010, 06:17 PM Post #57 |
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http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/n...=177774&catid=6 Cold Case: Missing Teen had Accused Ex of Stalking BELTON, Mo. -- A surveillance video shows 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky walking out of her high school on May 4, 2007, before classes let out. She was having a bad day. She'd forgotten one of her textbooks, and that morning she called home and asked her mother to drop it off at the school office. She also asked her mother to wash her uniform so she could work the 4 p.m. shift at Popeye's Chicken. A bad day got worse when Kara had an argument with one of her teachers in class, according to police and her family. Frustrated, she left campus about 10:30 a.m., ditching school for the rest of the day. When Kara didn't come home from school as usual, her family -- mother Rhonda, stepfather Jim and stepbrother Thomas -- grew worried. They filed a missing persons report later that afternoon. Police told them they believed Kara was a runaway, and that she'd come back on her own in a few days. More than three years later, no one can say what happened to the high school junior from Belton, Missouri. The case remains cold, but her parents are now going public with new details about what was going on in Kara's life before she disappeared. They say she was being stalked by a former boyfriend and had obtained a restraining order against him two weeks earlier. Police confirm that there was a pending domestic violence case and protective order naming the boyfriend, when Kara vanished. The charged were later dropped. Investigators say the ex-boyfriend is a person of interest in the case, because he may have information as to her whereabouts and the relationship between the two was tumultuous before she vanished. The boyfriend, whom we're not naming because he's not been charged, did not return CNN's calls seeking comment. A person who answered the phone at his lawyer's office said there would be no comment. According to family and police and Kara's MySpace profile, the boyfriend lived in her neighborhood, was 18, and attended the same high school but dropped out earlier the spring Kara disappeared. She described their relationship as on and off. Police say there has been no activity on Kara's cell phone since shortly after she walked out of school. They followed some pings from the phone, conducted some searches, but found nothing significant. Beyond that, they aren't commenting. Her stepfather says the cell phone's long silence makes him suspicious. "This doesn't make any sense," said Jim Beckford. "Kara was on her cell phone sending texts constantly. Her cell phone bill was typically 80-100 pages long." She left behind most of her belongings -- money, clothes, iPod and a new carton of cigarettes. Her bank debit card was left in her school locker and her bank account, with $150 from her recent paycheck, remains untouched. Initially, the Beckfords said, police told them to keep quiet about the alleged stalking case. But, because three years have gone by without any solid leads, they are speaking about a startling incident they say one week before Kara vanished. Kara's parents say the ex-boyfriend showed up at Popeye's on April 28, 2007 and was kicked out of the restaurant by a supervisor. But he came back as Kara got off work at 10:30 p.m., parking his truck around the corner and waiting, according to the Beckfords and court documents. When Kara left work, they say, he grabbed her and dragged her into his truck. A friend called Kara's cell phone and she answered, saying her former boyfriend had abducted her. Soon afterwards, he pulled off the interstate into a parking lot and Kara jumped out of the moving vehicle to safety. He drove off, leaving her behind. Kara went to the police station the next day and filed charges and her mother filed for a protective order. In the petition, Kara states why: "Because I am unsure of what he will do next, because the abuse has gotten worse over time." "We were asked by police to not talk about this" Rhonda Beckford said. "We were also asked by the Belton police to drop the abduction charges against Kara's boyfriend, just a few weeks after she vanished, as a strategy. In case her boyfriend did know where Kara was, he might be more willing to cooperate and help in the investigation if he weren't facing criminal charges." According to police in Belton, the case is being actively investigated. But with no certain evidence of foul play, police continue to characterize Kara's disappearance as an endangered and missing adult case. The state of Missouri considers Kara Kopetsky to be an adult because she was 17 when she disappeared. Belton Police Capt. Don Spears said police are looking at several persons of interest, but haven't narrowed their investigation to focus on a single suspect. And, he said, police still cannot rule out the possibility that Kara simply ran away. Her family says Kara has no history of running away. "She is a very beautiful girl and so we often warned her to be careful, but like any teen, she had an attitude that she was invincible," her stepfather said. An $85,000 reward is offered for tips leading to the whereabouts of Kara Kopetsky or the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance. Police and family urge people to call the Belton Police Department's tip-line at 816-474-TIPS. Kara is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 125 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. |
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| monkalup | Feb 17 2011, 11:52 PM Post #58 |
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http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/16/26599...g-woods-in.html Posted on Wed, Feb. 16, 2011 01:01 PM Authorities end search in Kopetsky case, for now Authorities have called off a search today in south Kansas City in connection with the disappearance of Kara Kopetsky, but they’re not ruling out a return to the wooded area later. Today’s search was hindered in part by snow on the ground, said Belton police Sgt. Brad Swanson. About 40 law enforcement officers from Belton police, the FBI and other agencies spent several hours searching an area between East 89th and 90th streets east of Elm Avenue. The search was focused on specific spots in the woods, but officers also made a cursory search of a larger area, Swanson said. “We received information through our investigation that led us to conduct the search,” he said. He declined to say what that information was. Authorities received the information about a week ago but waited to search because of the snow, Swanson said. The FBI is providing assistance to the Belton Police Department, said Bridget Patton, an FBI spokeswoman. She referred all other questions to the Belton Police Department. Kara was 17 when she was last seen on May 4, 2007, leaving Belton High School at 10:30 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline, 816-474-TIPS (816-474-8477) Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/16/26599...l#ixzz1EHbuZ4Ki |
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| monkalup | Feb 17 2011, 11:55 PM Post #59 |
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http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/16/26613...etsky-case.html Field searched in Kopetsky case The FBI Evidence Response Team searched the area near 89th Street and Elm Avenue Wednesday, but found nothing. Mike Ransdell The FBI Evidence Response Team searched the area near 89th Street and Elm Avenue Wednesday, but found nothing. Authorities on Wednesday searched woods in south Kansas City after receiving new information in their investigation into the 2007 disappearance of Kara Kopetsky. About 40 law enforcement officers from Belton, Kansas City and the FBI searched the area at East 89th Street and Elm Avenue. They focused on specific spots and may return when more snow has melted, Belton police Sgt. Brad Swanson said. He wouldn’t say what exactly led authorities there. Kopetsky was last seen leaving Belton High School on May 4, 2007. She was 17. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline, 816-474-TIPS (816-474-8477). A reward stands at about $80,000. Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/16/26613...l#ixzz1EHcjQioi |
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| monkalup | Feb 17 2011, 11:57 PM Post #60 |
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http://www.kspr.com/sns-ap-mo--missingteen...0,7536737.story KC authorities search wooded area for Belton teen missing since 2007 Click here to find out more! By Associated Press 9:21 a.m. CST, February 17, 2011 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have searched a wooded area in south Kansas City in connection with the 2007 disappearance of a teenager. Kara Kopetsky was 17 when she was last seen on May 4, 2007, leaving Belton High School. The Kansas City Star reports that about 40 law enforcement officers from Belton police, the FBI and other agencies spent several hours searching the wooded area Wednesday. They called off the search later Wednesday, but did not rule out returning. Belton Police Sgt. Brad Swanson says officials received information about a week ago that led to the search, but he would not say what that information was. He said recent snow in the area delayed the search. FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton says the FBI is helping the Belton Police Department with the investigation. ___ Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com |
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| monkalup | Feb 18 2011, 12:01 AM Post #61 |
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BELTON, MO — Police searched an area at 90th and Elm St. in south Kansas City for missing teen Kara Kopetsky for six hours on Wednesday but found nothing. Sgt. Brad Swanson with the Belton Police Department said 30 to 40 officers were involved in the search, at the scene and elsewhere. The FBI also assisted. Kopetsky has been missing since May 4, 2007. She was last seen on surveillance video leaving Belton High School early. Her parents, Rhonda and Jim Beckford, haven't heard from her since. Sgt. Swanson said they received information a couple weeks ago that prompted Wednesday's search. "We believe there might be something to find here," he said. Kara's mother said police told her that her daughter was the victim of foul play. "We've been broached with the possibility that Kara could have been sold into sex slavery, you know human trafficking, it's out there," Rhonda Beckford said. The area that police search on Wednesday was smaller in comparison to other searches conducted over the years. The location spanned five to six blocks east and west and approximately two to three blocks north and south. Sgt. Swanson said the area was comparable to a flood plain and is lined with trees. It lies 50 to 60 yards away from any homes. "I just know that someday it will come to fruition and we will find out where she's at and what happened to her," Sgt. Swanson said. Sgt. Swanson said with the information gathered over the years they have a "fairly good idea what transpired in the hours after" Kopetsky left school on May 4, 2007. But police have yet to find evidence leading them to where she is. There is an $80,000 reward for answers in her disappearance. Tomorrow, Feb. 17, would be her 21st birthday. http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-police-sea...0,1550057.story |
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| Pilgrim | Jul 13 2011, 07:05 PM Post #62 |
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![]() Kopetsky, Kara E. Kara E Kopetsky, age 17 was reported missing on 05-04-07. She was last seen at the Belton High School on that date. She has not contacted family members and is not answering her phone. She is described as a white female 5'6" tall, 115 pounds with red medium length hair and hazel eyes. If you have information on the whereabouts of Kara, you are urged to contact the Belton Police Department at 816.331.1500 so that her welfare and safety can be confirmed. http://www.kcmo.org/police/FAU/index.htm |
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| tatertot | Feb 15 2012, 04:34 PM Post #63 |
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http://www.kshb.com//dpp/news/local_news/i...tsky-feb2012swp Secret group uncovers new clues in their search for a missing Belton teenager Posted: 02/13/2012 Last Updated: 23 hours and 54 minutes ago By: Russ Ptacek KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A civilian cadaver dog working as part of a secret Kara Kopetsky sleuth group has made a “hit” on an occupied home and members of that group say Belton police are threatening them with a grand jury aimed at exposing their identities and their efforts to find the missing teenager. “I think there's a possibility that yeah, she could possibly be there,” Kara’s mom, Rhonda Beckford told the 41 Action News Investigators shortly after our cameras documented the cadaver dog signaling its trainer. Beckford fears police threats against members of the secret group could halt progress in the search for clues that could explain what happened to the teenager the day she disappeared in May 2007. “From what I've been told from the individuals, yeah I do believe that they've been trying to intimidate them and scare them off so they'll quite helping us,” Beckford said Jim Beckford, Kara’s stepfather said. Belton police have declined requests from 41 Action News for interviews, but the police chief says officers are in talks with Cass County Prosecutor Teresa Hensley about a possible grand jury investigation. Hensley's office said police have not submitted any information supporting a grand jury investigation request. "She hasn’t threatened anyone and she hasn’t given the police permission," Hensley's spokeswoman Georgia Sanders told the 41 Action News Investigators shortly before the story was broadcast. "There’s been nothing submitted to us at all." Sanders said Hensley would meet with the Beckfords to discuss the case. The department, which has been criticized for treating the case like a runaway instead of abduction, issued a written statement. “The Belton MO Police Department has had conversations with the Cass County Prosecutor’s office about the possibility of utilizing the grand jury to question otherwise uncooperative potential witnesses,” said Police Chief James Person. “The Belton MO Police Department remains committed to the investigation into the disappearance of Kara Kopetsky.” Sanders could not rule out the possibility some officer may have spoken to someone in the office, but said Hensley said there is no plan for a grand jury. Some of the Kopetsky sleuths are retired law enforcement officers, others bring civilian expertise in psychology, research, or, like the woman leading the cadaver dog the night our cameras followed the search, help search for human remains. The group came together as an earlier 41 Action News investigation identified what police experts called missteps in Belton’s investigation into Kopetsky’s disappearance. In addition to a reported confession, the 41 Action News investigation identified a box of Kara’s possessions turned in to police two years after her disappearance, a report that Belton police did not return calls about suspicious behavior the day after she vanished, an official report that puts Kara’s initial disappearance two days earlier than previously reported, and other evidence never made public until now. Read more: http://tinyurl.com/Kopetskyfamilyangered In addition to body searches, group members have interviewed people who knew Kara and her friends at the time she disappeared, reviewed extensive police reports related to the case created by the Kansas City Police Department, researched internet chatter, followed-up on town gossip, and explored areas with ghoulish graffiti looking for clues. Our cameras followed group members inside an abandoned building that looked like the set of a horror film. The walls are sprayed with satanic messages and references to Kopetsky. “This here says, ‘Kara is gone,” said a group member, who like all members says they fear reprisal from police or suspects in the case and do not want to be identified. “It says,' I did it.'” Although it was daylight outside, the corridors in the building were so dark, we needed several flash lights to make our way through the halls and rooms with spray paint covered walls. One hallway has “Murder makes me happy” spray painted sideways next to references of death and Satan. Is it the work of attention-seeking kids, or could the building be linked to Kara’s disappearance? The Kopetsky sleuths don’t know. Kara Kopetsky may be best remembered from the Belton High School video that shows her the day she disappeared in May 2007. Kara vanished just days after she filed a restraining order against her boyfriend, Kylr Yust, alleging he kidnapped her, restrained her, and threatened to slit her throat. Last year, Yust pleaded guilty to domestic assault on a new girlfriend. “I’ve killed people before, even ex-girlfriends out of sheer jealousy,” a report quotes the victim as telling police Yust said during the attack. “I will kill you.” Read more: http://tinyurl.com/NewClueinKopetskyCase Belton police have said Yust passed a lie detector test and had an alibi in the Kopetsky case. The family flies a flag with Kara’s picture outside her home and new family heirlooms are further proof they haven’t given up. Anchoring their living room walls is a quilt with a half dozen pictures of the teen made by volunteers. “This is Kara's sophomore picture,” Kara’s mom said softly giving a tour. More pictures of the missing teen are on the family bible. “It's opened up to, yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of the 23rd Psalm,” Rhonda Beckford said before saying a crochet-chain next to pictures of Kara is the most precious of the mementos. “Oh, probably the figures crochet, because Kara made them with her own hands and her own love,” Rhonda Beckford said. The Kopetsky sleuths fear Belton police aren't following up on clues the group has uncovered, and instead accuse police of trying to intimidate them into ending the family's investigation. Group members are especially concerned about the home where the cadaver dog signaled the scent of human remains. “Specifics of this on-going investigation cannot be discussed without disclosing confidential information,” Chief Person said in a written statement. “I can say that the Belton Police Department and FBI have searched many locations and properties, some with the assistance of dogs. Some sites have required the use of specialized personnel and equipment including excavation, divers, canine, equestrian, and information technology.” The office of Belton’s chief of police is an elected position. The family that lives in the house says after the Kopetsky sleuths notified the FBI about the cadaver dog hits, Belton police searched the house for 40 minutes. The Beckfords say they feel betrayed and worry Belton Police risk the potential of forever losing key evidence. “I don't believe you can do a thorough search in 40 minutes,” Rhonda Beckford said. “Those dogs are hitting on something.” Although members of the Kopetsky sleuths acknowledge they don’t trust the Belton Police Department and that they turn over evidence to the FBI or Kansas City police instead, they say do ultimately hand over all evidence they find. The Beckfords say they can’t think of a case where the group has done anything bordering on illegal. “Not to my knowledge,” Jim Beckford said. “No, any of the people that's in the group to help bring Kara home, everything has been front and center and within the law. When we went to Belton at night to see for ourselves, the Kopetsky sleuths asked us not to disclose even what part of town we were in to protect the possible crime scene. For years the home has been mentioned in online chat rooms as a possible murder site. “There's been a lot of rumors and innuendos about that house,” Beckford said. “I don't know if she is or isn't there, but there's a lot of unanswered questions.” The cadaver dog we observed is trained to sit when it smells human remains. As our cameras rolled the dog sat repeatedly, whined excitedly, and sat in the same area. The dog’s trainer, who says both she and the dog are certified for cadaver searches, said the dog identified the scent consistent with a body that is or could have been in the house. “At some point there were human remains,” the trainer said after the search. “I am 100% sure he is alerting on human remains.” The cadaver dog trainer said a second dog working with a second trainer hit in the same area of the home. Upstairs in the home, a family lives there in fear Kara’s body could be there. “I am convinced that something happened to her,” the homeowner told the 41 Action News Investigators. “It’s very scary. It’s very possible that Kara is here and there’s nothing being done about it.” Except for that 40 minute search, the homeowner says Belton police haven’t returned to the basement where that cadaver dog hit, but the Kopetsky sleuths say today Belton Police continue to investigate them. For complete coverage of the case, go to - http://tinyurl.com/kopetsky |
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| monkalup | May 7 2012, 05:07 PM Post #64 |
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Five years later, march keeps search for Kara Kopetsky in the public eye By MIKE HENDRICKS The Kansas City Star By MIKE HENDRICKS The Kansas City Star Updated: 2012-05-07T16:21:57Z Joe Ledford Family and friends of Kara Kopetsky marched along Missouri 58 in Belton on Sunday afternoon to mark the anniversary of the teenager’s disappearance. Kara’s mother, Rhonda Beckford, and Kara’s stepfather, Jim Beckford, (far right) still don’t have an answer for what happened to Kara, who has been missing since May 4, 2007. The reward for information still stands at $80,000. Video: Family and friends mark the anniversary of Kara Kopetsky's disappearance The parents of missing Belton teen Kara Kopetsky never imagined that five years after their daughter vanished, they would still be left with no answers. Still, they never give up hope. And so on Sunday, as they do every year, family and friends marked the anniversary of Kara’s disappearance with a two-mile march. Some carried signs. Some wore T-shirts printed with a picture of Kara and a plea to the community over it. “Help Find Our Missing Star,” it read. “We’ve done it for the past five years as a way to honor Kara,” said the girl’s stepdad, Jim Beckford. “We call it our honor walk.” Kara was last seen on May 4, 2007. She went to school that morning, skipped out and hasn’t been heard from since. The reward for information still stands at $80,000, and no one has come close to collecting it. Each time police check out a lead, it fails to pan out. Little has changed since last year’s march. “Intermittent,” Kara’s mom, Rhonda Beckford, said when asked how often they hear from police. “If I’ve got a question,” Jim said, “I’ll call and ask them.” In addition to honoring their daughter, the Beckfords say, the walks keep Kara’s name and face in the public eye. Maybe a story like this one will trigger a memory or a flash of conscience. Maybe someone will pick up a phone and help unravel the painful mystery. “It’s not closure we want — we’ll never have that,” Jim said. “But what we really want is resolution. We want to know what happened to Kara, good or bad.” To reach Mike Hendricks, call 816-234-4738 or send email to mhendricks@kcstar.com. Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/06/35978...l#storylink=cpy http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/06/35978...eps-search.html |
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| Ell | Sep 16 2016, 10:57 PM Post #65 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man charged with burning a vehicle belonging to a 21-year-old Missouri woman who went missing last week was the subject of a 2007 protection order by his teenage girlfriend who hasn't been seen since shortly after she accused him of kidnapping and abuse, according to court records. Kylr Yust, 27, was arrested Sunday in Benton County, about 100 miles southeast of Kansas City, on charges of "knowingly burning" a vehicle belonging to Jessica Runions, who was last seen Thursday, according to police. Investigators haven't said whether Yust, who is on parole in a drug case, knows the 21-year-old woman. Yust faced no other charges Monday in Runions' disappearance, and he remained jailed on a $50,000 cash-only bond. Police said it was unclear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. "We're all praying every single minute," Linda Runions said of her granddaughter, who worked in the restaurant of a senior living community in the Kansas City suburb of Raymore. "Just to hear that she's OK." Court records obtained Monday by The Associated Press show that Yust's ex-girlfriend, 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky, filed for a protection order on April 30, 2007. It alleged that Yust kidnapped and restrained her, choked her and threatened to cut her throat during their nine-month relationship. "I'm unsure what he will do next, because the abuse has gotten worse over time," the application read. It also alleged Yust stalked Kopetsky. A judge granted the protection order request and scheduled a hearing for May 10, 2007 - but Kopetsky went missing six days before the court date. She was last seen at Belton High School in Belton, south of Kansas City, just blocks from her home. She left behind her debit card, and her checking account wasn't touched. Yust wasn't charged in Kopetsky's disappearance. On Monday, Kopetsky's mother, Rhonda Beckford, said her daughter's relationship with Yust was "volatile." She remembered him as manipulative and abusive. "Kara was so young and vulnerable and, having such a young heart, she really felt like she loved him," Beckford told the AP. Runions was last seen leaving a party Thursday night, though police haven't said where the party was held. Her mother reported her missing Friday. Runions' car was discovered burned and abandoned the next day in south Kansas City. Police are treating her disappearance as a suspicious missing person case. Mike Mansur, a spokesman for Jackson County's prosecutor, declined to release any details, saying in an email that "the case is now under seal." Belton police Capt. Don Spears, an investigator in Kopetsky's disappearance, told the AP on Monday that his department has been working with Kansas City police since Yust was arrested. Spears said Yust was "a person of interest" in the Kopetsky case, but he declined to elaborate. Yust was sentenced in 2013 to three years and nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to a felony drug-trafficking count. On Sept. 2, he was ordered to spend a weekend in confinement for an unspecified probation violation. |
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| Begood | Apr 4 2017, 05:12 PM Post #66 |
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Police notify Kara Kopetsky's family human remains could be Kara's Kara has been missing since May 2007 41 Action News Staff 12:22 PM, Apr 4, 2017 37 mins ago Autoplay:X Police Investigating Remains Found In Cass County CASS COUNTY, Mo. - Police have notified Kara Kopetsky’s family that the human remains found in Cass County on Monday could be Kara’s. Kara was last seen leaving Belton High School in May 2007. One human skull was found on Monday near E 233rd and State Route Y. The sheriff's office said that skull was sent to the Jackson County Medical Examiner for further examination. Investigators found a second skull in the same search area Tuesday morning. Both Kara Kopetsky's mother and Jessica Runions's mother are going to the Belton Police Department. Runions was last seen on Sept. 8, 2016. Authorities have not identified the human remains. The Cass County Sheriff's Office said although families of missing person cases in the area have been in contact with law enforcement they cannot confirm the identity of victims. Follow Andres Gutierrez ✔ @AFGutierrez Mothers of #KaraKopetsky & #JessicaRunions are heading to the @Belton_MO police dept. Another skull was discovered this morning. 1:12 PM - 4 Apr 2017 18 18 Retweets 14 14 likes http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/police...-could-be-karas |
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| Ell | Apr 5 2017, 11:22 PM Post #67 |
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BELTON, Mo. — The family of missing woman Jessica Runions has confirmed one set of human remains found in Cass County this week belongs to their daughter. The Cass County Sheriff's Office said this evening the Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office positively identified those remains as Runions. The Kansas City Police Department now says they are investigating Jessica's death as a homicide. The second set of remains found off of Route Y has yet to be identified. The family of Kara Kopetsky - another missing woman linked to the Runions case by an ex-boyfriend is still waiting for information Wednesday night. "In my heart of hearts I believe it's Kara," said Rhonda Beckford, Kara's mother. Beckford said the second skull found in Cass County was not a complete skull and they have been told it could take up to a year to identify. Jessica Runions went messing in September 2016 after reportedly getting a ride home from a party with Kylr Yust. Her vehicle was later found burned in Kansas City. Yust was arrested and charged in connection with burning that vehicle. He is still in jail on that charge. Kara Kopetsky went missing nearly 10 years ago in may 2007. Days before her disappearance she filed a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend Kylr Yust. |
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| Ell | Aug 16 2017, 07:57 PM Post #68 |
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BELTON, MO (KCTV) - The FBI has confirmed that the remains found in Cass County in April were those of Kara Kopetsky. Kopetsky disappeared in 2007. The then 17-year-old was last seen leaving Belton High School the morning of May 4, 2007. She would have just finished her junior year in high school. Her disappearance was one of the most high-profile missing persons cases in the Kansas City area. Belton is located about 20 miles south of Kansas City. The Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office received laboratory analysis, which was conducted by the FBI. "I have received both the mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA reports from the FBI for the unidentified skeleton recovered in Cass County. Both reports indicate the remains are that of Kara Elise Kopetsky." Diane C. Peterson, MD Jackson County Chief Medical Examiner. The news Thursday comes about four months after investigators discovered remains from two humans in the same rural area of western Missouri. A mushroom hunter found remains in an area south of Belton, and a second skull was found nearby the following day. The mother of Kara Kopetsky, Rhonda Beckford, along with the family of 21-year-old Jessica Runions were notified about the remains. With the discovery of the remains, the Kansas City Police Department classified her case as a homicide. |
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