MO MO - Possible Serial Killer of Females, 1980s-1990s

[Disco1]

Missouri is a rural state, with few high-profile cases (aside from Shawn Hornbeck). But in the same areas, there seem to be abduction or murder cases that seem identical.

Is it possible that these abductions and murders could have been committed by the same culprit? NOTE: I am NOT saying they are all definitely connected, I am saying they MAY be connected.

1990 – Katherine Baker, 30, was last seen on the 14th or 15th April 1990 in North Kansas City. Her body was found on 19th April. She may have visited bars in the North Kansas City area prior to her disappearance.
http://kcmo.gov/police/homicide-3/

1985 – Peggy Alt, 17, vanished from High Ridge, Missouri, after packing her belongings and leaving her home on March 2nd 1985. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/a/alt_peggy.html

1989 – Gina Brooks, 13, was last seen as she left home on her bicycle in Fredericktown, Missouri, on 5th August 1989 sometime after 10pm. She was seen near a local church, talking to the driver of a light gray, green or blue station wagon with Missouri licence plates. A scream was heard sometime after that and her bicycle was found later that evening. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/brooks_gina.html

1991 – Angela Hammons, 20, was last seen in Clinton, Missouri, on 4th April 1991. She was talking in a telephone booth to her fiancée. A ‘filthy bearded man’ apparently came out with a flashlight. Angela was heard screaming and the call ended. Her fiancée began to drive there and said he saw a green Ford F-150 pickup. Witnesses near the crime scene said they saw a man with coveralls and a dark baseball cap at the site. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hammond_angela.html

1991 – Cheryl Kinney, 30, was last seen in Nevada, Missouri, at her job at the Quality Convenience Store on 27th February 1991. She clocked out at 10pm. Witnesses say they heard a woman screaming. Her case has previously been connected to Angela Hammond. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/k/kenney_cheryl.html

1992 – Stacy McCall, 18; Suzanne Streeter, 19; and Sherill Levitt, 47, were last seen in Springfield, Missouri, on June 7th 1992. Stacy’s parents called police after she had not returned home. All personal belongings were found at the house. A light outside had been smashed and cleaned up unknowingly. Missing.
Three Missing Women | Springfield, MO - Official Website

1992 – Tracy Pickett, 14, left her home in Joplin, Missouri, to stay over at a friend’s house on 11th August 1992. During a party at the house, a man named Al (who has been identified as Lowell Andrew Billy, who was convicted of an unrelated crime in 1993) was seen talking to her. Neighbours reported that they heard a girl scream. There is insufficient evidence to charge Billy with any crime. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pickett_tracy.html

1994 – Kristina Bishop, 13, left to go to school on 19th October 1994 in Columbia, Missouri. She was seen talking to the driver of a four-door vehicle on her street. Kristina reportedly got in. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bishop_kristina.html

1997 – Racheal Hayson, 14, left her house in Richmond, Missouri, after an argument with her mother on 20th June 1997. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hayson_racheal.html

2005 – Bianca Piper, 13, disappeared from Foley, Missouri, on 10th March 2005. Her mother dropped her off on McIntosh Hill Road after an argument. Her therapist had advised her to do this if Bianca had an argument. She never arrived home. No sign of her was found, ruling out the theory that she got lost. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/piper_bianca.html

1993 – Angie Housman, 9, was last seen after she got off her school bus in St. Ann, Missouri, on 18th November 1993. Her body was found on 27th November. She had died hours earlier. She was found duct-taped to a tree.
McClellan: 20 years of combing for clues in Angie Housman case

1987 – Diana Braungardt, 18, disappeared from Crystal City, Missouri, on 11th March 1987. She left a store in Twin City Mall, where she was employed. She finished at 10pm and walked to the parking lot, where her car was. It was found there the next day. Authorities don’t believe she reached her car. missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/braungardt_diana.html

1985 – Jody Ledkins, 14, disappeared from Kansas City, Missouri, on 23rd May 1985. She called her mother and said she was coming home from a friend’s house. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/ledkins_jody.html

1987 – Tammy Fields, 21, left her apartment block in Kansas City, Missouri, to run an errand on 12th January 1987 at 1.40pm. She told her roommate that she planned to come back by 4pm. She never arrived back. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/fields_tammy.html

2006 – Megan Shultz, 24, was last seen in Columbia, Missouri, on 4th August 2006. She left her residence at 1am to meet friends. She never arrived. She was involved in drug use and other risky activities. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/shultz_megan.html

2009 – Christina Whittaker, 21, was last seen in Hannibal, Missouri, on 13th November 2009. She went to Rookie’s Sports Bar, but was told to leave after she started harassing other patrons. She left at 11.45pm, asking many people for a ride. Her mother described her daughter as ‘child-like’ and said medication she took could have caused her to be manipulated. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/whittaker_christina.html

2014 – Amanda Caudill, 27, was last seen on 15th December 2014 in St. James, Missouri. She telephoned her parents at 1pm from her residence and did not take her car or wallet. Missing.
Amanda Caudill: Woman missing from St James MO

I decided these cases, or at least some, could be connected. These were all young women, most of them in their teens, (the average age is 19) with some of these cases indicating an abduction. Some were heard screaming and some got into vehicles.

Some were seen leaving work, some going to or from friend’s houses or school. 12 of these 17 incidents took place between March and August. Quite a number of these seem to have suspicious circumstances.

There seem to be two main groups. Those leaving work to go to a parked car, or a young girl walking alone and being coerced or pulled into a vehicle. The Springfield Three and Amanda Caudill seem to have been abducted from their homes, but maybe the killer had spotted them earlier?

What is puzzling is that after 1997 there seems to be a large gap, with only four having occurred after that year. If it is the same person or persons, maybe they went to prison?

Now, these might NOT be related and I am not suggesting that they are. I am saying that some of these seem to share similarities and distance.

Could it be the I-70 killer? Could it be someone else? Whatever the answer, I think that this idea should certainly be considered. How come most of these women are still missing? Missouri is, as I said before, quite a rural state, with plenty of room to discard a body if you knew the place.

If it is the same killer, he may use a vehicle for work or have family in different parts of the state. I just want these cases to be solved and the families given peace.

Megan Shultz and Housman murders have already been solved.

 

[SAMS]

Missouri is a rural state, with few high-profile cases (aside from Shawn Hornbeck). But in the same areas, there seem to be abduction or murder cases that seem identical.

Is it possible that these abductions and murders could have been committed by the same culprit? NOTE: I am NOT saying they are all definitely connected, I am saying they MAY be connected.

1990 – Katherine Baker, 30, was last seen on the 14th or 15th April 1990 in North Kansas City. Her body was found on 19th April. She may have visited bars in the North Kansas City area prior to her disappearance.
http://kcmo.gov/police/homicide-3/

1985 – Peggy Alt, 17, vanished from High Ridge, Missouri, after packing her belongings and leaving her home on March 2nd 1985. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/a/alt_peggy.html

1989 – Gina Brooks, 13, was last seen as she left home on her bicycle in Fredericktown, Missouri, on 5th August 1989 sometime after 10pm. She was seen near a local church, talking to the driver of a light gray, green or blue station wagon with Missouri licence plates. A scream was heard sometime after that and her bicycle was found later that evening. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/brooks_gina.html

1991 – Angela Hammons, 20, was last seen in Clinton, Missouri, on 4th April 1991. She was talking in a telephone booth to her fiancée. A ‘filthy bearded man’ apparently came out with a flashlight. Angela was heard screaming and the call ended. Her fiancée began to drive there and said he saw a green Ford F-150 pickup. Witnesses near the crime scene said they saw a man with coveralls and a dark baseball cap at the site. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hammond_angela.html

1991 – Cheryl Kinney, 30, was last seen in Nevada, Missouri, at her job at the Quality Convenience Store on 27th February 1991. She clocked out at 10pm. Witnesses say they heard a woman screaming. Her case has previously been connected to Angela Hammond. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/k/kenney_cheryl.html

1992 – Stacy McCall, 18; Suzanne Streeter, 19; and Sherill Levitt, 47, were last seen in Springfield, Missouri, on June 7th 1992. Stacy’s parents called police after she had not returned home. All personal belongings were found at the house. A light outside had been smashed and cleaned up unknowingly. Missing.
Three Missing Women | Springfield, MO - Official Website

1992 – Tracy Pickett, 14, left her home in Joplin, Missouri, to stay over at a friend’s house on 11th August 1992. During a party at the house, a man named Al (who has been identified as Lowell Andrew Billy, who was convicted of an unrelated crime in 1993) was seen talking to her. Neighbours reported that they heard a girl scream. There is insufficient evidence to charge Billy with any crime. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pickett_tracy.html

1994 – Kristina Bishop, 13, left to go to school on 19th October 1994 in Columbia, Missouri. She was seen talking to the driver of a four-door vehicle on her street. Kristina reportedly got in. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bishop_kristina.html

1997 – Racheal Hayson, 14, left her house in Richmond, Missouri, after an argument with her mother on 20th June 1997. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hayson_racheal.html

2005 – Bianca Piper, 13, disappeared from Foley, Missouri, on 10th March 2005. Her mother dropped her off on McIntosh Hill Road after an argument. Her therapist had advised her to do this if Bianca had an argument. She never arrived home. No sign of her was found, ruling out the theory that she got lost. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/piper_bianca.html

1993 – Angie Housman, 9, was last seen after she got off her school bus in St. Ann, Missouri, on 18th November 1993. Her body was found on 27th November. She had died hours earlier. She was found duct-taped to a tree.
McClellan: 20 years of combing for clues in Angie Housman case

1987 – Diana Braungardt, 18, disappeared from Crystal City, Missouri, on 11th March 1987. She left a store in Twin City Mall, where she was employed. She finished at 10pm and walked to the parking lot, where her car was. It was found there the next day. Authorities don’t believe she reached her car. missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/braungardt_diana.html

1985 – Jody Ledkins, 14, disappeared from Kansas City, Missouri, on 23rd May 1985. She called her mother and said she was coming home from a friend’s house. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/ledkins_jody.html

1987 – Tammy Fields, 21, left her apartment block in Kansas City, Missouri, to run an errand on 12th January 1987 at 1.40pm. She told her roommate that she planned to come back by 4pm. She never arrived back. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/fields_tammy.html

2006 – Megan Shultz, 24, was last seen in Columbia, Missouri, on 4th August 2006. She left her residence at 1am to meet friends. She never arrived. She was involved in drug use and other risky activities. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/shultz_megan.html

2009 – Christina Whittaker, 21, was last seen in Hannibal, Missouri, on 13th November 2009. She went to Rookie’s Sports Bar, but was told to leave after she started harassing other patrons. She left at 11.45pm, asking many people for a ride. Her mother described her daughter as ‘child-like’ and said medication she took could have caused her to be manipulated. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/whittaker_christina.html

2014 – Amanda Caudill, 27, was last seen on 15th December 2014 in St. James, Missouri. She telephoned her parents at 1pm from her residence and did not take her car or wallet. Missing.
https://missingpersonsofamerica.com/2015/01/16/amanda-caudill-woman-missing-from-st-james-mo/

I decided these cases, or at least some, could be connected. These were all young women, most of them in their teens, (the average age is 19) with some of these cases indicating an abduction. Some were heard screaming and some got into vehicles.

Some were seen leaving work, some going to or from friend’s houses or school. 12 of these 17 incidents took place between March and August. Quite a number of these seem to have suspicious circumstances.

There seem to be two main groups. Those leaving work to go to a parked car, or a young girl walking alone and being coerced or pulled into a vehicle. The Springfield Three and Amanda Caudill seem to have been abducted from their homes, but maybe the killer had spotted them earlier?

What is puzzling is that after 1997 there seems to be a large gap, with only four having occurred after that year. If it is the same person or persons, maybe they went to prison?

Now, these might NOT be related and I am not suggesting that they are. I am saying that some of these seem to share similarities and distance.

Could it be the I-70 killer? Could it be someone else? Whatever the answer, I think that this idea should certainly be considered. How come most of these women are still missing? Missouri is, as I said before, quite a rural state, with plenty of room to discard a body if you knew the place.

If it is the same killer, he may use a vehicle for work or have family in different parts of the state. I just want these cases to be solved and the families given peace.

Great work. Thought you’d be interested to see this perp was charged in the Angie Housman case, could be responsible for more IMO. MOO
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.km...6175b7fa-87cc-11e9-8a00-375e8c6e93f7.amp.html

 

[SAMS]

Also Lead surfaces in Housman killing; deathbed confession to nurse could be breakthrough

looks like he’s allegedly confessed to others, including Gina Brooks.

 

[Dylansmom08]

I don't know if this is related but it stuck out to me when you said there was a gap in the cases in 1997. Clark Perry Baldwin is labeled as a serial killer he is currently behind bars for three murdered women. He did live in Springfield, Missouri during the 90's also he went to prison in 1997 for counterfeiting money he spent 18 months in prison. Authorities believe he has other victims out there that have yet to be linked to him.

What to know about Clark Perry Baldwin, Iowa man charged with killings

 

[mallorymeansunlucky]

Missouri is a rural state, with few high-profile cases (aside from Shawn Hornbeck). But in the same areas, there seem to be abduction or murder cases that seem identical.

Is it possible that these abductions and murders could have been committed by the same culprit? NOTE: I am NOT saying they are all definitely connected, I am saying they MAY be connected.

1990 – Katherine Baker, 30, was last seen on the 14th or 15th April 1990 in North Kansas City. Her body was found on 19th April. She may have visited bars in the North Kansas City area prior to her disappearance.
http://kcmo.gov/police/homicide-3/

1985 – Peggy Alt, 17, vanished from High Ridge, Missouri, after packing her belongings and leaving her home on March 2nd 1985. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/a/alt_peggy.html

1989 – Gina Brooks, 13, was last seen as she left home on her bicycle in Fredericktown, Missouri, on 5th August 1989 sometime after 10pm. She was seen near a local church, talking to the driver of a light gray, green or blue station wagon with Missouri licence plates. A scream was heard sometime after that and her bicycle was found later that evening. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/brooks_gina.html

1991 – Angela Hammons, 20, was last seen in Clinton, Missouri, on 4th April 1991. She was talking in a telephone booth to her fiancée. A ‘filthy bearded man’ apparently came out with a flashlight. Angela was heard screaming and the call ended. Her fiancée began to drive there and said he saw a green Ford F-150 pickup. Witnesses near the crime scene said they saw a man with coveralls and a dark baseball cap at the site. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hammond_angela.html

1991 – Cheryl Kinney, 30, was last seen in Nevada, Missouri, at her job at the Quality Convenience Store on 27th February 1991. She clocked out at 10pm. Witnesses say they heard a woman screaming. Her case has previously been connected to Angela Hammond. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/k/kenney_cheryl.html

1992 – Stacy McCall, 18; Suzanne Streeter, 19; and Sherill Levitt, 47, were last seen in Springfield, Missouri, on June 7th 1992. Stacy’s parents called police after she had not returned home. All personal belongings were found at the house. A light outside had been smashed and cleaned up unknowingly. Missing.
http://www.springfieldmo.gov/2498/Three-Missing-Women

1992 – Tracy Pickett, 14, left her home in Joplin, Missouri, to stay over at a friend’s house on 11th August 1992. During a party at the house, a man named Al (who has been identified as Lowell Andrew Billy, who was convicted of an unrelated crime in 1993) was seen talking to her. Neighbours reported that they heard a girl scream. There is insufficient evidence to charge Billy with any crime. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pickett_tracy.html

1994 – Kristina Bishop, 13, left to go to school on 19th October 1994 in Columbia, Missouri. She was seen talking to the driver of a four-door vehicle on her street. Kristina reportedly got in. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bishop_kristina.html

1997 – Racheal Hayson, 14, left her house in Richmond, Missouri, after an argument with her mother on 20th June 1997. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hayson_racheal.html

2005 – Bianca Piper, 13, disappeared from Foley, Missouri, on 10th March 2005. Her mother dropped her off on McIntosh Hill Road after an argument. Her therapist had advised her to do this if Bianca had an argument. She never arrived home. No sign of her was found, ruling out the theory that she got lost. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/piper_bianca.html

1993 – Angie Housman, 9, was last seen after she got off her school bus in St. Ann, Missouri, on 18th November 1993. Her body was found on 27th November. She had died hours earlier. She was found duct-taped to a tree.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_459dc392-dd44-5d43-87aa-d9c71b60d981.html

1987 – Diana Braungardt, 18, disappeared from Crystal City, Missouri, on 11th March 1987. She left a store in Twin City Mall, where she was employed. She finished at 10pm and walked to the parking lot, where her car was. It was found there the next day. Authorities don’t believe she reached her car. missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/braungardt_diana.html

1985 – Jody Ledkins, 14, disappeared from Kansas City, Missouri, on 23rd May 1985. She called her mother and said she was coming home from a friend’s house. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/ledkins_jody.html

1987 – Tammy Fields, 21, left her apartment block in Kansas City, Missouri, to run an errand on 12th January 1987 at 1.40pm. She told her roommate that she planned to come back by 4pm. She never arrived back. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/fields_tammy.html

2006 – Megan Shultz, 24, was last seen in Columbia, Missouri, on 4th August 2006. She left her residence at 1am to meet friends. She never arrived. She was involved in drug use and other risky activities. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/shultz_megan.html

2009 – Christina Whittaker, 21, was last seen in Hannibal, Missouri, on 13th November 2009. She went to Rookie’s Sports Bar, but was told to leave after she started harassing other patrons. She left at 11.45pm, asking many people for a ride. Her mother described her daughter as ‘child-like’ and said medication she took could have caused her to be manipulated. Missing.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/whittaker_christina.html

2014 – Amanda Caudill, 27, was last seen on 15th December 2014 in St. James, Missouri. She telephoned her parents at 1pm from her residence and did not take her car or wallet. Missing.
https://missingpersonsofamerica.com/2015/01/16/amanda-caudill-woman-missing-from-st-james-mo/

I decided these cases, or at least some, could be connected. These were all young women, most of them in their teens, (the average age is 19) with some of these cases indicating an abduction. Some were heard screaming and some got into vehicles.

Some were seen leaving work, some going to or from friend’s houses or school. 12 of these 17 incidents took place between March and August. Quite a number of these seem to have suspicious circumstances.

There seem to be two main groups. Those leaving work to go to a parked car, or a young girl walking alone and being coerced or pulled into a vehicle. The Springfield Three and Amanda Caudill seem to have been abducted from their homes, but maybe the killer had spotted them earlier?

What is puzzling is that after 1997 there seems to be a large gap, with only four having occurred after that year. If it is the same person or persons, maybe they went to prison?

Now, these might NOT be related and I am not suggesting that they are. I am saying that some of these seem to share similarities and distance.

Could it be the I-70 killer? Could it be someone else? Whatever the answer, I think that this idea should certainly be considered. How come most of these women are still missing? Missouri is, as I said before, quite a rural state, with plenty of room to discard a body if you knew the place.

If it is the same killer, he may use a vehicle for work or have family in different parts of the state. I just want these cases to be solved and the families given peace.

I’m from St. Louis, went to college in Columbia and lived in KC for a bit. My speculation with a few of these are that they are related to sex/human trafficking and not a SK. There’s a big trafficking hotspot in these towns because of their proximity to multiple highways. When I lived in downtown KC our complex posted warnings of attempted abductions at nearby gas stations. I looked for the articles for a bit, but couldn’t find the one that mentions these. Here’s one that talks about the hotspots: https://makehumantraffickinghistory.org/missouri-still-hotspot-human-trafficking/

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

First off, GREAT WORK EARTH for your comprehensive compilation of these cases!

It is possible
It is possible that some of these are connected. I looked at many of these cases recently. It seems that many of them came up missing from near freeways. Some are also within a very short time frame of each other.

Snatching a child off a bike seems to me a rather different crime than talking a woman into a car at a bar.
Age of victim (victimology,) month & year of event....
JMHO YMMV LRR

I agree with Earth and all of these comments. I tried to narrow it down to these particular cases listed below that are similar in victimology, location, time frame of disappearances (and murders), and manner of abduction (if known). I have a similar post in the Angela Hammond thread because many of these incidences seem to be in proximity of Springfield, MO and fellow sleuth MissouriMule had some good theories in that thread.
MO - MO - Angela Hammond, 20, Clinton, 4 April 1991

This list doesn't include:

*Missing female children even though there are a few abducted not far from these, I agree with Laughing, it appears to be a totally different M.O.

*Women that went missing in the 2000's.

*Women who went missing or were murdered from the Kansas City area as the Missouri River killer was operating at the time- although the victims were mainly prostitutes that were presumably not abducted and don't fit the victimology.. (Many suspects including George Breeden, Terry Blair, and unknown).
***see last comment

*Also, I didn't mention the possibility of the I-70 killer's involvement in any of these cases as his trolling grounds were so broad- even though he's not ruled out as a possible suspect by any means.

***On a side note, I-70 highway runs straight through K.C. and St. Louis but for whatever reason it seems the I-70 killer was not attributed to any of those cases as far as I know. Many of the missing and murdered in K.C. and St. Louis at the time were affiliated with street life and prostitution.
A Serial Killer Murdered 3 Women in 1990 in St. Louis. He’s Never Been Caught


06/17/1985 - Jackie Johns from Nixa, MO about 15 miles from Springfield was last seen in a convenience store parking lot and her body was found in Lake Springfield. (Death attributed to Gerald Carnahan).

03/11/1987 - Diana Braungardt abducted from a parking lot in Festus, MO 200 miles (3 hours) from Springfield and never found. (No suspects)

08/02/1987 - Debbie L. Hall went missing from Carthage, MO, about 60 miles from Springfield. No info on her case.

01/19/1991 - Trudy Darby was abducted from a convenience store in Mack's Creek and murdered 60 miles from Springfield. (Jessie Rush and Marvin Chaney)

02/27/1991 - Cheryl Ann Kenney abducted from a convenience store in Nevada, MO 95 miles from Springfield and never found. (Jessie Rush and Marvin Chaney - suspects).

04/04/1991 - Angela Hammond was abducted from a parking lot and never found. (Jessie Rush and Marvin Chaney - suspects).

06/07/1992 - The Springfield three disappeared from a house and never found. (Robert Craig Cox - suspect)

08/23/1992 - Tammy Jo Zywicki's car broke down on 1-80 near LaSalle, IL and on September 1, 1992, was found murdered along I-44 between Springfield and Joplin, Missouri. It was reported that a tractor/trailer was seen near her vehicle during this time period. (Clark Perry Baldwin was a suspect but as of a recent update, now he is considered not).
Tammy Zywicki Case: Accused Serial Killer Investigated in 1992 Slaying

Incidentally, Clark Perry Baldwin was an ex-Springfield, MO truck driver who was affiliated with similar murders out of state including:

Rhonda Knutson, 22, a truck stop convenience store clerk in northern Iowa who was bludgeoned to death during an overnight shift in 1992. Baldwin lived in nearby Nashua, Iowa.
Ex-Springfield, Mo. trucker charged in serial killings faces scrutiny across US

Although these cases are similar, there are so many possible suspects. Were any others tractor-trailer drivers?

 

[Kell1]

Without more info they could all be connected, we just don't know .

Remember Serial murder is a extremely rare phenomenon, however a really eyeopening fact is that of all the deviant violent offender types , those who abduct and murder children for sexual purposes, have the highest propensity to become serial offenders.

And that doesn't mean children will always be their selected victims either, there have been quite a few killers who killed children then moved up to adults (For Ex. Arthur Shawcross)

Likewise a Serial killer who prefers adult victims, may change to lesser threatening victims such as children due to certain situational factors that limit victim availability (For Ex. Ted Bundy)

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

04/17/1979 - Cheryl Anne Scherer abducted from her job at a gas station in Scott City, MO (Henry Lee Lucas -suspect)

Cheryl Anne Scherer – The Charley Project

MO - MO - Cheryl Scherer, 19, Scott City, 17 April 1979

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

10/09/1984 - Clara Marie Grunst was last believed to be hitchhiking from Joplin, Missouri to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was last seen in the vicinity of Interstate 44 and Highway 43 in Joplin, when she got into a truck driven by a man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Clara Marie Grunst – The Charley Project
Side note. Joplin is 70 miles from Springfield, just to add it to the other disappearances in the region.

An article posted on her page here stated that her mother reported her missing from the Rogersville, MO area (20 miles from Springfield).
MO - MO - Clara Grunst, 21, Joplin, 9 Oct 1984

Although one report stated she went with a truck driver from Milwaukee, it does resemble these other disappearances:

08/23/1992 - Tammy Jo Zywicki's car broke down on 1-80 near LaSalle, IL and on September 1, 1992, was found murdered along I-44 between Springfield and Joplin, Missouri. It was reported that a tractor/trailer was seen near her vehicle during this time period. (Clark Perry Baldwin was a suspect but as of a recent update, now he is considered not).
Tammy Zywicki Case: Accused Serial Killer Investigated in 1992 Slaying

Incidentally, Clark Perry Baldwin was an ex-Springfield, MO truck driver who was affiliated with similar murders out of state including:

09/07/1982 - Rhonda Knutson, 22, a truck stop convenience store clerk in northern Iowa who was bludgeoned to death during an overnight shift in 1992. Baldwin lived in nearby Nashua, Iowa.
Ex-Springfield, Mo. trucker charged in serial killings faces scrutiny across US

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

05/01/1991 - Pamela Sue Dalton was last seen in Sikeston, Missouri sometime during 1991. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.
Pamela Sue Dalton – The Charley Project

Some accounts stated she was stranded in the St. Louis area.
MO - MO - Pamela Dalton, 34, Sikeston, 1 May 1991

There were a lot of truck drivers and interstate killers active during this time. Perhaps she tried to hitch a ride back home and came into foul play?

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

It is possible
It is possible that some of these are connected. I looked at many of these cases recently. It seems that many of them came up missing from near freeways. Some are also within a very short time frame of each other.

Adding MO - MO - Judy Tolane Wardrip, 29, Bethany, 10 Dec 1984

Although her disappearance was years earlier, it also sounds like a possible freeway abduction, and very similar to many other MP cases throughout the years.

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

This is a compilation of some of the MP cases previously mentioned in this thread in addition to some others. This consists of similar MP cases in the 20 year span of 1980-1999 only. It does not include victims that were found murdered, despite the fact that some of these cases are similar or related to murder cases. Many have already been mentioned in this thread.

Also, a few select cases were not included because the suspects were boyfriends/husbands, although some of these might also be similar in nature.
The main focus is to connect these cases to possible serial killers - interstate killers, Missouri River killer etc. if applicable.

More information can be found in their designated threads.

07/01/1980 – Cathy Anne Smith (26) was last seen in Kansas City, MO and was allegedly en route to Harrison, GA but never arrived.
MO - MO - Cathy Smith, 25, Kansas City, July 1981

02/12/1982 - Cynthia Colleen Allegro (31) last seen at her residence of Independence, MO, a suburb of Kansas City. Her rental car for an upcoming trip to St. Louis was discovered abandoned at Kansas City International Airport shortly after she was last seen.
MO - MO - Cynthia Colleen Allegro, 31, Independence, 12 Feb 1982

06/21/1984 – Tammie Lynn Wilkinson (19) was last seen walking away from her sister’s residence in Kansas City, MO.
MO - MO - Tammie Wilkinson, 19, Kansas City, 21 June 1984

07/05/1984 – Kimberly LaWanda Carter (19) was last seen Kansas City, MO as she was on her way to work. Later in the day she called a friend for a ride home but the call was cut off and she was never heard from again.
MO - MO - Kimberly Carter, 19, Kansas City, 5 July 1984

10/09/1984 - Clara Marie Grunst (21) was last believed to be hitchhiking from Joplin, MO to Milwaukee, WI.
MO - MO - Clara Grunst, 21, Joplin, 9 Oct 1984

10/30/1984 – Tracey Lynn Ramsey (20) disappeared from Kansas City, MO. She was last seen walking from her parents house to a neighbor’s house.
MO - MO - Tracy Ramsey, 20, Kansas City, 30 Oct 1984

12/10/1984 - Judy Tolane Wardrip (29) disappeared from the motel she was managing in Bethany, MO, about halfway between Kansas City (100 miles away) and Des Moines, IA.
MO - MO - Judy Tolane Wardrip, 29, Bethany, 10 Dec 1984

03/02/1985 - Peggy Lynn Alt (17) disappeared from High Ridge, MO, about 30 miles from St. Louis, after packing her belongings and leaving her home.
MO - MO - Peggy Lynn Alt, 17, High Ridge, 2 March 1985

05/03/1985 – Deborah Lois Jean (25) was on her way home via Greyhound bus to Tucson, AZ from Pennsylvania. She allegedly made it to St. Louis, MO where her purse was found at a truck stop cafe along the Greyhound route.
MO - MO - Deborah Dean, 25, St. Louis, 3 May 1985

05/23/ 1985 - Jody Lee Ledkins (14) disappeared from Kansas City, MO. She was last seen walking away from a friend’s house after a disagreement with friends.
MO - MO - Jody Lee Ledkins, 14, Kansas City, 23 May 1985

11/07/1986 – Julia Vita Salucka (19) left her apartment in Kansas City, MO after telling her brother she was going to a visit a coworker. That same night she allegedly made some calls stating she was returning to Rockford, IL, but was never heard from again.
MO - MO - Julia Vita Salucka, 19, Kansas City, 7 Nov 1986

11/26/1986 – Nancy Leah Brannon (34) was last seen around midnight at a business in the vicinity of Grand Blvd. and Delor Street in St. Louis, MO. Her car was found at her apartment complex the next day in Shrewsbury, MO.
MO - MO - Nancy Brannon, 34, Shrewsbury, 26 Nov 1986

01/12/1987 - Tammy L. Fields (21) disappeared from Kansas City, MO after leaving her apartment to run an errand.
MO - MO - Tammy Fields, 21, Kansas City, 12 Jan 1987

03/11/1987 - Diana Jane Braungardt (18) disappeared from the parking lot where she worked at a retail store in Crystal City, MO, about 40 miles from St. Louis.
MO - MO - Diana Braungardt, 18, Crystal City, 11 March 1987

07/09/1987 – Anita Kim Tilden (31) was last seen in Raytown, MO, a suburb of Kansas City, and was presumably at her apartment when she last made a phone call to her mother. She didn’t show up for work the following day and her car was found a mile away from her apartment.
MO - MO - Anita 'Kim' Tilden, 32, Raytown, 9 July 1987

08/02/1987 - Debbie L. Hall (24) went missing from Carthage, MO, about 60 miles from Springfield. No info on her case.
MO - MO - Debbie L Hall, 24, Carthage, Aug 2, 1987

06/29/1989 – Gloria June Palmer (44) was last seen at a bar in St. Joseph, MO, a suburb of Kansas City. She was last seen driving home where her vehicle was later found in the garage.
MO - MO - Gloria Palmer, 42, St Joseph, 29 June 1989

08/05/1989 - Gina Brooks (13) was last seen as she left home on her bicycle in Fredericktown, MO, about 100 miles from St. Louis.
MO - MO - Gina Brooks, 13, Fredericktown, 5 Aug 1989

01/01/1991(?) – Pamela Sue Dalton (34-35) was last seen in Sikeston, MO. Little info on her case.
MO - MO - Pamela Dalton, 34, Sikeston, 1 May 1991

02/27/1991 - Cheryl Ann Kenney (30) disappeared from a convenience store she was working at in Nevada, MO, 95 miles from Springfield.
MO - MO - Cheryl Kenney, 30, Nevada, 27 Feb 1991

04/04/1991 - Angela Hammond (20) was abducted from a parking lot in Clinton, MO, about halfway between Kansas City and Springfield.
MO - MO - Angela Hammond, 20, Clinton, 4 April 1991

12/01/1991 – Gina L. Clark (21) was last seen at her home in Kansas City, MO. Later that evening around 11:00 PM, she called her mother collect from an unknown location in which the call was disconnected and was never heard from again.
MO - MO - Gina Clark, 21, Kansas City, 1 Dec 1991

01/07/1992 – Lisa Marie Beste (24) was last seen at her residence in Afton, MO, a suburb of St. Louis. Her son returned home from school an hour later and she was missing.
MO - MO - Lisa Beste, 24, Affton, 7 Jan 1992

06/07/1992 – The Springfield Three - Suzanne Elizabeth Streeter (19), and Stacy Kathleen McCall (18), and Sherrill Elizabeth Levitt (47) disappeared from Levitt and Streeter’s house in Springfield, MO.
Missouri - The Springfield Three--missing since June 1992 - #15

08/12/1992 - Tracy A. Pickett (14) was at a party in Joplin, MO, about 70 miles from Springfield and last seen talking to a man whom she allegedly left with.
MO - MO - Tracy Pickett, 14, Webb City, 12 Aug 1992

12/11/1993 – Lynn Lene Baltzley (31) was last seen walking away from a motel in Kansas City, MO where she had been dropped off by her boyfriend.
MO - MO-Lynn Lene Baltzley, 31, Jackson County, 11 Dec 1993

12/16/1993 – Jennifer Conroy (15) and her daughter Ashely (6 months) were last seen at her grandparents’ house in Kansas City, MO, accompanied by a male friend and getting into a pick-up truck. They were only to be gone an hour to a friend's house but never returned.
MO - MO - Jennifer, 15, & Ashley Conroy, 7 mos, Kansas City, 14 Dec 1993

10/06/1994 – Grace A. Weber (35) was last seen in Carthage, MO, about 60 miles from Springfield. Her car was later recovered within the same month at Twin Bridges Park.
MO - MO - Grace A Weber, 35, Carthage, Oct 6, 1994

10/19/1994 - Kristina Renae Bishop (13) was walking to school in Columbia, MO. She was last seen on her street talking to the driver of a four-door vehicle in which she reportedly entered.
MO - MO - Kristina Bishop, 13, Columbia, 19 Oct 1994

12/23/1994 – Linda L. Roberts (42) was last seen in Marshall, MO, about a hundred miles outside of Kansas City and neither she nor her car has ever been seen again.
MO - MO - Linda L. Roberts, 42, Marshall, December 23rd 1994

03/01/1995 – Tracey Yolanda Turner (26-27) was last seen in St. Louis, MO, but accounts differ as to the year. A friend who is now deceased, reportedly witnessed her get into a truck with an unidentified male. Few details are available in her case.
MO - MO - Tracey Yolanda Turner, 26, St. Louis, 1 Jan 1995

10/01/1996(?) – Jamie Ellen Pankey (40) was documented being last seen in Kansas City, MO by KCPD after reporting a robbery. Her disappearance has been associated to several other local missing and murdered women who are believed to be the victims of a serial killer.
MO - MO - Jamie Pankey, 40, Kansas City, 1 Oct 1996

11/03/1996 – Connie Renee Williams (32) was last documented being seen in Kansas City, MO by KCPD after being released from jail. Her disappearance has been associated to several other local missing and murdered women who are believed to be the victims of a serial killer. No Websleuths thread.
Connie Renee Williams

02/14/1997 – Cheresa R. Lordi (19) was last seen at her apartment in Kansas City, MO. Her disappearance has been associated to several other local missing and murdered women who are believed to be the victims of a serial killer.
MO - Cheresa R. Lordi (19) - Kansas City MO, 1997

02/24/1997 – Crystal Kipper (18) was driving between Kansas City, MO to St. Joseph about an hour away when she had car trouble along the interstate. Her car was found but she was not, although personal items of hers was found in a local suspect’s home.
MO - MO - Crystal Kipper, 18, Kansas City, 24 Feb 1997

06/20/1997 - Racheal Dawn Hayson (14) left her house in Richmond, MO, 40 miles from Kansas City, after an argument with her mother.
MO - MO - Racheal Hayson, 14, Richmond, 20 June 1997

 

[TootsieFootsie]

New sketch of 'I-70 Killer' hopes to generate leads in Missouri cold cases

 

[cyberpanda]

Does anyone know if there have been major updates on any of these cases?

 

[Hockeyfan158]

Does anyone know if there have been major updates on any of these cases?

Angela Hammond got one in April 2021 according to Clinton Police they think hers was a case of mistaken Identity. From the Clinton Police Department Facebook page

NEW PUBLIC DETAILS ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANGELA HAMMOND ABDUCTION

April 4 marks the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of Angela Hammond. Known as “Angie” to her family and friends, she was a recent graduate of Montrose High School and was well known and popular in the small community of Clinton, MO. Angie was abducted from a pay telephone booth at the corner of Second and Jefferson Streets. There has been no sign of her since.

On this anniversary, we reiterate that Angela Hammond’s family is still in our prayers. We refuse to classify this case as “cold” because we continue to search for investigative leads daily. A day barely escapes us without work or discussion on the case being held.

Early in the investigation, a description of a suspect vehicle was developed based on the recollections of the person Angie was talking with on the phone at the time of being abducted. That was a 1970’s model Ford pickup truck with a fishing scene in the rear glass. Much of the early parts of the investigation centered around that vehicle description. Hundreds of leads involving vehicles matching that description were followed up on, but never produced any significant evidence.

As the investigation progressed over the years, investigators decided to expand investigative possibilities that did not necessarily include the specific vehicle description. This opened new theories and produced legs of the investigation that had yet to be thoroughly explored. As each of these leads were investigated, many were satisfactorily eliminated for one reason or another. A lead is never dismissed in whole or in part until there is enough contrary evidence. There are still several active and open leads being considered.

One of those leads originates from the Lake of the Ozarks region. A confidential informant played a crucial role in disrupting a significant illegal narcotics operation by testifying in a court proceeding. When the informant’s identity was disclosed during the case, he received a cryptic letter composed of cut and paste characters in the style of a ransom letter one might see in a movie about a kidnapping. The letter addresses the informant by the number that had been assigned to him to protect his identity before the court proceeding. It also mentions the informant’s estranged wife by first name. The letter was postmarked April 4, 1991, the exact date that Angela Hammond was abducted late that evening. The informant’s wife and his daughter- also named Angela- were living in Clinton, MO at that time.

After speaking with several people of interest and potential witnesses, the theory developed by investigators is that, in retribution for the informant providing information that led to the prosecution and disruption of this criminal enterprise, a person or persons involved in the criminal enterprise planned and executed the kidnapping of the informant’s daughter. Some mistake was made as to the identity of the targeted “Angie”, who had some physical resemblance to Angela Hammond, resulting in Hammond’s abduction.

While the theory seems incredible, investigators have come across information that lends credibility to it and have so far been unable to refute it. This information is being publicly provided, in part, now with a plea. If you have heard a story like this one, or you have any information that could be related to this leg of the investigation, please get in contact with Clinton Police Investigators. A photo of a copy of the letter has been added to this post with the wife’s name and the confidential informant number redacted to protect the privacy of that family.

Very recently, a person left an anonymous telephone message for us regarding the Angela Hammond case. That person specifically mentioned two names. You did not provide a means for us to recontact you. If that person is reading this message, please re-contact us so that we can speak with you in real time. We will protect your identity or assure your anonymity.

 

[CP1980]

05/01/1991 - Pamela Sue Dalton was last seen in Sikeston, Missouri sometime during 1991. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.
Pamela Sue Dalton – The Charley Project

Some accounts stated she was stranded in the St. Louis area.
MO - MO - Pamela Dalton, 34, Sikeston, 1 May 1991

There were a lot of truck drivers and interstate killers active during this time. Perhaps she tried to hitch a ride back home and came into foul play?

Does anyone have information of her last dentist by any chance?