FL FL - Kelli, 21, & Kelsi Krum, 7 mos, Arcadia, 11 Aug 1994

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1180dffl.html (Kelli)

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1179dffl.html (Kelsey)

Circumstances of Disappearance
Kelli disappeared with her daughter, Kelsi Krum, who is also missing. They were last seen on August 11, 1994 in their home in Arcadia, Florida. Their vehicle and belongings were not touched.
The lights were on. The car was in the driveway. A diaper bag lay near the door. Bottles of formula waited in the freezer. There was no sign of a struggle, but foul play is suspected.

2007 A cousin who may have been the last person to see them alive in on death row for two unrelated murders. There was no sign of a struggle, but foul play is suspected.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Desoto County Sheriff's Office
Detective K. Lewis
863-993-4700

Agency Case Number:
C9408369

NCMEC #: NCMC794464

NCIC Number: M-759557120
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.


I find Kelsey Krum listed in NamUs by the first name of Kelsi. No DNA available and Kelli isn't listed that I can find. JFYI.

Kelli and Kelsey have been missing 16 years today. Come home soon.
 
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Kelli Jo (and Kelsi) Krum

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circa 1994
  • Missing Since - 08/11/1994
  • Missing From - Arcadia, Florida
  • Classification - Endangered Missing
  • Sex - Female
  • Race - White
  • Date of Birth - 01/12/1971
  • Age - 21 years old
  • Height and Weight - 4'10, 135 pounds
  • Distinguishing Characteristics - Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Kelli has a scar on one of her elbows, and her ears are pierced. Some agencies may spell her first name "Kellie."
Details of Disappearance
Kelli was last seen in her residence on Second Avenue in Arcadia, Florida with her infant daughter, Kelsi, just prior to 12:00 a.m. on August 11, 1994. Kelli was in the process of moving to her parents' home in Sebring, Florida at the time, and she planned to start a new job at a plastics manufacturer in a week. She dropped most of her clothes, a baby swing, a walker and other items off at their house that day.

She and Kelsi were reportedly last seen by their cousin, James Dennis "Jimbo" Ford, just before he left their home. Kelli was apparently speaking on the phone and packing boxes at the time Ford saw her. Neither she nor Kelsi have been heard from again. Kelli left a note behind at her parents' house, saying she was going back to Arcadia, Florida to pick up her paycheck and would return the next day.

Kelli and Kelsi's residence did not show any signs of a struggle when investigators searched the house shortly after their disappearances. Their belongings had been partially packed in preparation for the pending move.

Kelli didn't take her vehicle or any clothing for herself or her daughter; only her purse and car keys were missing. Her uncle reported that he passed the Kelli and Kelsi's residence and saw Kelli's car parked in the driveway, facing the street, prior to their disappearances; later, he passed the house again and saw the car turned around in the driveway, facing the house.

Ford was given a polygraph test in 1997 regarding the Krums' cases and failed. He refused to take another lie detector test and has never been charged in connection with the disappearances.

Ford was convicted in 1999 for the brutal 1997 murders of a Punta Gorda, Florida couple, Greg and Kim Malony. Greg was Ford's co-worker. Ford shot Greg in the back of the head, beat him with an ax and slit his throat. He raped Kim, beat her and shot her in the head.

He was arrested a short time later and DNA evidence tied him to the crimes. He is currently on death row awaiting execution. Photos of him are posted with this case summary (via link).

The investigation into the homicides led authorities to investigate the renewed possibility Ford was involved in the Krums' cases, as well as an unsolved Florida homicide from 1984. Investigators searched an orange grove near Arcadia in 1997 after Ford's arrest when they received a tip that the Krums' bodies were buried in the area.

No evidence was located at the site. Ford maintains that he knows nothing about the disappearances of Kelli and Kelsi.

There have been no arrests in the Krums' disappearances and the cases remain unsolved, but foul play is suspected.

Investigating Agency
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office 863-993-4700

Kelli Jo Krum – The Charley Project
 

Kelli disappeared with her daughter, Kelsi Krum, who is also missing. They were last seen on August 11, 1994 in their home in Arcadia, Florida. Their vehicle and belongings were not touched.

The lights were on. The car was in the driveway. A diaper bag lay near the door. Bottles of formula waited in the freezer. There was no sign of a struggle, but foul play is suspected.

2007 A cousin who may have been the last person to see them alive in on death row for two unrelated murders. There was no sign of a struggle, but foul play is suspected
 
Posted 2/9/2014

Interesting comments from last year.


Kellie Jo Krum was 21-year-old and her daughter Kelsi Krum was 8 months when they vanished from their Arcadia, Florida home in DeSoto County on August 11, 1994 at approximately 11:30PM – 12AM. Kellie’s cousin, James Dennis “Jimbo” Ford, was the last known person to have seen her alive. Kellie was planning to move in with her parents to Sebring, FL and apparently was packing the night she disappeared. Ford also told police that when he was leaving Kellie’s apartment, she was on the phone with an unknown individual. Kellie and Kelsi Krum haven’t been seen or heard from since.
Authorities say that evidence and information collected suggest suspicious circumstances.
Foul play is suspected. Some have speculated that perhaps Kelsi was kidnapped and raised elsewhere. Considering the circumstance, it is likely they both me with foul play.
Anyone with information regarding this cold case is urged to contact: Detective Kim Sandoval of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office (863) 993-4700 and/or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE LOST).
https://www.missingkids.org/poster/ncmc/794464/1
https://amwfans.com/thre…/9595/kelsi-kelli-krum-florida-1994
https://charleyproject.org/case/kelli-jo-krum
 


1994 Missing Persons Case


21
year old Kellie Jo Krum and her 8 month old daughter Kelsi disappeared from DeSoto County following 08/11/94. Evidence and information suggest suspicious circumstances.
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Anyone with information as to Kelsi or Kellie, is requested to call the Criminal Investigations Division of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office at (863)993-4700 or National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE LOST).
 
Kelsi disappeared with her mother, Kelli Jo Krum (NamUs #MP8264), who is also missing. They are considered at risk as lost, injured or otherwise missing.

 
 
The link is the same for both Mom & Baby

 
Posted 2/9/2014

Interesting comments from last year.


Kellie Jo Krum was 21-year-old and her daughter Kelsi Krum was 8 months when they vanished from their Arcadia, Florida home in DeSoto County on August 11, 1994 at approximately 11:30PM – 12AM. Kellie’s cousin, James Dennis “Jimbo” Ford, was the last known person to have seen her alive. Kellie was planning to move in with her parents to Sebring, FL and apparently was packing the night she disappeared. Ford also told police that when he was leaving Kellie’s apartment, she was on the phone with an unknown individual. Kellie and Kelsi Krum haven’t been seen or heard from since.
Authorities say that evidence and information collected suggest suspicious circumstances.
Foul play is suspected. Some have speculated that perhaps Kelsi was kidnapped and raised elsewhere. Considering the circumstance, it is likely they both me with foul play.
Anyone with information regarding this cold case is urged to contact: Detective Kim Sandoval of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office (863) 993-4700 and/or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE LOST).
https://www.missingkids.org/poster/ncmc/794464/1
https://amwfans.com/thre…/9595/kelsi-kelli-krum-florida-1994
https://charleyproject.org/case/kelli-jo-krum
I can't post the link since it's a blog, but if you read the comments on that FB page and click through to the blog, the comments on the blog are interesting as well.
 

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