I've followed Kara's case for years and just watched her episode of Disappeared again last night. I did a ton of searching around the web. I can't believe there has been no progress on this case. There is a lot of information to be gleaned from the comment sections of many news articles, people claiming to know her ex and saying he is a violent, scary person who bragged about killing past girlfriends.
A recurring theme that comes up among commenting locals in Belton seems to be that it has been whispered for years that her body is located in the cement beneath a porch on a house on Chestnut Drive, where a drug dealer named "Waffles" lived. Apparently there was graffiti in the house referencing Kara's death as well. A "secret" search team went to this house with a cadaver dog, and the dog apparently signaled for human remains.
A link to one news article with locals commenting about the "Waffles" house on Chestnut Drive:
http://fox4kc.com/2013/11/22/kylr-y...ra-kopetsky-to-be-sentenced-for-drug-charges/
A link to the cadaver dog and search team, as well as graffiti reference:
http://www.examiner.com/article/kara-kopetsky-cadaver-dog-hits-house
There is also speculation that the Belton police have participated in a cover-up about Kara's case because the boyfriend was friends with the Sheriff's son and the son may have been involved in the situation:
http://herbertwest3rd.blogspot.ca/2009/06/kara-kopetsky.html
The police have not investigated the Chestnut Drive house, although I do not see why not. With a case nearly ten years cold, I'd think that so many rumours from Belton locals might be worth looking into. All of this MOO.
I hope this case is eventually solved. Kara was a lovely and relate-able girl and her parents seem so nice.
Their other child passed a few years ago as well. This family needs some resolution.