MO - Woman escapes from Excelsior Springs house, says she's been held against her will since September 2022

[Gemmie]

@mpnola apparently reports were made but it doesn’t appear that it was looked into seriously.. the woman who escaped and the one found deceased were taken from the same area. When she said her friend didn’t make it was the deceased woman the one she was referring to? It’s very likely they knew of each other.

Jaynie Crosdale, slain woman connected to Timothy Haslett case, was ‘full of energy and life'

Jaynie Crosdale’s family remembers her as charismatic and able to talk to anyone. Her death has brought up questions about how police handle cases of missing Black women.

www.kcur.org

I remember there being a church leader early on saying that. Here's one such article:

Bishop Tony Caldwell was among the community leaders who first raised concerns about missing Black women in the Kansas City area. Caldwell has been serving the community for years and said that T.J.’s case is part of a much larger problem of Black people being abducted and written off by law enforcement.

“If that young lady would not have escaped, we wouldn’t be talking today,” Caldwell told CNN. He said that when family and friends come forward and tell authorities that their loved ones are missing, they’re often written off as ‘runaways’ and not taken seriously.

Black woman escaped after being 'held against her will' by a White man in Missouri, police say - KVIA

By Justin Gamble and Jalen Brown, CNN Weeks after residents of a Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood said they complained to police that Black women were missing, authorities are facing community backlash after a Black woman says a White man held her captive. A 22-year-old woman, identified by...

kvia.com

 

[MAHBOOBOO]

I don't know anything about magnetic door locks and their associated keypads but it's worth having a conversation about. So she pulled the keypad off the wall and the door unlocked. Design wise that makes sense to me; a company would want to design their product to have the door "fail-open" instead of "fail-close" if power to the keypad was turned off. Otherwise people could get locked in buildings during power outages, which would not be safe. If that is indeed the case, it's a helpful thing to know.

 

[Eli9]

I don't know anything about magnetic door locks and their associated keypads but it's worth having a conversation about. So she pulled the keypad off the wall and the door unlocked. Design wise that makes sense to me; a company would want to design their product to have the door "fail-open" instead of "fail-close" if power to the keypad was turned off. Otherwise people could get locked in buildings during power outages, which would not be safe. If that is indeed the case, it's a helpful thing to know.

I'm never going to forget this!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

It's not clear if there is a third victim. The charges filed this week are based on the evidence authorities currently have, and Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said the investigation is ongoing. He urged anyone with information to come forward.

“Today’s indictment represents the next step in our pursuit of justice for the victims, the families and our community,” Thompson said Tuesday.

In an obituary, her family said Crosdale competed in track and field in grade school and “was known for her superior speed in sprints.”

“Her family never stopped looking for her; and although the outcome wasn’t what we prayed for, we found peace in finally being able to properly put her to rest last year,” the family said in a statement. “We find more peace in knowing that we are one step closer to getting her the justice she deserves.”

One woman escaped a 'dungeon’ beneath a Missouri home

Here are some details about the case

spectrumlocalnews.com

 

[Jewels53]

23CY-CR01089 - ST V TIMOTHY MARRION HASLETT JR

07/12/2024
	Arraignment Held Defendant handed copy of Indictment by the Court. Defendant waives reading of the Indictment and enters a plea of not guilty. Case continued by Defendant to 09/10/2024 at 9:00am for Docket call. Defendant ordered to appear at that date and time. DPC/jmb Associated Entries: 07/10/2024 - Arraignment Scheduled Scheduled For: 07/12/2024; 9:00 AM; DAVID PAUL CHAMBERLAIN; Clay

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Judge/Commissioner: DAVID PAUL CHAMBERLAIN Setting: Time: 1:30 PM Day: 1 OF 1 Location: Clay Room: Division 4 Courtroom Event: Hearing Address: 11 S. WATER STREET LIBERTY MO Event Text:

https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=23CY-CR01089&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT07#event

 

[darkstar105]

New news story on KSHB-41 (there is a pic of Jaynie Crosdale in the news segment) :

Prosecutor wants testimony of Timothy Haslett Jr.'s alleged victim documented on video ahead of trial

The Clay County Prosecuting Attorney's office wants to use video to record testimony from a young woman who escaped from accused killer Timothy Haslett's home in October 2022.

www.kshb.com