CO CO - Kaysey Yoder, 34, from Eaton, last seen between 5pm - 9pm at the Ault Liquor Store, Ault, 14 Jan 2024

[wildmala]

“She told me the day before she had gone and walked across the street to one of those concrete irrigation inlets and she laid down in it,” Green said. She said she was going to lay there and wait for herself to freeze to death.”

This is confusing to me. I’m familiar with that area and her neighborhood. I am not aware of a concrete irrigation inlet “across the street” in this area or even close to it. All the irrigation ditches in this area are basically dirt berms on the side of the road. I’m not saying her friend isn’t being truthful, just that this does not line up with the area…

 

[wildmala]

This is confusing to me. I’m familiar with that area and her neighborhood. I am not aware of a concrete irrigation inlet “across the street” in this area or even close to it. All the irrigation ditches in this area are basically dirt berms on the side of the road. I’m not saying her friend isn’t being truthful, just that this does not line up with the area…

This may have been what she had been referring to, I’m not sure. This is located at an intersection near their house. During that time of year, there would be no water flowing in it since it’s a seasonal irrigation ditch. Just snow from the storm. They usually are maybe 1 to 2 ft deep and a couple feet wide.

 

[mlhenn]

There is no way she could have just walked. And the weather was horrible the night she left, and the night prior, due to a winter storm.

If the weather was bad as you stated, I find it odd that her husband didn’t say anything about her leaving on foot that night (like maybe that’s not the best idea) JMO

 

[wildmala]

If the weather was bad as you stated, I find it odd that her husband didn’t say anything about her leaving on foot that night (like maybe that’s not the best idea) JMO

I find that so confusing, too. We had just gotten 6"+ inches of snow over the course of two days before she went missing, and a couple more the night she went missing. And the afternoon she walked out at 4pm, it had been below 0 temperatures most of the day (and even lower wind chills) and getting colder as the sun was setting (which occurs about 5 pm that time of year). (The day before she went missing, it was even colder all day) The roads hadn't really been plowed everywhere yet following the snowfall (country roads), so just 'walking along the side of the road' or anywhere in those temperatures much of a distance at all would not have been the easiest task.

 

[wildmala]

I put together a visual of the area. County rd 74 is the most frequently traveled road in the area of her neighborhood - it is paved but still in the country a few miles from town - maybe a car going by every 30 seconds to a minute (and likely a little less frequent that day due to the weather) as it is the main road folks take to get to nearby town of Eaton. All other roads shown on here are dirt. To get to County rd 74 - if that is the direction she went -, she would have needed to walk down Appy Rd (dirt, snowy) to where it cuts over and connects to County Rd 41 (dirt, snowy), and then continue south about 1/4 mile walk down to County Rd 74. Even though not a high volume road, I strongly feel she would have been noticed along that route and at County Rd 74 walking in those temps and in what she was wearing. All of the houses that line County Rd 41 also have a clear view out the back of their homes to County Rd 41 and no one in those homes happened to see her as she was walking either. (?) It all just is really confusing.

 

[wildmala]

Kaysey's friends have been posting quite a bit on Facebook the past few days - mainly on the "Bring Kaysey Yoder home" page and in our local "Town of Ault" group page listing out multiple pieces of indications that Kaysey faced foul play. They are urging the community to send letters to our local District Attorney to urge the Weld County Sheriff to change the case from a "missing persons" case.

 

[wildmala]

Kaysey's husband was recently arrested in Kansas, along with a friend and his new girlfriend: Suspects arrested after fight at NW Kansas hospital

Suspects arrested after fight at NW Kansas hospital​

Posted Oct 29, 2024 7:00 AM
"RAWLINS COUNTY — Law enforcement in northwest Kansas are investigating three suspects on multiple allegations after fight at a hospital, a firearm and a stolen vehicle...."

 

[Knox]

This case is beginning to remind me of the Elsie Wigginton case, she disappeared in June 2023. Law enforcement said Elsie left on her own accord also. Her husband was finally arrested in August this year and charged with murder, after her body was found buried at their home.

Perhaps the Weld County Sheriff's Office needs to look harder at certain individuals?

 

[Klatulip]

This may have been what she had been referring to, I’m not sure. This is located at an intersection near their house. During that time of year, there would be no water flowing in it since it’s a seasonal irrigation ditch. Just snow from the storm. They usually are maybe 1 to 2 ft deep and a couple feet wide.

That is what Kaysey’s friend was referring to. I am attaching a photo that her friend shared with me.

 

[Klatulip]

I write for the newspaper local to the Kansas arrest.
The stolen car is not connected to Evan Tipton, but rather to the other guy, Chandler Johnson. Johnson has a lot of arrests in Weld County, Colorado as well. Johnson was wanted for assaulting Ross prior to this incident and has been charged with assaulting her again after they were released on bond.
It is my understanding that Amy Ross moved to the county with her mother in July. Tipton helped them move and then seems to have stayed in Kansas with them until shortly before the arrests when he moved into his own place here. He had one of Kaysey's sons - the second-oldest - with him.
While Evan lived with Amy in Colorado from about March 2024 until the move to Kansas and then in Kansas as well, it appears that Johnson is the boyfriend.

 

[Klatulip]

This is a copy of the criminal complaint. Tipton has a status conference tomorrow and nothing further on the docket at this time.
I have submitted a request for the probable cause affidavit to be made public and I will share once I receive it.

 

[GraceG]

This is a copy of the criminal complaint. Tipton has a status conference tomorrow and nothing further on the docket at this time.
I have submitted a request for the probable cause affidavit to be made public and I will share once I receive it.

Thank you for your concern for Kaysey's case! I had not seen anything new on it in a couple of months. I can't comment though, as unless I missed something in this thread her husband has NOT been named as a person of interest so per the WS rules of conduct we can't sleuth him and post what we find on the public thread.

 

[Klatulip]

Thank you for your concern for Kaysey's case! I had not seen anything new on it in a couple of months. I can't comment though, as unless I missed something in this thread her husband has NOT been named as a person of interest so per the WS rules of conduct we can't sleuth him and post what we find on the public thread.

Oh no, I’m sorry! I am still fairly new to posting in here and I didn’t realize that a pending attempted murder case fell within those guidelines.
Should we ask to have that removed?

 

[Unalienable Rights]

More than a year after her disappearance, family of missing Eaton woman still searching for answers

“She’s the best daughter ever, best friend ever. She’s amazing. She got me going every single day.”

www.greeleytribune.com

February 11, 2025

*****
Despite a year-long investigation, a community of small towns that rallied around her and several alleged sightings, her family is still no closer to knowing what happened that cold afternoon.

“We really are still sitting here with nothing,” said Kaysey’s mother, Tami Ruth.

*****
She has been constantly searching for Kaysey herself, putting up as many posters as humanly possible and speaking with anyone and everyone who may have even the slightest inkling of what may have happened.

Ruth has heard all of the theories. And at this point she has no interest in any of them. They only get her mind racing.

*****
On Jan. 11, just three days short of the anniversary of her disappearance, a group of Kaysey’s friends and family gathered at the Weld Sheriff’s Office to remember her — and to make sure nobody else has forgotten.

“My daughter is unforgettable,” Ruth said. “You would neverin forget my kid. She’s too vibrant.”

*****
See more in the linked article. It is a nice article, with Kaysey's mom presenting personal information about Kaysey. It includes new pictures.

 

[chimpface]

I guess I completely missed the bit about 3 separate cadaver dogs hitting on where she was last "seen walking away from".

Doesn't sound like this will have any happy ending IMO.

 

[haggis]

Her mom just posted her flyer on the Colorado Missing Persons FB page, so it seems there's no update.