Unsolved Crimes

Lakota Renville Homicide
October 16, 2005

On October 16^th, 2005, a pedestrian walking in the area of 92^nd and Pitcher Road in Independence, saw what they thought was a pile of trash in a vacant lot there.  When they looked closer it turned out to be carpet padding and a blanket rolled up around the body of 22 year-old Lakota R. Renville.  Only her head was exposed.

Independence police responded and immediately started an investigation that revealed the victim had been beaten and stabbed to death.  Neighbors told police that as of 7:00 that morning the “pile of trash” had been there but no one looked more closely at that time, as illegal dumping was common in the area.  Other neighbors said they did not see it.

Police learned the victim worked as a prostitute along Independence Avenue in Kansas City and had been with a customer as late as 3:30 that morning.  DNA testing cleared that customer of suspicion.  About an hour before the body was found an Independence police officer on patrol in the area had seen a brown, nineties model Ford Explorer park in the lot where the body was found.  There didn’t seem to be anyone around and the truck blocked the view of the spot where Lakota’s body was.  It is unknown if this vehicle had anything to do with her death.

Police said it appeared she was killed elsewhere and her body dumped in the lot.  The blanket in which she was found was distinctive and they hope it may trigger someone’s memory.  It was a southwestern themed blanket with a desert scene with a skeleton head of a steer with horns.  The spring following her murder, Lakota’s tribe held a blessing ceremony at the spot where she was found to help bring peace to her spirit.

Police hope some has information that will bring justice as well.

David "Ray" Ninemire Homicide
August 15, 2003

  On August 15, 2003, at approximately 6:00am, store manager David "Ray" Ninemire, was finishing his work shift at the Westwood Apple Market, 4701 Mission Road, Westwood, Kansas, when a female employee was grabbed from behind by a male subject. The subject was described as about 5`5", thin build, wearing a top hat, fake beard pulled up high on his face, a black medium length coat and blank pants, displaying a handgun.

Upon hearing the female employee scream, Ray ran to the front of the store to her aid where he encountered the armed subject. The subject began shooting towards Ray, who was struck in the right thigh area, severing the femoral artery. The subject then calmly walked towards the exit doors where he shot a customer entering the store. The killer was last seen walking east from the store along West 47th Street and then north on Lloyd Street into Kansas City, Ks.

Willis Johnson Homicide
May 23, 2003

At about 1:00 on the morning of May 23^rd, 2003, Kansas City Police were called to the area of the 6000 block of Blue Hills on the sound of shots.  They were unable to locate anything at that time.  Just after 6:00 that morning they were called back on a report of a body found in an apartment at that location.  26 year-old Willis J. Johnson had been shot several times with a shotgun and apparently had been dead for several hours.  Witnesses said they had seen the victim on the previous evening arguing with an unknown black woman in the parking lot.  A reward of up to $1,000 is available for any tip that leads to an arrest in this case.

Shirley McKeown Homicide
August 24, 2002

On August 24^th, 2002, 71 year-old Shirley McKeown set out from her home to help her daughter at her house in midtown Kansas City.  She was never heard from again.  On September 3^rd, 2002, her car was found concealed behind a vacant house at 33^rd and Highland.  Due to the amount of her blood and other evidence found in the car, the case was ruled a homicide investigation.  Her body still has not been found and no arrests have been made.  Any tip leading to an arrest in this case is eligible for a cash reward of up to $10,000.

Craig Lasley Homicide
November 15, 2001

  The Greater KC Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline and Raytown, Missouri Police Department continue to solicit information regarding the 2001 homicide of Craig Lasley in Raytown, Mo.  Mr. Lasley was found dead in his home at 8614 Oxford Ave. Raytown, Missouri.

  Submit info. 24/7 at 816-474-8477, our P3Tips mobile ap or www.kccrimestoppers.com.  Up to a $15,000 cash reward is eligible for info. leading to an arrest or filing of charges.

Kia Vang Homicide
July 21, 2001

On July 24^th, 2001, at about 7:00 in the evening, Kansas City, Kansas police officers responded to a call about a woman down in an abandoned house in the 900 block of Ohio.  When officers arrived they found the partially nude body of 63 year-old Kia Vang.

The victim had been stabbed to death and sexually assaulted.  She had numerous stab wounds to her chest and several defensive knife wounds indicating she had tried to resist her attacker.

She had last been seen at about 8:00 that morning walking around the neighborhood, as she often did, looking for aluminum cans to sell for recycling.

This cold case remains unsolved and there is a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.

Caroline Neal Homicide
September 10, 2000

On September 10th, 2000 58 year-old Caroline Neal was working a night shift at a convenience store at 63^rd and Oak in Kansas City when two masked men armed with guns entered the store.  Ms. Neal barely had a chance to comply with the gunmen’s demands when she was shot and killed.  The suspects, both black males, were wearing Halloween masks, one of them a mask such as the one from the “Scream” motion pictures.  The case remains cold.  A reward of up to $1,000 is available for information leading to an arrest in this case.

Mose Davis Homicide
October 02, 1997

Just after midnight on October 2, 1997, Kansas City Police were dispatched on an ambulance call to Blue River Road and Chestnut in an isolated area in south Kansas City.  When they arrived they found 18 year-old Mose T. Davis lying in the southbound lanes of the roadway dead from multiple gunshot wounds.  The Kansas City Police Department’s Cold Case Murder Squad continues to investigate this homicide and believes that someone still has information.  If you can help call, email, or text your tip to Crime Stoppers.  A cash reward will go to the tip that leads to an arrest.

Fawn Marie Cox Homicide
July 26, 1989

On July 26, 1989 Fawn Marie Cox was raped and murdered in her home at 4640 E. 9th Street KCMO, she was only 16 years old at the time.  2019 is the 30th anniversary of this unsolved homicide.  

Please submit any information on this crime 24/7 to Crime Stoppers via our website, FREE P3Tips mobile app or by calling (816) 474-8477.

Allen Ray Thompson Homicide
January 02, 1970