I followed the Christina Morris case a little and it does sound very similar to this one, she went missing August 30 2014 and Enrique Arochi wasn’t arrested and charged with kidnapping until December that year. LE also seem to have quite a bit of DNA evidence in that case, which is one of several things lacking in JR’s case. It’s possible if LE doesn’t find more evidence in the next couple months that KY could be charged with kidnapping as well. Missouri kidnapping laws can be found here for anyone interested:
http://www.moga.mo.gov/mostatutes/stathtml/56500001101.html Sentencing laws can be found here:
http://www.mosac.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=45441 If they could prove kidnapping in the first degree, which is a class a felony, he could be sentenced with 10 to 30 years or life. As for JR car…I think that all evidence right now is circumstantial, except a couple things I have been thinking about. If you notice in KY’s mug shot, his face is burned but it also appears that his hair, including eyelashes and brows, were singed. I’m wondering if there wasn’t trace hair evidence collected at the scene of the crime that directly placed him there. Most of it would have been destroyed in the fire, but if LE searched hard enough, they may have been able to find something. Also LE was looking for red men’s shoes in their search warrant, it’s possible they were trying to match shoeprints at the scene. Just a thought.
I wonder if the red men's shoes was a typo though, JR was thought to be wearing red or burgundy sneakers.
Other than the obvious link between the burned car, KY's physical appearance and everything else we know pointing to him, I honestly believe they have a witness or other evidence connecting him to the car burning. In his recent FB pics he had a bit of a beard and sideburns which were gone - someone else pointed it out in thread #1 that his skin is lighter where the beard would have been, making it look like it was singed off. I think KY probably shaved and cut the singed ends off his hair. At any rate, it will be easy for LE to get a jury to convict him on arson or destruction of evidence, even if it seems circumstantial:
1. He was the last person known to be with JR
2. They left in her car
3. Her phone was turned off, destroyed or the battery removed that night
4. Her social media and all contact ceased
5. KY showed up to work the next morning with scratches etc and dismissed them when asked by coworkers what happened
5. Grandpa sees JRs car in the driveway the next day (Friday) sometime before 3pm, but not her. He sees KY that same morning/afternoon for the last time.
6. KY goes to Edwards, breaks into a trailer and essentially hides out. No known contact from him to friends or family after Saturday afternoon.
7. Car is found Saturday morning 2AM
8. KY is arrested in Edwards and found to have flash burns on his hands and face, scratches, a bruised ear (you can see this in his mug shot)
Just based on this alone, they have a strong case for this particular charge. I am hoping some of our sleuthers with law experience/backgrounds get interested in this case and can provide some insight.
Then there is witness testimony about his demeanor.
http://www.kmbc.com/article/witness...rent-at-party-where-woman-disappeared/3859725
That will be important if charges directly related to JR are brought. I remember someone saying back in Kara's case, who lived with him for awhile, how he would get crazy when he was drinking, and had an explosive temper. And like with Kara, KY had cuts and scratches on his arms he tried to explain away as something else (didn't he try to say he attempted suicide and Kara was there? I always thought that quote was weird - THEN WHAT KY? She took off for Mexico?)
We want answers and justice for Jessica so we just start grasping at straws trying to find any clue we can. I've never really thought that Jessica was as far as Edwards. The burning of the car does seem like too much of an afterthought, like KY got nervous and needed to get rid of it somehow. I think Jessica is closer to the KC area, somewhere between the party, burn site and KY's grandfather's home. This map pinpoints all three, and I posted another one a few pages back that pinpointed a few places about halfway between the party and burn site that has helped me see where they may have gone after the party https://goo.gl/maps/oaX8kQLU2dt I've been wondering if Longview Lake has been searched at all. I don't know why but it's been on my mind regarding this case from the beginning, and only realized how close it was to the party location after mapping it all out. It wouldn't have taken more than ten, fifteen minutes to get there after leaving the party, and I think that maybe certain areas of it were closed for the season by that time (the swim beach, for instance). If KY were to leave her in one of those areas, I'm assuming he wouldn't be running a big risk of someone finding her though I don't know how well those areas are maintained in the off season. That's probably not helpful to you at all, but just an idea, mostly rambling. Thanks again for chiming in, your input is appreciated :welcome:
