Missing Kimberly LaWanda Carter Carter, approximately 1984 Date reported missing : 07/05/1984 Missing location (approx) : Kansas City, Missouri Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : Black DOB : 04/21/1965 (56) Age at the time of disappearance: 19 years old Height / Weight : 5'3, 115 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black pantsuit and a white cap. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Carter's ears are pierced. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Carter was last seen in Kansas City, Missouri at 6:00 p.m. on July 5, 1984. She asked a friend to babysit her three children, one of whom was only two months old, and dropped the children off at the friend's home in the vicinity of the 4500 block of Kensington before she went to work. Later, Carter she called a friend, indicated she was in some kind of trouble, and asked for a ride home. She only had time to say the phrase "20 in Kansas" before the line went dead. She never arrived home. One of Carter's friends claims he heard from her on July 7, when she called him between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. She told him she was on Interstate 35 in Kansas and asked for a ride home. Her friend told her he could not pick her up, and she said, "One of the men said he would take me home." Carter may been seen riding a green Chevrolet Nova during this time period. She has not been heard from since. Carter dropped out of high school, and had her first child at Age at the time of disappearance: 15. At the time of her disappearance, she was allegedly leading a high-risk lifestyle and had some unsavory acquaintances. Her family believes she met with foul play, as it is uncharacteristic of her to abandon her children. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Kansas City Police Department 816-234-5136 816-234-5000 September 2021 updates and sources Kansas City Police Department A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. Omega 7 Inc. KMBC-TV The Kansas City Star The Doe Network October 12, 2004. August 2, 2008; picture added. |