GUILTY MO - Faucett, WhtFem, 40-55, body in duffel bag in ditch, Feb'20 - Ariel Starcher

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Feb 19 2020
Woman’s body found in duffel bag in northwest Missouri
''FAUCETT, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a woman’s body was found inside a duffel bag along a county road in northwest Missouri.

A Missouri Department of Transportation worker noticed the bag in a ditch Tuesday just west of Faucett near Missouri 371. The worker called Buchanan County authorities after approaching the bag, Sheriff Bill Puett said.

The woman is white and believed to be between 40 and 55, the sheriff said.

An autopsy is planned to determine her cause of death.''

 

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Noting this mp..
MO - MO - Nicole Shalee Mallatt, 36, Butler, Bates County, 26 Nov 2019 *endangered*
Other mps..
The Missouri State Highway Patrol
Active Missing Persons

 

[crazyrabbitlady]

First thought is that must be a small woman, or a big bag.....

 

[Laughing]

Butler, Bates County is south of this location, 112 miles, 1 hour & 41 minutes per MapQuest.

Certainly close enough....

 

[iulia]

A 22-year-old woman’s body was found inside the duffel bag. Her name has not been released.

Police: Woman’s body found in duffel bag in Buchanan County

I can't find this information anywhere else, and it's a bit strange as just a day before the woman was estimated to be 40-55 years old.

 

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Sheriff: Body found in Buchanan County is that of 22-year-old woman
''Sheriff Bill Puett told KCTV5 News that the victim, originally thought to be a woman in her mid-50s, was actually 22.

Authorities aren't releasing the woman’s name just yet and are also not saying how she died, as they are working to contact her family.''

''Buchanan County has a fairly large number of outstanding missing persons cases, but Puett said they had not connected the victim to one of those cases at this point.''

 

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Body found in northwest Missouri identified as Independence woman
''KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Buchanan County, Missouri Sheriff’s office said Friday a body found inside a duffel bag Tuesday was a woman from Independence.

Sheriff William Puett identified the woman as 21-year-old Arial Anne-Rae Starcher.''

Body of woman found in a bag in Buchanan County ditch identified
“I’ve worked numerous death investigations, numerous homicides, and every single one is unique,” Major Thomas Cates said in a previous report. “Every single one of them, at the beginning, you scratch your head thinking, ‘Oh this is really tricky,’ and then certain facts start falling into place.”

The Sheriff’s Department has classified the case as a homicide investigation.

The sheriff’s office asks anyone with information regarding Arial Starcher, her known friends or associates, or areas Arial is known to frequent to contact the Investigations Division at 816-236-8845 or 816-238-TIPS (8477).''

 

[diggndeeperstill]

So very sad. Apparently she was 21. This is an informative article about her. I will notify mods to rename thread, I suppose? I’m not quite sure how that works. She wasn’t listed as missing.

Family of woman found in bag in Buchanan County ditch feared for the worst after losing contact
KANSAS CITY, Mo – The Buchanan County Sheriff's Department has identified a body found in a bag in Faucett, Missouri, as that of 21-year-old Ariel Starcher.

Her family says her death is a tragic end to a troubled life.

"She was a very loving person. If you met her on the street, she was very nice,” her grandfather Jim Starcher said.
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At a very young age, Ariel and her two siblings were adopted by their grandparents who now live in Oklahoma.
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She leaves behind two daughters, a 6-year-old and a 14-month-old.
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The Starchers said Ariel was a happy child until she was sexually assaulted around 10 or 12 years old.

A cloud moved over their loving girl and plagued her with demons she couldn't shake. Ariel fell into drugs and the wrong crowd.
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The Buchanan County Sheriff's Department is asking anyone with information about Ariel Starcher's known friends or associates to call them at 816-236-8845. Calls are also being accepted on the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

 

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Family of woman found dead in Buchanan County seeks answers

Ariel Starcher
''lantern lighting ceremony set to take place at Sheffield Park on Feb. 29 at 9 p.m.

Anyone with information regarding Ariel, her known friends or associates, should contact the Buchanan County Investigations Division at 816-236-8845 or the St. Joseph TIPS Hotline at 816-238-TIPS (8477).''

 

[Cubby]

Body found in northwest Missouri identified as Independence woman
''KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Buchanan County, Missouri Sheriff’s office said Friday a body found inside a duffel bag Tuesday was a woman from Independence.

Sheriff William Puett identified the woman as 21-year-old Arial Anne-Rae Starcher.''

Body of woman found in a bag in Buchanan County ditch identified
“I’ve worked numerous death investigations, numerous homicides, and every single one is unique,” Major Thomas Cates said in a previous report. “Every single one of them, at the beginning, you scratch your head thinking, ‘Oh this is really tricky,’ and then certain facts start falling into place.”

The Sheriff’s Department has classified the case as a homicide investigation.

The sheriff’s office asks anyone with information regarding Arial Starcher, her known friends or associates, or areas Arial is known to frequent to contact the Investigations Division at 816-236-8845 or 816-238-TIPS (8477).''

@CarlK90245 Identified!

 

[Marg from Oz]

Was anyone ever charged with her murder?

 

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April 18 2021
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article250765179.html
''Brooks was arrested Feb. 21, the same day that Taylor Stoughton, 22, was also arrested and charged with second degree murder in Starcher’s death.

In a probable cause statement previously released, Stoughton allegedly admitted that she and Brooks obstructed Starcher’s airflow to the “point of unconsciousness” Feb. 5, 2020, at the Sleep Inn hotel in Kansas City. She died of suffocation, according to court records. They then put her body in a bag and dumped it alongside the road.''
ETA

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  UPDATE: Second arrest made in case of murdered Independence woman

Taylor Stoughton

 

[TwinkieDefense]

Nov 18, 2023 update

Man found guilty after woman’s body found in duffle bag after 2020 KC homicide

A man has been found guilty in the death of a woman whose remains were found inside a duffel bag along a rural northwest Missouri road almost two weeks after she was killed at a Kansas City hotel.

www.ozarksfirst.com

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Marcus Brooks was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Ariel Starcher, a mother of two from Independence, The St. Joseph News-Press reports.

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Stoughton will be sentenced Nov. 20 and Brooks on Dec. 21.

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[TwinkieDefense]

Dec 21, 2023 update

Man receives life sentence in prison for 2020 duffle bag murder

Marcus Brooks was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in Buchanan County for murdering Ariel Starcher, 21, near the KCI Airport in 2020.

www.kctv5.com

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Marcus Brooks was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in Buchanan County for murdering Ariel Starcher, 21, near the KCI Airport in 2020.

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Stoughton’s second degree murder plea bargain will allow her to possibly leave prison by winter of 2030-2031.

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[Oakie]

Was the motive for the murder ever revealed?