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CRIME

Unsolved Homicides

We appreciate witnesses coming forward and providing statements. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department will continue to investigate these and other homicides until the suspects are identified, caught, and the cases are brought to the appropriate prosecutor’s offices. As always, for immediate assistance, call 9-1-1.

To provide anonymous tips: Call the TIPS Hotline 816-474-TIPS (816-474-8477). Submit Web Tips at KCcrimestoppers.com. Download the FREE mobile app, P3Tips, available on Google Play and Apple iOS platforms. It is fully functional on smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops. This allows for uploading of photos and videos. There is up to a $25,000 dollar reward eligible for information leading to an arrest.

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Twila Harris
Case Report Number: 94-152663

On October 18, 1994, at 4:36 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance call in the courtyard of an apartment buildiing at 3744 Warwick. When officers arrived, they discovered the bloodied body of Twila Harris lying just inside an open door of apartment number one. The officers called for an ambulance and checked the interior of the apartment but found no one else. Ms. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene, suffering from apparent stab wounds. Witnesses reported hearing a female screaming for help.The victim was later identified as 26-year-old Twila Harris. A male was seen running away from the scene toward 38th and Walnut, but no other information was developed.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Cold Case Squad at 816-234-5136.

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Kimberly Cowhick
Case Report Number: 94-006679

On January 14, 1994, at about 12:30 p.m., utility workers discovered the body of Kimberly Cowhick in a field thick with brush and weeds in an area south of N. 72nd and North Brighton. It was determined by the Medical Examiner that the victim’s body could have been in the field for some time and that she had died of a gunshot wound.

Ms. Cowhick was last seen alive on November 28, 1993, by her boyfriend when she left a motel near Independence Avenue and Paseo to walk to a nearby store. She never returned. The victim was a known prostitute who frequented the areas of 18th and Main and Independence Avenue, and her murder might have been in connection to prostitution.

Anyone with information who can help solve this case is asked to call the Cold Case Squad at 816-234-5136.

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Katherine Baker
Case Report Number: 90-053018

The 30-year-old victim was last seen the night of April 14, 1990, or the morning of April 15, 1990. Her body was discovered about 1 p.m. on April 19, 1990, north of 4220 N.E. Birmingham Rd. on old 210 Highway. It was off a closed road in a remote area near woods. Ms. Baker was known to frequent several bars in the North Kansas City area: Helen’s on 210 Highway, Marcy’s on Vivion Road and the Depot in Avondale, Missouri. She was last seen at one of these bars prior to her disappearance. While they don’t know for sure, police think the victim might have encountered the suspect at one of the bars. The suspect then murdered her and dumped her body at the location where she was discovered.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Cold Case Squad at 816-234-5136.

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Brett Kreglo
Case Report Number: Y - 09881

On  December 4, 1985, at 10:49 p.m., officers were dispatched to a robbery call at the Pizza Hut located at 7510 E. 87th Street. When they arrived on the scene, the officers found Brett Kreglo lying on the floor of the Pizza Hut’s entry foyer, located just inside the east side of the business. He was pronounced dead.  Mr. Kreglo, who was a customer, had just entered the business when he was shot by one of the robbery suspects.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Cold Case Squad at 816-234-5136.

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Terry L. Allen
Case Report Number: 83-0000
Terry was 16 years old when was last seen leaving her residence in the 2600 block of Park on June 24, 1983 at 5:45 p.m. 

After she did not return home, her mother became concerned and started contacting family and friends trying to find anyone that had her.

At 9 a.m. the next morning, June 25, 1983, the victim’s body was discovered near 2000 E. 22nd Street, hidden in the brush of a semi-secluded area not far from her home.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043.

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Jacqueline Davis
Case Report Number: T - 68506

A couple hunting for crawdads discovered the 26-year-old victim’s body on June 6, 1983, in a ravine near 66th and Paseo. Ms. Jacqueline Davis had no known involvement in criminal activity.She was last seen late in the evening of June 3, 1983, or the early morning hours of June 4, 1983, at a nightclub called The Pink Garter, which was in the area of 39th and Main streets.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Cold Case Squad at 816-234-5136.

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Darrell Prilliman
Case Report Number: N - 8000

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The victim, Darrell Prilliman, a 40-year-old, free-lance pilot, was last seen on April 6, 1980, at a bar inside the Holiday Inn Hotel at I-29 and 291 Highway. The victim responded to the bar to meet a man who wanted to hire him for a job flying parts to oil fields in Oklahoma City. The victim arrived at the bar at approximately 7:30 p.m. and met with an individual who identified himself as Pete Peterson. The victim left the bar with subject Peterson and never returned. Subject Peterson returned to the bar at approximately 9 p.m. dressed in different clothing.

The victim’s body was discovered May 4, 1980, in a partially wooded area at N. 108th and Skyview. The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was involved in a highly contested divorce involving custody of his children. The victim’s wife and mother in-law made threats to harm the him. The victim’s vehicle was discovered abandoned in long-term parking lot “E” at KCI Airport on April 8, 1980. A heavy concentration of blood was found on the passenger-side floor of the vehicle.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 816-234-5140.

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Allen Ray Thompson
Case Report Number: A-574

Allen Ray Thompson was 16 years old on Jan. 2, 1970, and at home with his mother at 3727 Forest. At about 9:45 p.m., two people described as black males in their late teens/early 20s robbed Allen’s mother and shot and killed Allen. Allen attended Westport High School and was involved in the R.O.T.C.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Cold Case Squad at 816-234-5136.

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