TX TX - Kimberly Shawn Cheatham, 21, Dallas, April 1989

[Earthbound Misfit I]

Facts About Kim's Disappearance

• Kimberly was last seen between April 8, 1989 (According to her mom).
• She was driving her 1980 burgundy Sunbird to her cousin's apartment to do laundry and never showed up.
• Kimberly had been dating a Dalzell Thompkins at the time and he was known to be abusive.
• Dalzell is still in Texas.
• Dalzell failed lie detector all three times he took it, but they could not hold him for further questioning because of lack of evidence and because Kimberly was considered a "consenting adult" and was not considered high risk missing.
• Kimberly's cousin saw her the night she went missing. She had gone shopping and bought jewelry and clothing to go on a date with a new guy - not Dalezell. Cousin never saw Kimberly again.
• Car was found hidden under brush and completely gutted. Kimberly was known to always keep a change of clothes in her trunk as she would go to Killeen, TX to the Army base and kept clothes with her for the weekend at all times. When car was found there was NOTHING in the car and trunk empty, Car appeared to have been cleaned of evidence. Was found outside of Dallas. Unknown when car found.
• Kimberly had friend in Houston, but not very close with him. Was a friend of her sister's.
• Graduate from Pflugelville High School in Austin, TX.
• Cousin reported her missing the next day (April 9, 1989).
• Medium brown hair brown eyes. Always dyed her hair light brown or medium brown.
• Worked as a hostess at Lowe's Anatoll hotel in Dallas.
• Boyfriend was forbidden from being on the property as he harassed her while at work.
• Detective Jackson was the original detective on her missing persons case.

Please check out a discussion of Kim's disappearance here or at http://someoneknowsme.com/vb/upload/...play.php?f=473

Also, see thread here on WS at http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50140 or http://someoneknowsme.com/vb/upload/...play.php?f=238 for possible UID match to Kim.

Let me know what you think!

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Kimberly Shawn Cheatham's TXMPCH Info. Please note on her TXMPCH page her height is listed as 4'6". This is NOT correct. She is actually 4'8" to 4'10" according to her mother.

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch/mp...4:00:03PM'

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Missing Person Flyer For Kim. Is there anybody here on WS who is in Dallas, Killeen, or Austin, TX that would be willing to print out some flyers and hang them in your area? If you can't print them I could print some out and snail mail them to you.

http://someoneknowsme.com/vb/upload/...ead.php?t=1483 (.pdf)

http://someoneknowsme.com/vb/upload/...ead.php?t=1481 (.doc)

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Kim's MySpace page created by Jaded (Websleuths Member)/Themis(www.someoneknowsme.com name):

http://www.myspace.com/findkimberlycheatham

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http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2214dftx.html

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http://www.topix.com/forum/dallas/TMSFLC32DMM0DMUDK

[TCMom]

Hey Robyn-

Great work on posting all of this information on Kimberly. According to the data that I can access, I beleive the spelling is
THOMPKINS, DALZELL TYRONE

The last address I have for him is in Irving which is a suburb of Dallas. It also appears that he was at some time living with a girl 20 years younger than him. Different last name. I don't know if that could be a daughter or a girlfriend. She was born in 1984.

[Earthbound Misfit I]

Hey!
Thank you for the spelling correction of Dalzell's name. We got the information I posted from Kim's mom. She is a member over at SKM. I am trying to spread the word as much as possible. Do you know of any good forums I can post to or any media that might be willing to cover her story? Thanks!

ETA: Thank you for the other information you provided on Dalzell.

Originally Posted by TCMom

Hey Robyn-

Great work on posting all of this information on Kimberly. According to the data that I can access, I beleive the spelling is
THOMPKINS, DALZELL TYRONE

The last address I have for him is in Irving which is a suburb of Dallas. It also appears that he was at some time living with a girl 20 years younger than him. Different last name. I don't know if that could be a daughter or a girlfriend. She was born in 1984.

[TCMom]

I have emailed Debbie Denmon at www.wfaa.com before about the lady with amnesia and she was very responsive.

Other than that there is

http://cbs11tv.com/
http://www.nbc5i.com/index.html
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/


You could also try contacting Steve Blow at the Dallas Morning News. He's a well-read metro columnist who would probably be interested in a story like this. Or maybe he could pass it along.

sblow@dallasnews.com

[Jaded]

Originally Posted by TCMom

Hey Robyn-

Great work on posting all of this information on Kimberly. According to the data that I can access, I beleive the spelling is
THOMPKINS, DALZELL TYRONE

The last address I have for him is in Irving which is a suburb of Dallas. It also appears that he was at some time living with a girl 20 years younger than him. Different last name. I don't know if that could be a daughter or a girlfriend. She was born in 1984.

A MILLION thank you's for finding the correct spelling of his name. I know RK and I had a discussion how he spelled it, and Kimberly's mother wasn't sure of the spelling. That helps a lot.

And thank you RK for starting this thread for Kimberly. I have spoken with her mother on several occasions and it always breaks my heart because she says that she hopes that God gives her another day each day so that she can find out where her daughter is. Her mother is a lovely woman, and I would so like to bring closure to her family.

Thanks again. You guys ROCK!

[TCMom]

I thought to look up his criminal record on PublicData.com and according to that website, he doesn't have one. So he may have been abusive but apparently he never got caught by any of the agencies that publicdata.com gets information from.

[TCMom]

He got married in 1997 it looks like.

[Jaded]

I searched for him on myspace. I was also contacted by Kimberly's cousin on myspace. I have asked him to join us on someoneknowsme - he is in his 40's so he would possibly be able to give us some additional info about Kimberly. *crosses fingers*

[TCMom]

I noticed a billboard today and was reminded that there is a DJ here on a predominately rap station named Skip Cheatham. He's been around forever. Can you ask Kim's mother if that guy is related to them? That would be an excellent source of publicity.

http://www.k104fm.com/default.asp?pid=5716&ablog=116

This says he came to Dallas in 94 so they probably aren't related, but i think he's probably a major player in the African American radio market here. Maybe he would feel a connection since they share the same last name and want to publicize her disappearance.

[Jaded]

That's a great idea contacting him. I'll ask her mother if they are related.

[Earthbound Misfit I]

Thank you TCMom for this information. Does anyone else want to try to contact him? If not, I will.

Originally Posted by TCMom

I noticed a billboard today and was reminded that there is a DJ here on a predominately rap station named Skip Cheatham. He's been around forever. Can you ask Kim's mother if that guy is related to them? That would be an excellent source of publicity.

http://www.k104fm.com/default.asp?pid=5716&ablog=116

This says he came to Dallas in 94 so they probably aren't related, but i think he's probably a major player in the African American radio market here. Maybe he would feel a connection since they share the same last name and want to publicize her disappearance.

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I wanted to make a correction to what was posted about Kim's car.

She was driving her 1988 (not 1980 as was posted) burgundy Sunbird to her cousin's apartment to do laundry and never showed up.

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Thank you so much TCMom. We just wrote to Debbie Denmon and asked her if she would do a story on Kim.

ETA: Emailed reporter Robbie Owens at http://cbs11tv.com. also emailed http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/ with a request. Emailed sblow@dallasnews.com at Dallas Morning News. Also, emailed http://www.nbc5i.com/index.html

Originally Posted by TCMom

I have emailed Debbie Denmon at www.wfaa.com before about the lady with amnesia and she was very responsive.

Other than that there is

http://cbs11tv.com/
http://www.nbc5i.com/index.html
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/


You could also try contacting Steve Blow at the Dallas Morning News. He's a well-read metro columnist who would probably be interested in a story like this. Or maybe he could pass it along.

sblow@dallasnews.com

[Jaded]

I got a message from Kim's mother - the cousin that contacted me on myspace is the same cousin who was the last to see her. I haven't heard back from him after my message the other night. I'll keep you posted.

[Jaded]

Originally Posted by RKnowley

Thank you so much TCMom. We just wrote to Debbie Denmon and asked her if she would do a story on Kim.

ETA: Emailed reporter Robbie Owens at http://cbs11tv.com. also emailed http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/ with a request. Emailed sblow@dallasnews.com at Dallas Morning News. Also, emailed http://www.nbc5i.com/index.html

Thank you, RK! I hope someone contacts you.

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Cool! Crossing my fingers here! Thanks for contacting him.

Originally Posted by Jaded

I got a message from Kim's mother - the cousin that contacted me on myspace is the same cousin who was the last to see her. I haven't heard back from him after my message the other night. I'll keep you posted.

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I hope someone contacts me too! I will keep bugging them until they do, lol.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Thank you, RK! I hope someone contacts you.

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Jaded,
Were you able to find out if Skip Cheatham (the DJ) is related to Kim?

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bumping for Kim.

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America's Most Wanted: Please write to ask them to cover Kimberly's story - I think it would be great to get as many folks as possible to send a letter off to AMW and ask them to do a show on Kimberly's case.

This is where we can send our letters off to!

Submitting Cases


How do I submit a case to AMW?
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If you would like to have a case considered for the show, please send all facts to:


America's Most Wanted
PO Box Crime TV
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Please make sure to note whether there is a known fugitive charged with the crime, or whether the perpetrator is yet to be identified. If charges have been filed, please note the police agency that filed the charges. It is also helpful to let us know what photos and/or video are available of the victim and the fugitive.


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