A voice 4 the Lost is doing an update for Kimberly’s 45 year Missing.
Kimberly Sue Doss
Part 1: Just A Teen
Try to think back to when you were a teenager, for some people the world was not so harsh. As teens the world was theirs and they felt they knew everything. It was the ultimate feeling. So it felt anyway. A parent's input was undoubtedly unwelcome, and being told no to something was astonishing to a teenager. Many of us can relate to those feelings. At just 14 years old, Kimberly was no different. We will get into all the circumstances regarding Kimberly’s disappearance, but first, l want you to get to know Kimberly.
Larry and Linda Doss welcomed their second daughter, Kimberly Sue Doss on February 2, 1966. Kimberly had a sister Schelly who was two years older than her. Their family lived in Davenport, Iowa along with extended family close by. Kimberly lived there until age 8 when her parents ended up divorcing. Larry remarried and remained in Davenport with his new wife and stepchildren. Linda moved to Louisiana with Schelly and Kimberly. Schelly’s favorite memories with Kimberly were living in Louisiana and often going to the local trampoline park and movies together. After their time in Louisiana, the family moved to Houston, Texas. Linda remarried, and they welcomed two stepsisters into their family. Kimberly was especially close with one of her stepsisters growing up, unfortunately, she passed many years ago now.
According to the family, Kimberly was a good child, she was extremely outgoing and never met a stranger. Schelly only remembers them getting disciplined occasionally if at all. Kimberly found her interest in boys as a young teen and going to parties with her friends. Since she sometimes went back to Davenport to see her family, she would always see a close guy friend, Dallas Murphy, who lived down the street from her grandparents. Eventually, Dallas became her boyfriend so living in Houston was undoubtedly difficult for a teenager to not be near her boyfriend.
At 14, Kimberly felt she knew what was best for her. Like most teens, she did not want to have rules or be told no. She did not get her way one day and told her mom she was returning to Davenport to stay with her dad. Kimberly missed being back in Davenport it seemed. Being a teenager away from your closest friends, other siblings, and childhood home would presumably be difficult for any teenager.
Kimberly, being a free spirit, returned to Davenport, and she had no intentions of living with her dad. Instead, she moved in with Dallas at his mom’s house where she typically stayed when back in Davenport. Thinking she knew best, Kimberly lived there for a few months before deciding she wanted to move back to Houston.
March 20th, 1980, Kimberly called her mom to tell her she wanted to take the bus and come home to Houston. That was the last time Linda has ever spoken to Kimberly…
In Part 2 of Kimberly Sue Doss, we will take you back to what led Kimberly to call her mom about going to Houston. With the help of Kimberly’s family and law enforcement, we will begin to clear up the misinformation circulating for the last 44 years.
If you have any information, no matter how big or small, regarding the disappearance of Kimberly Sue Doss, please contact the Davenport PD 563-326-7979. If you are not comfortable doing so, please email us instead at
[email protected] and we will forward the information to the authorities.
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Agency Case : 82-46115
The Doe Network : 503DFIA - Kimberly Sue Doss (doenetwork.org)
Sources:
Family of Kimberly Sue Doss
Our partner on this feature and head advocate for Kimberly Sue Doss - Liana Wiechnik (VCCI Group)
Davenport Iowa PD
Kimberly Sue Doss FB Group
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