NM Frances A Stotts, 23, Albuquerque, Bernalillo - 18 Dec 1964

[folieadeuxnola]

Frances Ann Stotts


Circa 1957 / 1955

Last Contact: Friday, December 18th, 1964

Missing From: Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico / Denver, Colorado


Physical Description:
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 23 Years Old
DOB: 06/28/1939
Height:
Weight:
Hair: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Clothing:
Characteristics/Medical/Scars:
Transportation:
Fingerprint Status: Unknown
Dental Status: Unknown
DNA Status: Unknown

Circumstances:
Frances was last heard from December 18th, 1964, her Mother (Now deceased) reported Frances missing on December 19th, 1964. A man by the name of Jester Kimmel was arrested on unrelated charges April 1965 (Denver, CO) and was detained for questioning in connection to Frances disappearance. Kimmel agreed to take a polygraph test however refused it at the last moment. Kimmel had told police he had driven Frances’s automobile and used her gasoline credit. The last time Kimmel seen Frances was at a Tavern in Denver, CO on March 12th, 1965 and she stated that she was going to Sacramento, CA. He denied knowing her whereabouts’ and stated he knew Frances was all right.

Frances has never been seen nor heard from again.


Investigating Agencies:
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department
400 Roma Ave NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tele: 505.468.7100
Web: http://www.bernalillocountysheriff.com/bernalillo-county-sheriff/divisions.aspx


Information Sources:
Carlsbad Current Argus - 04/09/1965
Albuquerque Journal – 04/10/1965
Albuquerque Journal – 04/13/1965
Albuquerque Journal – 04/18/1965
Albuquerque Journal – 04/22/1965
Albuquerque Journal – 04/28/1965
Albuquerque Journal – 06/22/2000

 

[glamourkitty1922]

Here is an incredibly non-informative article on her

 

[jgfitzge]

Here is an incredibly non-informative article on her

Ok, am I reading the article correctly? Kimmel denied knowing where Frances Ann can be found...yet, he knows she is all right??? Can you see my eyes roll!

 

[glamourkitty1922]

Ok, am I reading the article correctly? Kimmel denied knowing where Frances Ann can be found...yet, he knows she is all right??? Can you see my eyes roll!

I know, it's so.....believable. I mean, nothing suspicious there. I'm sure he told them where she was happily living and they went to talk to her....except he didn't.

 

[glamourkitty1922]

Oooh, found another article with more information

He also agrees to a lie detector test and then refuses

 

[Laughing]

Oooh, found another article with more information He also agrees to a lie detector test and then refuses

RSBM BBM

Uhm, as WebSleuths, do we really need to know anything else?

Book 'em, Danno!

Too late for this young lady & her family, unfortunately. Wonder why the ball was apparently dropped?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

How tragic for her and her family. I wonder if she has been considered for any UIDs found in New Mexico over the years.
IMO it would be a good idea to search any yards or land owned by JK back then, using today's searching technology.

 

[Laughing]

How tragic for her and her family. I wonder if she has been considered for any UIDs found in New Mexico over the years.
IMO it would be a good idea to search any yards or land owned by JK back then, using today's searching technology.

Kimmel is identified as a heavy equipment operator.

Now I can't specifically point to any Albuquerque buildings under construction in 1964 -- but sadly I am afraid you'd have to look under one.

Plenty of Federal money went to universities that year, and hospitals were always building -- where did this guy work???

UNM is a good-sized campus. I sorted on Year Built, several candidates:

List of University of New Mexico buildings - Wikipedia

The Pit (basketball arena) is a biiiiig structure, opened in 1966.

Obviously I have no idea what Kimmel was operating or where, I just have family in New Mexico and get lots of exercise jumping to conclusions.

JMHO YMMV LRR

 

[jgfitzge]

Kimmel is identified as a heavy equipment operator.

Now I can't specifically point to any Albuquerque buildings under construction in 1964 -- but sadly I am afraid you'd have to look under one.

Plenty of Federal money went to universities that year, and hospitals were always building -- where did this guy work???

UNM is a good-sized campus. I sorted on Year Built, several candidates:

List of University of New Mexico buildings - Wikipedia

The Pit (basketball arena) is a biiiiig structure, opened in 1966.

Obviously I have no idea what Kimmel was operating or where, I just have family in New Mexico and get lots of exercise jumping to conclusions.

JMHO YMMV LRR

Geez after reading his bizarre statements and Now we find out he is a heavy equipment operator?? My God next will we find out that he drove a white van with no windows?

 

[alb1on]

Jester Ray Kimmel died in 2013 (or 2014 - there are two records on Ancestry with the same information including day and month, but one year difference - one was mistranscribed). Unfortunately this means little chance of further progress.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping for Frances. We won't forget this case.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Moving Frances' case back up. It sounds like we could also consider Colorado cases for her, right?

 

[HopeRains]

Albuquerque Tribune, 11 May 65, pg 6

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Bump. Trying to find more info her case.