KS KS - Beverly Ward, 13, Junction City, 4 July 1978

[Laughing]

Late to this, but:



It appears in this article from the Junction City Daily Union.

hmmm, was that a staged distraction???

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[cenazoic]

Right?? It’s hard not to read it that way. Also weird that B’s sister woke up the friend, who didn’t wake up Beverly, and everyone just ran out of the house.

 

[Bbgiraffe]

Just a few days from the 45th anniversary of this terribly sad mystery. Bumping for Beverly. Let's hope the anniversary brings something out of the woodwork that helps find her.

 

[Aurora90]

Was Beverly missing any running shoes? Or was she barefoot.

I haven’t seen any mention of footsteps outside her bedroom, but surely there must have been. Even if someone were to lift her, there had to have at least been one set. If she was actually kidnapped that is.

The reason I got to thinking about this was because I found this Jane Doe in Fort Worth Texas. She was found in August of 1980.

She was a black female, 5’3, 120 pounds, late teens/early adult. She was found wearing a green terrycloth bodysuit, black underwear, and track shoes.

I know that Beverly was seen in a green nightgown, in fact I think it’s what she’s wearing in her NAMUS profile picture.

But could it have been something like…

l know it’s a long shot, but no harm no foul. Tip submitted.

 

[Bbgiraffe]

Was Beverly missing any running shoes? Or was she barefoot.

I haven’t seen any mention of footsteps outside her bedroom, but surely there must have been. Even if someone were to lift her, there had to have at least been one set. If she was actually kidnapped that is.

The reason I got to thinking about this was because I found this Jane Doe in Fort Worth Texas. She was found in August of 1980.

She was a black female, 5’3, 120 pounds, late teens/early adult. She was found wearing a green terrycloth bodysuit, black underwear, and track shoes.

I know that Beverly was seen in a green nightgown, in fact I think it’s what she’s wearing in her NAMUS profile picture.
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But could it have been something like…

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l know it’s a long shot, but no harm no foul. Tip submitted.

Beverly is reported as being a little shorter than this but you just never know until you try. There is not much available information about what the police found at the scene or via their investigation. I have thought about doing a KORA open record request for info but I feel like it is an open investigation so I doubt they would give anything.

Thank you for thinking of her.

 

[Caring1]

4 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[Diane Redfern]

I wonder what type of altercation was and if it may have been just a distraction.