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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Antonio Jimmerson, he his car into the Missouri River in Wyandotte County, Kansas, in October 2018.

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5/12/19
GOODLAND, Kan. (KSNT) - After an hours-long search statewide, the KBI announced that a missing Goodland man was found safely.

Saturday night, 71-year-old Michael Stamm went missi...

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5/12/19
GOODLAND, Kan. (KSNT) - After an hours-long search statewide, the KBI announced that a missing Goodland man was found safely.

Saturday night, 71-year-old Michael Stamm went missing. His wife contacted the Goodland Police, who asked the KBI to send out a statewide Silver Alert. The Silver Alert was issued on Sunday morning.

The KBI asked for the public's help to find the man, who they said suffered from Parkinson's, diabetes and memory problems.

On Sunday evening, the KBI said Stamm was found safely, canceling the Silver Alert. They thanked the public for their help with the search.

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Missing Michael Stamm, 71, Goodland, KS. 5/11/19.

5/12/19
GOODLAND, Kan. - The Goodland Police Department and the KBI issue a Silver Alert for 71-year-old Michael Stamm.

Stamm is a white male with grey hair and a ponytail. He has hazel eyes and wears glasses. He is 5 ft. 9 in. tall and weighs approximately 265 lbs.

Stamm was last seen by his wife on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. Officers saw Stamm on surveillance footage leaving the Walmart in Goodland around 5 p.m.

Stamm drives a white Chevrolet Venture minivan with a "In God We Trust" license plate, number AE740.

According to family members, Stamm has Parkinson's disease, diabetes and suffers from memory function disabilities.

If you see Stamm or his vehicle, please immediately contact the Goodland Police Department at (785) 890-4575.

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Michael Stamm, 71, is missing from the Goodland area. Anyone with information should call police.

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#Missing Fernando Ortiz Tabon, 49, Wichita, KS.
May 4, 2019.

5/7/19
The wife of a missing Wichita man is asking for the community if they’ve seen her husband Fernando Ortiz Tabon.

The case was reported to Wichita Police on May 4, though family said he was last seen by them before then.

FERNANDO ORTIZ TABON

Missing from: Wichita, Kan.

Missing since: May 4, 2019

Age when reported missing: 49

Height: 5’5’’, very slim build

Hair: Brown, balding

Distinguishing marks: does not have front teeth; has scar on hand, inside his palm near the middle finger.

If you have information that could help the case, contact the Wichita Police Department at (316) 268-4111. KAKE News will feature the story of a missing person every weekday in our newscasts at 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you have a person you’d like for us to share a story about, please contact Anchor Annette Lawless at alawless@kake.com.

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#BodyFound - Topeka, KS. 5/7/19.

5/8/19
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - An investigation is underway after someone found a body in a wooded area in southwest Topeka Tuesday night.

Topeka Police told KSNT News someone reported the body around 7:00 p.m. The caller said they saw the body near SW 30th Terrace, behind HyVee.

Police confirmed the person was dead, but they are still trying to figure out the gender.

The coroner and CSI are on their way to the scene.

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Topeka Police told KSNT News someone reported the body around 7:00 p.m. The caller said they saw the body near SW 30th Terrace, behind HyVee.

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Missing Rubin Mitchell, 29, last seen West 78 Terrace and Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri. 4/30/19.

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#StillMissing Robert Tippit, Topeka, KS.
Late date of contact, Jan. 1, 1980.

5/3/19
TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) -
Robert Tippit was reported missing decades ago in Topeka. He was last seen in 1977 or 1978. Though records with the Department of Justice show that his late date of contact was on Jan. 1, 1980. It did not detail as to what happened on that date. He may have traveled to California.

Robert used several aliases, including Ricard Allen Lais, Richard Allen Lais, Ron Roberts, Arthur Dewuane Tippit and Bob Tippit.

ROBERT RONALD TIPPIT

Missing from: Topeka, Kan.

Date of last contact: Jan. 1, 1980

Age when reported missing: 36

Age now: 75

Height then: 5’10’’

Weight then: 180 pounds

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

If you have information that could help the case, contact the Topeka Police Department at (785) 368-9415.

KAKE News will feature the story of a missing person every weekday in our newscasts at 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you have a person you’d like for us to share a story about, please contact Anchor Annette Lawless at alawless@kake.com.

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Robert Tippit was reported missing decades ago in Topeka.

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5/2/19
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) -
More than 600,000 people go missing in the United States every year. While many are found alive and well, there are the few cases that go unsolved.

In Kansas, there are 25 people’s remains that are unidentified, as listed in the Department of Justice’s NamUs database. The victims include 18 men, 5 women and 2 toddlers. They are anywhere from 12 months to 91 years old. Some of the cases are decades old.

CRACKING INTO CASES
When police departments try to identify a body, many people can help out, including forensic anthropologist Peer Moore-Jansen.

“They will contact me and they will request my assistance. Sometimes it's a sheriff's office somewhere,” he said. “Sometimes it's a police department, sometimes it's a prosecutor. I think once in my life, I’ve worked for a defense attorney.”

His goal is to create a general skeletal profile. Though Moore-Jansen may not be able to find the exact cause of death, he can find the manner of death and more details about a person; this can be especially helpful on cold cases.

“I can look at gunshot wounds. I can look at cut marks I can look at saw marks. I could look at fractures,” he continued. “This I have expertise, and, so I can give opinions on or insights or documentation speaking to a manner of death? Did they die from a homicide? Did they die from a suicide? Did they die from an accident?”

In addition to creating a profile of the person, he may help reconstruct the skeleton, which can take months. He was hired to assist with the July 2003 murder investigation at Club Mexico, then located at 2600 S. Oliver in Wichita. Three people were murdered, but it was a complicated case.

According to Kansas Supreme Court documents, the men were shot to death and their bodies were dismembered, stored in a freezer and taken from Wichita to a field in Cowley County; it was there where the bodies were put in large barrels, doused with gas and burned. The club owner, Arturo Garcia, was convicted and sentenced to more than 100 years for the murders.

“It literally took me five months to identify the three people who are involved in this case,” Moore-Jansen said. “But, it took me no more than 30 seconds to identify there were a minimum of three people involved.”

The victims were later identified as Clint Jones, 30, Oscar Ramirez, 27, and Nicolas Ramirez, 22.

Moore-Jansen said with a majority of cases, though, it may take a week or two to create a profile.

SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FORENSICS
Moore-Jansen has spent 30 years out of his 36-year career at Wichita State University, where he is a professor of anthropology. He helps teach students by taking them into the field and taking them on-sight to “Skeleton Acres,” a property donated to the university, where students get hands-on experience with mock crime scenes.

Years ago, Moore-Jansen and a former professor of his from Tennessee helped develop a forensic databank for calculating standards for North American populations.

He said he never walked into this career wanting to be a hero. He’s glad to be of help when he can.

“I do hear indirectly about families who find closure,” he said, “and that does make it so much more – not worthwhile – so much more…you feel comforted. There's a purpose.”

Victim’s families have found a purpose too. Some have donated their loved one’s body to Wichita State to help students get hands-on experience. It’s that experience, Moore-Jansen said, which defines an industry where only dozens of people are able to decipher the most complicated cases.

“Sometimes they feel inclined to donate the skeleton, which means we as researchers, me as a teacher, you know, we can expand knowledge about all this,” Moore-Jansen said. “I find that very valuable. I very much appreciate all the people I have worked with, worked for. And I think it benefits us tremendously as a society.”

You can read more about Dr. Peer Moore-Jansen’s work at Wichita State University by clicking here. www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_college_of_liberal_arts_and_sciences/anthropology/anthropolog...

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Missing Rubin Mitchell, 29, last seen West 78 Terrace and Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri. 4/30/19.

5/1/19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri police need your help locating a missing 29-year-old man.

Police said Rubin Mitchell was last seen West 78 Terrace and Wornall Road Tuesday evening.

Mitchell is described as standing 6’0″ and weighing 155 pounds.

Police ask if you see him or have any information to call the Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5136.

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KC police ask for help locating missing 29-year-old man

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City, Missouri police need your help locating a missing 29-year-old man. Police said Rubin Mitchell was last seen West 78 Terrace and Wornall Road Tuesday evening. Mitchell ...

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#StillMissing Megan Foglesong, then 24, Rice County, KS. 2015.

RICE COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) - The death of David Madden is bringing up questions from family members and the community as to what happened to Megan Foglesong.

“Come home Megan,” Susan Olson said.

Olson and many others in small town Alden are still questioning how 24-year-old Megan vanished.

“Quite a few that are mourning her,” she said. “Wishing that we could find her or know what really happened.”

The mystery of Megan’s disappearance began in late November or early December of 2015.

KBI agents named David Madden as a suspect in the case.

Jenna Foglesong said Madden was with her sister days before she disappeared.

And with Madden’s death, she may never know the truth.

“Half of that I felt bad because oh that might be the only person that knows what happened to her,” Jenna said. “I would just like to know what happened and if they can find her.”

“Not knowing what was going on is scary, but maybe we can come to somewhat of a closure,” Olson said.

She said there are mixed emotions in her tiny town, but she’s still praying for more answers.

“I still have hope that maybe they can find Megan,” she said.

If you have any information on her disappearance, you can call the KBI at 316-337-6100.

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Rice County suspect's death brings up questions about missing Kansas woman

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 The death of David Madden is bringing up questions from family members and the community as to what happened to Megan Foglesong.

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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Kevin Bidwell, 59, missing since November, 2018.

4/26/19
EL DORADO, Kan. (KAKE) -
Remains found in El Dorado Lake have been identified as a man who was reported missing late last year.

The Butler County Sheriff's Department identified the man as Kevin Bidwell. Two men fishing in El Dorado Lake discovered the body last weekend.

Bidwell, 59, had been reported missing in November, 2018. He was believed to live near the lake.

Authorities requested DNA from Bidwell's family members to make the identification.

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Remains found in El Dorado Lake have been identified as a man who was reported missing late last year.

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4/16/19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UPDATE, 2 p.m. April 15 | Police said Monday that Beverly Williams-Pelton was found and is OK.

PREVIOUS | Kansas City, Missouri, police are looking for a missing woman with a history of medical problems.

Beverly Williams-Pelton, 57, of Kansas City, was last seen about 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of East 41st Street, police said.

Williams-Pelton is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds.

She has brown eyes and long salt-and-pepper colored hair she wears in a tight bun.

Williams-Pelton suffered from multiple strokes and is on numerous medications, police said.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call the KCPD's Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5136.

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KCPD says missing 57-year-old woman found safe

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Missing Felicia Miner, 22, and her 3-year-old son Dominic. Lawrence, KS. 4/18/19.

4/19/19
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