KS - Christina Ranae King, 26, Beaten to death, Kansas City, 25 Dec 1998 *arrest in 2023*

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Family still hoping for answers in 1998 Kansas City, Kansas killing
Jan 01, 2022

King's family gathered to remember her on Monday-photo courtesy Fox4Kansas City
''KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Twenty-three years after a Kansas City, Kansas, woman was killed, her family is still hoping for justice.

WDAF-TV reports that relatives of Christina Ranae King gathered Monday evening to pray and release balloons in her memory. King was fatally beaten on Christmas Day in 1998, leaving behind a daughter who was 10 at the time.

The vigil was organized by Justice for Wyandotte, an advocacy group that works to promote transparency in law enforcement. Organizer Khadijah Hardaway says cases like King's are why the police department should open a cold case unit.

A police spokeswoman says the case remains open and that developing a cold case unit is a top priority for Chief Karl Oakman.''

 

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Gary Dion Davis, Sr. is charged with the second degree murders of Pearl Davis, also known as Sameemah Mussawir in November 1996, and Christina King on Dec. 25, 1998.

KCK Cold Cases unit links suspect’s DNA to two previously unsolved homicides

Kansas City, Kan. cold cases unit believe they've solved the homicides of Christina King, Pearl Davis.

www.kctv5.com

 

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Updated: Sep 20, 2023 rbbm

Kansas City truck driver charged in 2 cold case murders, detectives say there could be more victims

A Kansas City, Kansas, truck driver has been preliminarily charged with the murders of two women during the 1990s.

www.wishtv.com

''Gary Dion Davis Sr., a Kansas City, Kansas, truck driver who has been preliminarily charged with the murders of two women during the 1990s. (Provided Photo/Wyandotte County Detention Center)
Oakman said Davis went on with “his normal life like nothing happened” after the alleged murders.''
''INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Kansas City, Kansas, truck driver has been preliminarily charged with the murders of two women during the 1990s.
52-year-old Gary Dion Davis is being held in the Wyandotte County jail on a $500,000 bond after detectives working under a newly formed cold case unit connected him to the crimes through DNA evidence, authorities said Wednesday.
Davis is accused of killing Christina King, a 26-year-old mother who was found beaten to death on Christmas Day 1996 behind an abandoned building.
He is also facing charges for the fatal stabbing of Pearl Barnes, who also went by Sameemah Musawwir, who was found a month earlier in a vacant house, the Kansas City Star reported.''

 

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LE had DNA evidence many years earlier:

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article279640244.html

 

[DS2021]

I made a thread for Gary, ive stumbled across an article that lists a handful of murders that are similar to Pearls murder, both demographically and proximity wise.

KS - Kansas- Gary Dion Davis Sr, former truck driver, arrested for 2 1990s homicides, additional possible victims

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/us/kansas-city-cold-case-killings-trucker-charged/index.html A 52-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in two separate 1990s cold case killings, and authorities believe he is “likely” tied to other unsolved homicides in Kansas City and throughout the region...

www.websleuths.com

 

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Dec. 25, 2024 rbbm

Suspect in 1998 KCK homicide set to have jury trial in February

Two men looking for scrap metal found a woman's body in Kansas City, Kansas on Christmas Day in 1998.

www.yahoo.com

Mugshot of Gary Dion Davis, courtesy of Wyandotte County Detention Center

''While speaking to reporters at the September 2023 news conference, KCK Police Chief Karl Oakman thought Gary Davis could be involved in other cases.
“In my experience, based on him killing two women, most likely he’s killed more.”
''For now, Gary Davis remains in jail, charged with two counts of second-degree murder. His trial is scheduled for February 24, 2025 at 9 a.m. He’s pleaded not guilty to both murder charges.''

 

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Wow! I was going to say, it's unlikely these are the only 2 victims.