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Dec. 29, 2011
Jesse Warren Ross was a 19 year old male from Belton, Missouri. At the time of his disappearance, Jesse was a sophomore in communications major at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and was in Chicago with other students to participate in a model United Nations program.
Jesse was last seen in the early morning of November 21, 2006 attending a party/meeting being held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Tower, 301 E North Water St. Surveillance cameras at the hotel show Jesse getting up from his chair at 2:30a.m., walking out of the room for a 30 minute break.
From the Sheraton Hotel to his room at the Four Points Sheraton, 630 N Rush Street was a ten minute walk, well lit and monitored by cameras. However, none of the cameras recorded Jesse. Jesse has not been seen or heard from since.
Jessie was an enthusiastic, driven, well liked young man. He worked for a Kansas City radio station 95.7, the Vibe. Opie Cunningham was Jesse’s radio personality name. He worked on the “Shorty and the Boyz” morning show. He was well liked and admired by not only friends and family, but also his fans from his radio personality. Family and friends say Jesse was not having any personal problems at the time he went missing.
Loved ones are puzzled by his disappearance. Jesse’s mother Donna said Jesse was the kind of kid that always let her know where he was, what he was doing, and when he would be home. Jesse’s father, Don Ross said everyone who knows Jesse says there is no way imaginable that Jesse would just walk away from the life he was living.
On the day before Jesse was to return home from Chicago, Jessie called his mother all excited. At the conference he was attending a sponsor had just promised the students a trip to Costa Rica. He was very excited and wanted his mother to share in his excitement. Jesse promised to call the next day after he and the rest of the group were loaded up and leaving for their trip back home. The school group did not notice Jesse missing until they were ready to leave Chicago. Donna Ross has never heard from her son Jesse again.
Chicago police have found no evidence that Jesse was a victim of foul play. There has been no activity on his cell phone or credit cards since he was last seen.
Jesse’s disappearance is harshly similar to the December 2005 disappearance of 31 year old Mathew Soumakis, who had vanished from the same downtown Chicago hotel where Jesse was staying. Two weeks after Soumaki’s disappearance, his body was found in the
Chicago River, which runs just behind the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Using dogs, divers and sonar, police searched the Chicago River but could not find Jesse.
In the spring of 2007 the Chicago police formally suspended their search for Jesse Ross. His case remains unsolved.
References:
Charley Project Jesse Warren Ross
Findjesseross.com
Chicago Tribune
The Catholic Key; Newspaper of the Diocese of Kansas City- St Joseph
Dec 30, 2011
Information concerning Jessica Ann Kinsey
Jessica Ann Kinsey was 14-years old and living with her mother when she disappeared on Dec. 26, 1995.
Her mother, Mary Klein and step-father Ronald Klein, resided in Union, Missouri.
Jessica was reported missing by her step-father on December 26, 1995. During the early evening hours, Jessica checked into the Dollar Inn Motel on North Main Street in Colverdale, Indiana.
Investigators later learned that Jessica left Union with 23-year old Jimmy Hopkins Jr., who also used the aliases of John Walker or Joshua Walker.
Hopkins allegedly paid Mark Henderson to drive Hopkins and Jessica to Indiana, according to the Union Police.
Jessica and Hopkins stayed in room 222 at the Dollar Inn Motel and Mark Henderson checked into room 224. Henderson later told authorities that he heard loud noises from Jessica and Hopkins’ room during the night.
Henderson said the sounds were similar to a body being thrown against a wall. When Hopkins was questioned about Henderson’s statements, he told authorities they were having sexual intercourse.
Jessica and Hopkins were gone by the next morning and Jessica has not been seen or heard from since. Henderson reported the 1994 aqua blue, two door Chevrolet Cavalier belonging to him stolen and a complaint was filed with the police department in Cloverdale, Indiana.
Authorities with the Compton Police Department in California recovered the vehicle at an auto service business January 31, 1996.
Investigators located Hopkins soon afterwards, but he refused to give any information on Jessica’s whereabouts. Authorities determined that he left the motel alone on December 27th.
Investigators believe Jessica may have traveled to the western area of Los Angeles, California. An acquaintance of Hopkins recalled seeing him in the spring of 1996 with a girl matching the description of Jessica according to Union Police. The girl had accompanied Hopkins to a yogurt shop at the corner of Sunset and Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades area where Hopkins was working.
Hopkins returned to Missouri in the summer of 1996. Jessica was not with him. He did not provide law enforcement officials with any information which would help in locating Jessica.
“No matter what a person is arrested for or charged with, they do not have to talk with police.” Police Chief Don Fowler explained.
When law enforcement officials met with Hopkins after he returned from California, a public defender told authorities that Hopkins had “nothing to say”. Fowler commented, “We have to honor that”. Neither of the men have been charged in connection with Jessica’s disappearance.
Jessica’s whereabouts are still unknown and she reportedly has not been in contact with anyone since her disappearance, according to Union Police. “We’ve followed up on numerous leads but we have no information on where she is” said Becky Meyers, and officer with the UPD. Meyer also stated that Jessica has not used her Social Security number or attempted to obtain a driver’s license.
“We don’t know if she ran away or if he (Hopkins) coerced her into going with him.” Jessica’s mom, Mary Klein stated.
“We’re waiting for a break”, said Union Police Chief Don Fowler. “We’ve stretched this as far as we can.” Fowler noted that Jessica’s DNA information, dental records and one of her finger prints are on file locally and in a national data base.
Missouri authorities are handling Jessica’s case which remains unsolved. Some agencies may list “Union, Missouri” as the location of her disappearance. She was last seen
wearing green Levi jeans, a sweatshirt, green leather jacket, black tennis shoes, and a hunter green ponytail holder.
Jessica enjoys Mexican and Chinese food along as Pepsi, kool-aid, milk and tea. Her favorite movies were Dirty Dancing and the 1991 television film Sarah, Plain and Tall. Jessica enjoyed spending time with her dog Max. She also enjoyed camping in the summer, collecting porcelain dolls and swimming. Her favorite color was hunter green. Jessica’s family members said she had a shy nature when interacting with unfamiliar people, but she was out going with her friends.
Jessica’s mom Mary Klein and her husband Ron Klein, have since relocated to Independence, Missouri.
If you have any information regarding Jessica’s whereabouts, please contact the Union Police Department at 636-583-3700 and refer to NCIC case number M-892160279.
For more information, visit Namus at https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/4899/edit/4
www.angelfire.com/mi3/mpccn/jkinsey.html
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Missouri Missing received word Wednesday from a family member that Anthony "Tony" Jacobus has been located and is reported to be safe. A long time friend of Tony'’s Facebook account, Renee reported that she had been in contact with Tony by telephone and text messages for the last couple of days. She reported to the Jacobus family that she had been leaving messages on Tony'‘s cell phone in hopes that he would return her calls. When Tony finally returned her call, he shared with Renee that he was safe and not missing. It laid everyone's fears to rest but left family members baffled as to why Tony would decide not show up for Thanksgiving dinner and to celebrate his father’'s
birthday as anticipated in an earlier phone conversation he had with his mother in middle November. Trilba, Tony'’s mother, is at a lost for words. She stated, "“This is not like Tony. He has always called if he was going to be late or not able to show up for a family event, I just don’t understand why he would cause us all to worry like this, which leaves me wondering why he hasn'‘t called home to inform his family." Tony was first reported missing by his mother when he didn't return home for Thanksgiving dinner. Trilba has turned over this new information to Detective Scott King of the Missoula Montana Sheriff's Department. The case remains open until Detective Scott King can confirm that Tony is located and safe. Story by: Karen Mcbryde
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