The article says that Kim was missing for three weeks and had only been dead for four to six days when she was found. If that's correct, then she was held for over two weeks, which is atypical. I wonder whether the post-mortem interval was correct, though. Does anyone know what the temperatures were like that spring? Cold weather would have slowed down decomposition.
Thanks!
No, they weren't.
No, there wasn't. Kim was found in a field behind a small park and ride on the corner of Kensington Rd and Grand River. It was just a little dirt lot on the corner with a fence at the back of it to separate it from the state land behind it. If it was dark out and you didn't know it was there, you would have never noticed it, as the whole area was just dark at night. At the back of the dirt lot, there was a small walk thru opening in the fense. Once you went thru the opening and trees there was a big open field to the left and trees to the right. Kids use to go thru there to get to trails that lead to a gravel pit they would all hang out and swim at.
Honestly, there was snow on the ground when they found Kims body. I use to doubt my memory on that because I was only 13 when she was found and it was the middle of April which didn't seem like there would be snow so a few years ago I looked up the weather on April 14, 1982 (just to test my memory) and it had actually snowed on April 12 of that year. So yes, it was still cold out.
Have you ever been to Redford Twp. before kim's murder ?
Thank you so much!
Yes. We have family all around Redford. Our grandparents lived at Schoolcraft and Beech Daily as well as an aunt plus other aunts and uncles around the 6 mile, 7 mile, Telegraph area. We have a big family.
You're welcome.
Kim was picked up hitchhiking from 6 mile and Lasher area. Kims boyfriends brother walked Kim to the end of their road and waited with her until she got picked up. He wrote the license plate number down on the car that picked her up. Thats how they were able to find that guy. He said he dropped Kim off at 8 Mile and Merriman. A family member saw her there but was running late for something so didn't stop. That family member also didn't know she needed a ride. Kim also made phone calls from a pay phone there to friends trying to find a ride the rest of the way home. I know of 4 people she called that day saying that's where she was. That's the last place anyone heard from her at.
No. The little DNA they had got contaminated years and years ago. Unfortunately I've been told there is none left.
I would have to ask my mom and dad because I honestly don't know if they do or not. They have moved twice since Kims death.
