KS KS - Beverly Ward, 13, Junction City, 4 July 1978

[OkieGranny]

http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/state/article_c9d8a38c-6c6e-5ffc-bb48-0a5e39b693cf.html

Police think someone came in through her bedroom window, after cutting the screen and tossing it aside. Beverly was wearing a green nightgown; asleep one minute, gone the next. It's been at least 35 years since the little girl was taken. One theory is Beverly died a long time ago, at the hands of someone who's never been brought to justice, but as of right now, no one knows for sure...

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...

Fingerprint lifting was attempted at the time of the abduction, but none were discovered. Damage to the bedroom window was noted, and to Odell's knowledge, no other physical evidence exists in the case, though he soon will attempt to sift through stored evidence from 1978 to confirm this.

 

[Archangel85]

http://www.spiritualabuse.org/experiences/lawsuits/beverly_ward.html

This website provides pictures of the site where her home was.

Also:

Since that time, any talk among church members about what happened is in hushed tones. Some said that the mother, Bernia Mae Ward, had been involved in witchcraft at some point and wondered if that may have come into play. (She passed away in 2006. Screen shots have been added of the obituary that disappeared sometime in mid October 2012, after we linked to it. There is another mention of it here.) She attended Faith Tabernacle, but whether it started before or after the disappearance is unclear. Her husband, Carnell Ward, was not mentioned in any of the newspaper reports that I have seen and he died at some point before she did according to her obituary.

 

[Claireishere]

http://doenetwork.org/cases/405uffl.html could this be her?

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Bumping. That website from the second post is a comprehensive overview of this case.

Charley Project

NamUs

 

[ksprincess]

http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article196566174.html

Police have asked the FBI to look at Beverly's case.


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[Moonwalker9]

The street she went missing
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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.

 

[PommyMommy]

Have you seen this child? BEVERLY WARD

Second photo is age-progressed to 53 years

• Missing Since Jul 4, 1978
• Missing From Junction City, KS
• DOB Apr 17, 1965
• Age Now 53
• Sex Female
• Race Black
• Hair Color Black
• Eye Color Brown
• Height 5'1"
• Weight 54 lbs

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54 pounds?

 

[PommyMommy]

The Disappearance Of Beverly Ward & Faith Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church

This website provides pictures of the site where her home was.

Also:

From the link - news articles from 1978:

 

[PommyMommy]

Bumping. That website from the second post is a comprehensive overview of this case.

Charley Project

NamUs

Updated Link to Beverly Ann Ward – The Charley Project

Beverly, circa 1978; Age-progression to age 53 (circa 2018)

• Classification Non-Family Abduction
• Height and Weight 4'8, 54 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A green nightgown and blue underwear.
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Beverly was born with an extra bone in her middle finger, which looks like a partial finger. She has moles on her face and a mark on her chest.

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 25, 2018
JCPD asks FBI to help investigate Beverly Ward kidnapping case from 1978
She and her family were living at 227 W. 11th St., in Junction City when this occurred. The house is no longer there, but the memory of the crime has lingered in the community.

[...]

Ward was wearing a green night gown when she disappeared and was believed to have been taken between 3 and 5 a.m.

She was planning on attending a summer camp that day.

Her bags were packed, and her money was right were she left it. Nothing else was taken.

Investigators had three possible suspects at the time. Two of them were of interest as a neighbor reported seeing a vehicle which belonged to one of the suspects near the residence around midnight.

However, the sighting was much earlier than the time Ward was believed to have been taken.

The third suspect was identified when the investigation turned its attention to people living in the area of Ward’s home. This particular suspect was seen in the area in the days, or weeks leading to the day Ward disappeared.

But there just wasn’t enough evidence indicating whether any of the suspects had been involved. No fingerprints were discovered.

(To replace bad link in post #5)

 

[Nate_Bro]

Supposed to be a little older but she looks a lot like this Jane Doe:

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[Gardener1850]

Beverly's current NAMUS link: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Bbgiraffe]

Bumping for Beverly.

 

[Atombudd]

Beverly Ann Ward – The Charley Project
Charley Project says 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. But I have not read that anywhere else. No mention in news article from the time she went missing. I'm confused. I'm also not sure why her mother waited until 5pm to report her missing.

 

[Oakie]

What a weird and creepy case. Junction city is a small town. I suspect she was stalked by someone who lived nearby.

 

[Oakie]

I'm also not sure why her mother waited until 5pm to report her missing.

In those days missing teenagers were usually considered to be runaways...lots of police departments required family to wait for a while before reporting them as missing.

 

[ivonne]

3546DFKS - Beverly Ann Ward

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[Laughing]

What a weird and creepy case. Junction city is a small town. I suspect she was stalked by someone who lived nearby.

Small town with a busy interstate highway -- I-70 -- and a major military installation -- Fort Riley.

Either could be a factor in Beverly's disappearance.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[Truly_Mysterious]

Youtube coverage of her case on GHI

 

[cenazoic]

Late to this, but:

harley Project says 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. But I have not read that anywhere else. No mention in news article from the time she went missing

It appears in this article from the Junction City Daily Union.