KS KS - Tawnya Knight, 15, murdered, Spring Hill, 7 Dec 1996

[CatsNTats]

Tawnya Knight’s murder has remained unsolved. On Dec 7th, 1996, the 15-yr-old girl was out with friends southeast of Garner, Arizona in Springhill. There are mixed reports as to what happened that evening. Some say she went walking alone towards home, and others say someone was accompanying her. What we know for certain is 6 months later, on June 7th, 1997, Tawnya’s body was found deceased by a farmer at the back of a graveyard. It was definitely a homicide. Were the friends she trusted responsible for her death?

Detectives seek tips in Spring Hill cold case

Working on justice for Tawnya Knight


Part 2: Who killed Tawnya Knight? A new theory emerges.

 

[dotr]

Johnson County Sheriff's Office asks for public's help in solving 27-year-old cold case of Tawnya D. Knight

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving the 27-year-old cold case of Tawyna D. Knight's murder.

www.kshb.com

By: Lily O'Shea Becker Dec 07, 2023

''KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving the 27-year-old cold case of Tawnya D. Knight's murder.
Knight was reportedly last seen by an acquaintance in the evening hours of Dec. 7, 1996, in Spring Hill, Kansas. She was reported missing the following day.
Six months later, on June 7, 1997, Knight's remains were found on a farmer's field in the 21000 block of U.S. 169 Highway in Spring Hill.
Anyone who has information pertaining to Knight's murder is asked to contact the Johnson County Sheriff's Office's Investigations Division at (913)-715-5560.''

Dec 9, 2021
A 15-year-old girl disappeared in Spring Hill, Kansas, 25 years ago this week. Months later, she was found dead. Tawnya Knight's killer has never been caught. But Johnson County detectives are still determined to solve the cold case and they need your help.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Knight was reportedly last seen by an acquaintance in the evening hours of Dec. 7, 1996, in Spring Hill, Kansas. She was reported missing the following day.

Six months later, on June 7, 1997, Knight's remains were found on a farmer's field in the 21000 block of U.S. 169 Highway in Spring Hill

Johnson County Sheriff's Office asks for public's help in solving 27-year-old cold case of Tawnya D. Knight

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving the 27-year-old cold case of Tawyna D. Knight's murder.

www.kshb.com

 

[susang0907]

I believe it was the kid that would not be interviewed by the police. He stated he would come in and never showed up and then was never interviewed. I think that he raped her and killed her they found the coat with someone associated with him so I honestly feel like this guy knows exactly what happened to Tawnya that night.

 

[Teamir]

Her remains were found in a vacant field south of the Spring Hill Cemetery (Source: The Olathe Daily News 6/18/1997).

And from a different article: "Robert Lynn, of Gardner, was tilling his field near Spring Hill..." when he spotted the skull. It mentions that the vacant field was about 100 yards east of Hwy 169. The article also says she left a friend's house shortly after midnight (Source: Council Grove Republican 6/9/1997).

 

[UCFKnightInKC]

Her remains were found in a vacant field south of the Spring Hill Cemetery (Source: The Olathe Daily News 6/18/1997).

And from a different article: "Robert Lynn, of Gardner, was tilling his field near Spring Hill..." when he spotted the skull. It mentions that the vacant field was about 100 yards east of Hwy 169. The article also says she left a friend's house shortly after midnight (Source: Council Grove Republican 6/9/1997).

I have been to where they found her. I also believe it was the kid that was never interviewed.