The Disappearance of Shirley McKeown
Episode 160
Shirley McKeown
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Seventy-one year old Shirley McKeown left home early on the morning of Saturday, August 24th, 2002. Her destination was just seven miles across town, her daughter's new house, where painters were working. It should have been a quick trip, but Shirley never arrived.
Within twenty-four hours she was reported missing, but she had seemingly vanished without a trace. It wouldn't be until ten days later when her car was found that investigators knew something terrible had happened.
The backseat was soaked in blood, enough to show that someone had been mortally wounded. While detectives would be lead towards two persons of interest Shirley's fate, and location, have never been discovered.
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Shirley McKeown – The Charley Project
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Shirley McKeown: Missing But Not Forgotten
Police: new leads in cases of missing KC women - KSHB.com
Still Missing: A look at Kansas City cold cases
A woman and girl murdered in KC, but whose bodies were never found
Families ask for help finding bodies of McKeown, Brewer
Project Rest Concordia Poster 06-08
Shirley McKeown – CUE – Community United Effort
Missing Persons - Kansas City Metro Crime Stoppers
KCMO.gov » Families ask for help finding bodies of their loved ones
Unsolved Crimes - Kansas City Metro Crime Stoppers
Shirley A Mckeown - Missouri Missing Person Directory
James E. McKeown (1929-1997) - Find A Grave Memorial
Joseph D. Cooper (1897-1962) - Find A Grave Memorial