Mexico Sharon Elizabeth Hall Kinne, 30, Escaped Convicted Murderer 7 December 1969, died in Alberta Canada in 2022

[LadyL]

Given that the police praised the courage of the tipster, who came forth two years after she died...who else would need courage?

Also, a surviving child might sort through their mother's effects after her death and discover something they never knew about her in life.

that's a good point - found pictures and newspaper clippings perhaps

 

[LadyL]

Diedra Grace “Dee” Hall Glabus Ell (1939-2022) -...

Her date of birth was Nov 30, 1939. She was 4 months old during the 1940 US Census. Other records confirm this date, as well. The date of birth above and her name are incorrect, as she gave those dates and name to hide her real identity as Sharon Kinne, a murderess who escaped prison in Mexico...

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I wonder how James Thomas died.

 

[Austin023]

Sharon apparently had pretty severe dementia in the last few years of her life. A person close to her, probably a family member in Alberta, tipped off the FBI soon after her death. I'm guessing her son, who she had with James Glabus in the 1970s...I wonder if bits and pieces of Sharon's true identity and past came out in her dementia state?
While authorities did not reveal the identity of the person who gave them the tip as to Glabus's true identity, they described that person as making a "heroic" effort and decision. I'm thinking close family from her post-Mexico escape of course.

 

[MassGuy]

Sharon apparently had pretty severe dementia in the last few years of her life. A person close to her, probably a family member in Alberta, tipped off the FBI soon after her death. I'm guessing her son, who she had with James Glabus in the 1970s...I wonder if bits and pieces of Sharon's true identity and past came out in her dementia state?
While authorities did not reveal the identity of the person who gave them the tip as to Glabus's true identity, they described that person as making a "heroic" effort and decision. I'm thinking close family from her post-Mexico escape of course.

Yes, if it's "heroic," then it just has to be a very close family member. I think the son is the most logical tipster.

 

[Austin023]

Yes, if it's "heroic," then it just has to be a very close family member. I think the son is the most logical tipster.

It would be interesting to know how long any family knew of Glabus's past, or at least suspected something wasn't adding up. Since she died in early 2022, there appears to have been at least some delay in contacting the FBI, as it's claimed the tip was not given to them until summer, 2024. It took some months to investigate and confirm her identity via old FBI fingerprints (compared to ones the Alberta funeral home had) as well as DNA comparison of relatives.
One thing I found strange regarding Kinne's "new" identity: in the 2022 obituary, it's stated that Glabus/Kinne was born in Independence, MO and that her birthday was November 30, 1940.

This is nearly identical to Sharon Kinne's, who was also born in Independence and on November 30, but in 1939, not 1940. She, as Glabus, had kept the basic bio information the same, except for shaving one year off. I do not believe Kinne had a Social Security number when she was living as herself. I just wonder how she managed to craft or alter her identity and remain successfully hidden for over 50 years?
Im going to guess she essentially used the basics of her upbringing as the foundation for her "new" life story, without the homicides of course. Apparently she was well liked in Taber and nobody really had any suspicion about her living as Glabus.

 

[MassGuy]

It would be interesting to know how long any family knew of Glabus's past, or at least suspected something wasn't adding up. Since she died in early 2022, there appears to have been at least some delay in contacting the FBI, as it's claimed the tip was not given to them until summer, 2024. It took some months to investigate and confirm her identity via old FBI fingerprints (compared to ones the Alberta funeral home had) as well as DNA comparison of relatives.
One thing I found strange regarding Kinne's "new" identity: in the 2022 obituary, it's stated that Glabus/Kinne was born in Independence, MO and that her birthday was November 30, 1940.

This is nearly identical to Sharon Kinne's, who was also born in Independence and on November 30, but in 1939, not 1940. She, as Glabus, had kept the basic bio information the same, except for shaving one year off. I do not believe Kinne had a Social Security number when she was living as herself. I just wonder how she managed to craft or alter her identity and remain successfully hidden for over 50 years?
Im going to guess she essentially used the basics of her upbringing as the foundation for her "new" life story, without the homicides of course. Apparently she was well liked in Taber and nobody really had any suspicion about her living as Glabus.

It was a hell of a lot easier to disappear like this back when she did it. Relatively easy to change ones identity and actually get away with it.

But yeah, I’d kill for the specifics!

 

[Austin023]

It was a hell of a lot easier to disappear like this back when she did it. Relatively easy to change ones identity and actually get away with it.

But yeah, I’d kill for the specifics!

Yes it was a lot easier, though one still had to be careful. I'm thinking she did not use any identity broker or used someone else's birth certificate, as was once common practice, as she kept birthplace same as well as birthday, except for year. She married James Glabus in the US around 1970, soon after her escape. By marrying and changing name, that added yet another cloak to her already garbled ID. They were in Taber, Alberta by 1974.
But she must have obtained a driver's license and as a realtor, likely a license for that, too. Those actions could have exposed her, though apparently not. I'm betting Kinne simply used her maiden name again after escaping Mexico. It would be nice to see what the marriage record to James Glabus has!

 

[annemc2]

Does it say anywhere where she got the name and possible birth certificate (e.g. from a deceased child)? Apologies if I missed it. The significance of the name "Diedra Grace" is certainly interesting, and using an alternative spelling of the first name probably stuck out a bit. Does anyone understand the Gideon mention? Just curious- it sounds like she might have eventually found religion?

 

[Austin023]

Does it say anywhere where she got the name and possible birth certificate (e.g. from a deceased child)? Apologies if I missed it. The significance of the name "Diedra Grace" is certainly interesting, and using an alternative spelling of the first name probably stuck out a bit. Does anyone understand the Gideon mention? Just curious- it sounds like she might have eventually found religion?

Nothing I've read or come across says how she assumed the new identity as Glabus. However, I am unsure if Kinne actually stole and used another person's identity for a couple of reasons: one is the Diedra Glabus id has a birthdate of 11/30/1940; Sharon Hall Kinne had a birthdate of 11/30/1939. Secondly, both IDs have Independence, Missouri as her place of birth. While having her new ID align with her true place of origin probably made keeping her story straight easier, the nearly identical dates of birth are strange, with Glabus being one year younger exactly.

I'm going to conjecture here, partly based on what I just mentioned as well as my own work experience dealing with identity documents like birth, death certs, and potential fraud. Kinne, I think, actually "mutated" her own identity. I know this might sound outrageous, but remember this was in 1969, when she escaped the Mexican prison. We know Kinne was using the Glabus name by 1973, when she and her husband arrived in Taber, Alberta.

She was, according to unsubstantiated sources, married to James Glabus in California in or around 1970. What name she used before marrying him, I do not know; subsequent documents relevant to her as Glabus, post 1973, apparently give her birth date as 11/30/1940 and born in Independence, MO. This is JUST a theory, but I wonder if Sharon used her maiden name of Hall upon marrying Glabus. The one year difference in birth year could be a deliberate "error" she put down early in her living as Glabus, to throw things off a bit. With no Social Security number, a date of birth is the next best thing for tracking identity. Sharon very well may have used her real birth certificate when marrying Glabus, or obtaining other docs.

Leaving the US for Canada would add an additional barrier for protection. If she has tried to do this today, she's be caught quickly. Also, using her original birth certificate and birth name would make a stable, verifiable foundation to overlay her new ID. She was known as Sharon Kinne from age 17, and possibly was briefly married prior! So most documents would have her married name, not maiden. Again, I speculated she deliberately caused confusion in records by reverting or changing her name, albeit not legally, and fudging her birthdate.