Found Deceased MO - Ebony Duncan, 44, was on foot 5pm 19200 block E 37th Ter when p/u by car seen on camera, Independence, 6 Sep 2023 *arrest / POI*

[AmandaSkis]

I’m trying to determine if the new girlfriend has been found. If she was involved, then I am guessing she is laying low.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Ebony Duncan, 44, of Independence, went missing Sept. 6, 2023 and her remains were later found in south Kansas City. A Kansas City man who is her former boyfriend was arrested and has now been charged with her murder. Independence Police Department

Charles Smith-Howell, 42, faces second degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, abandonment of a corpse and two counts of tampering with evidence. The six felony charges were filed in an amended complaint July 17

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article290491879.html

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 28, 2024

Ex-boyfriend charged in Ebony Duncan murder case after blood found in car is exact match

Charles Smith-Howell is charged with murdering Ebony Duncan, an Independence mother who disappeared in late 2023. DNA evidence tied Smith-Howell to the murder.

www.kshb.com

• Smith-Howell is charged with murder, tampering with evidence, armed criminal action, abandoning a corpse and unlawful use of a weapon.
• The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office filed the charges on July 17.
• Court documents report DNA tied Smith-Howell to Duncan's murder, as blood found in a car he was driving belonged to her.
• Surveillance video showed her talking on her cell phone and then getting into a silver Chrysler 200 that pulled up outside her work.
• While she was on the phone, her phone was communicating with a number belonging to Smith-Howell.
• Court documents noted Smith-Howell's new girlfriend drove a car exactly like the one seen in the video.
• Family and co-workers told investigators Duncan was arguing with Smith-Howell. She was trying to coordinate a time for him to pick up the last of his belongings from her home.
• Per federal court records, Duncan confided in a co-worker that Smith-Howell threatened to kill her.
• License plate readers also showed the silver car driving the same route as the cell phones, according to court records.

And MORE at the link. His goose is cooked. MOO