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Beverly was last seen at her single-story home in the 200 block of west 11th Street in Junction City, Kansas on July 4, 1978. A young friend was staying over on the night she disappeared and was sleeping in another bed in the same room.
Apparently the friend was a 9 year old girl she befriended at church.
In the early morning hours, most of Beverly's family as well as her friend woke up and went to the front door to watch a disturbance across the street. They thought Beverly was with them, but once the commotion was over they realized she was gone.
The screen had been cut and removed from the bedroom window; it was lying about ten feet from the house. None of Beverly's clothes were missing and $12 she was saving for an upcoming trip to camp was left behind. Authorities believe someone removed her from her bedroom between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m.
None of Beverly's family members are considered suspects in her case, but little information is available regarding her apparent abduction.
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There were three, possibly four, people in the home at the time she vanished - all family members. Beverly’s family never was suspected of any wrongdoing in the case. Police think someone came in through her bedroom window, after cutting the screen and tossing it aside. Fingerprint lifting was attempted at the time of the abduction, but none were discovered. Damage to the bedroom window was noted.
Beverly was not, at any time, considered to be a runaway. Her bags were packed, and her money was left precisely where she’d placed it, in preparation for an upcoming summer camp she was planning to attend.
She was born and raised in Junction City. Her parents were married with five daughters and three sons.
Her mother Bernia Mae Ward, had been involved in witchcraft at some point and wondered if that may have come into play.
Could this have had something to do with her daughters dissapearence? They were also active in church and must have been well known in the community. I feel like the church or the mother may be connected to her abduction. Obviously the abductor knew where they lived and he was there for Beverly.