I was asked earlier how one might go about finding missing people in the area around Springfield.
I did some checking around and the Missouri State Highway Patrol keeps a listing from across the state. My check shows that there are nearly 90 people in or around the Springfield area. This goes all the way back to 1939 to the present day as some were entered as of this date. The total number throughout the state is shown as 589 missing people. Among those were Sherrill, Suzie and Stacy and also Cheryl Kenney, a particularly sad case. Odd that I did not see Angela Hammond. Perhaps I merely overlooked her name.
I included towns within driving distance such as Joplin, Galena, etc. Having lived in Springfield for 26 years, I am very familiar with the area so could pick the possibles out.
Some of the missing are male. Some of them are female.
I am assuming some of the recent missing will show up of their own volition but as of this time they are reported as missing. The names come via the individual police departments and the MSHP puts them into their data base.
Hope this helps. Many of these people can almost certainly be considered as deceased. The disclaimer shows the limitations of the data base. So it is not or should not be considered as including all possible missing. It is not against the law to go missing. And if no one reports someone as missing they would not be included.
Known deceased would not be on the list, such as Debbie Lewis or Kelly Workman who some suspected were connected to Gerald Carnahan.
Disclaimer:
"The Missouri State Highway Patrol is not the originating source of the information contained on this webpage. The information is derived from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) via the investigating agency and is automatically updated to the webpage each day. For further information regarding a missing person, please contact the investigating agency."
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/CJ51/Search?id=&page=1&personType=A&county=