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Questions surrounding the alleged disappearance and presumed death of a 9-year-old girl have authorities searching for a 1958 police report.
In 2003, Jimmy Shellman, of Jopin told authorities he killed a child in 1958 and hid the body near Afton in Delaware County, said Mark Wall, with the Ottawa and Delaware County Cold Case Unit.
Delaware County deputies interviewed Shellman who was at Veterans Affairs mental hospital in Joplin.
Wall is searching for that interview and a 1958 missing child report.
“It wasn’t a cold case, it was an unknown case,” Wall said.
In 1958, Shellman was 11 years old and lived in the Afton area.
“We are unsure if the child was missing and not reported or if the child was missing and a report was made and now the report is missing,” Wall said. “We are unsure if the child even existed.”
Wall is seeking any of Shellman’s relatives or anybody who might remember a missing child from 1958.
At the time of Shellman’s confession, then Delaware County Sheriff Lenden Woodruff said there wasn’t a file related to a missing child, Wall said. Woodruff died in 2019.
Delaware County Sheriff James Beck said he wasn’t familiar with the case but has directed his staff to look through police reports in search of both reports.
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In 2003, Jimmy Shellman, of Jopin told authorities he killed a child in 1958 and hid the body near Afton in Delaware County, said Mark Wall, with the Ottawa and Delaware County Cold Case Unit.
Delaware County deputies interviewed Shellman who was at Veterans Affairs mental hospital in Joplin.
Wall is searching for that interview and a 1958 missing child report.
“It wasn’t a cold case, it was an unknown case,” Wall said.
In 1958, Shellman was 11 years old and lived in the Afton area.
“We are unsure if the child was missing and not reported or if the child was missing and a report was made and now the report is missing,” Wall said. “We are unsure if the child even existed.”
Wall is seeking any of Shellman’s relatives or anybody who might remember a missing child from 1958.
At the time of Shellman’s confession, then Delaware County Sheriff Lenden Woodruff said there wasn’t a file related to a missing child, Wall said. Woodruff died in 2019.
Delaware County Sheriff James Beck said he wasn’t familiar with the case but has directed his staff to look through police reports in search of both reports.
Oklahoma authorities looking for a 65-year-old missing child report
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA – Questions surrounding the alleged disappearance and presumed death of a 9-year-old girl have authorities searching for a 1958 police report. In 2003, Jimmy Shellman, of J…
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