Law enforcement and Forensic psychology graduate student looking for a case

[SierraFromMo]

So I'm currently employed with the PD in a civilian compliance position and just started my Master's in Forensic Psychology..that being said I'm looking for a case to study, and in theory solve, with my access to different law outlets.
Missouri preferred but I'm open.
Anything you can suggest would be appreciated.
I'm looking for unsolved murder, within the last 10 years, or solved but potentially with the wrong perp.

 

[Laughing]

Consider this one:

MO - MO - Betty Alexander, 69, Sullivan, 11 April 2019

The Sullivan Police Department is on the lookout for a missing woman with dementia. The department says 69-year-old Betty Alexander has not been seen since this past Thursday, April 11th around 3 pm. Ms. Alexander is a white female, 5 foot 2 inches, 145 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes...

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Convoluted family involvement....

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[Deleted member 341056]

Saw this interesting case with lots of info? A bit older than you wanted though.

Gloria Jean Barnes | Springfield, MO - Official Website

www.springfieldmo.gov

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I wish you success with this project. Here are some cold cases from MO from the last decade (approximately); I haven't read through them, though.

MO - MO - Melissa Peskey, 40, shot and killed, Boonville, 13 Dec 2018

Melissa Peskey, a 40 year old Sioux Falls, SD resident was shot in Bonnville, Missouri, while driving with her 2 children, on December 13 or December 14. Melissa died as a result of the gunshot wound. Her children were unharmed. Husband is a "Person of Interest." Husband A 'Person of...

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MO - MO- Tom Aldridge Sr., 80, active businessman, fatally shot as he drove his 2017 Black Jeep Patriot on Interstate 170, 3 September 2021

https://www.google.com/search?q=,+Tom+Aldridge+Sr.&sxsrf=APwXEdcvqHB93oP8ECgxNeWNiWijlqd8-w:1682602353801&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqyeKclsr-AhXrEkQIHR4gAEAQ_AUoAnoECAIQBA&biw=1309&bih=617&dpr=1#imgrc=p4ztzdFFACiaLM April 26, 2023 Author: Robert Townsend...

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MO - MO - Charles Bates, 24, Kansas City, 26 March 2012

Screencap from the article linked: Police issue new call for tips in 2012 cold case homicide 5:08 PM CDT Mar 31, 2015 Charles Bates was shot in the middle of the afternoon, March 26, 2012, near 80th Street and Brooklyn Avenue. Police said there were several witnesses to the shooting...

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MO - MO - Janina 'Nina' Vasquez, 27, Kansas City, 12 Feb 2015

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article11213963.html A woman found dead last week in a well near the Missouri River in Kansas City has been identified as Janina Vasquez, police said Thursday. Vasquez, 27, had been reported missing from Overland Park. She reportedly was last seen Feb. 11...

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MO - MO - Alonzo "Zoe" Thomas IV, 20, Shot Outside House, Kansas City, 5 April 2014

Alonzo Thomas IV, 20, had just taken a phone call outside a house on Wayne Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri on April 5, 2014 when shots rang out. Alonzo, or “Zoe” as some called him, was seen by witnesses speaking to individuals in a white van or truck with a sliding passenger door and rusted...

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MO - MO - Maleaha (Maleah) Talton, 16, Ferguson, 4 November 2016

True Crime Cover Story: A trail gone cold In the first installment of True Crime Cover Story, we look at the case of McCluer North High School Sophomore Maleaha J. Talton. She was shot in the head, wrapped in a rug and left on Ted Jones Trail, where she was found on Nov. 6, 2016. Author...

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MO - MO - Lynn Horstmann, 40, pregnant, St Louis, 18 July 2014

Daily Mail: Suicide, murder or a sex game gone wrong? Mystery remains as to why pregnant social worker, 40, was found dead with a plastic bag around her head in her new apartment The body of Lynn Horstmann, 40, a pregnant social worker, found decomposing in apartment She was found...

www.websleuths.com

 

[SierraFromMo]

I wish you success with this project. Here are some cold cases from MO from the last decade (approximately); I haven't read through them, though.

MO - MO - Melissa Peskey, 40, shot and killed, Boonville, 13 Dec 2018

Melissa Peskey, a 40 year old Sioux Falls, SD resident was shot in Bonnville, Missouri, while driving with her 2 children, on December 13 or December 14. Melissa died as a result of the gunshot wound. Her children were unharmed. Husband is a "Person of Interest." Husband A 'Person of...

www.websleuths.com

MO - MO- Tom Aldridge Sr., 80, active businessman, fatally shot as he drove his 2017 Black Jeep Patriot on Interstate 170, 3 September 2021

https://www.google.com/search?q=,+Tom+Aldridge+Sr.&sxsrf=APwXEdcvqHB93oP8ECgxNeWNiWijlqd8-w:1682602353801&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqyeKclsr-AhXrEkQIHR4gAEAQ_AUoAnoECAIQBA&biw=1309&bih=617&dpr=1#imgrc=p4ztzdFFACiaLM April 26, 2023 Author: Robert Townsend...

www.websleuths.com

MO - MO - Charles Bates, 24, Kansas City, 26 March 2012

Screencap from the article linked: Police issue new call for tips in 2012 cold case homicide 5:08 PM CDT Mar 31, 2015 Charles Bates was shot in the middle of the afternoon, March 26, 2012, near 80th Street and Brooklyn Avenue. Police said there were several witnesses to the shooting...

www.websleuths.com

MO - MO - Janina 'Nina' Vasquez, 27, Kansas City, 12 Feb 2015

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article11213963.html A woman found dead last week in a well near the Missouri River in Kansas City has been identified as Janina Vasquez, police said Thursday. Vasquez, 27, had been reported missing from Overland Park. She reportedly was last seen Feb. 11...

www.websleuths.com

MO - MO - Alonzo "Zoe" Thomas IV, 20, Shot Outside House, Kansas City, 5 April 2014

Alonzo Thomas IV, 20, had just taken a phone call outside a house on Wayne Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri on April 5, 2014 when shots rang out. Alonzo, or “Zoe” as some called him, was seen by witnesses speaking to individuals in a white van or truck with a sliding passenger door and rusted...

www.websleuths.com

MO - MO - Maleaha (Maleah) Talton, 16, Ferguson, 4 November 2016

True Crime Cover Story: A trail gone cold In the first installment of True Crime Cover Story, we look at the case of McCluer North High School Sophomore Maleaha J. Talton. She was shot in the head, wrapped in a rug and left on Ted Jones Trail, where she was found on Nov. 6, 2016. Author...

www.websleuths.com

MO - MO - Lynn Horstmann, 40, pregnant, St Louis, 18 July 2014

Daily Mail: Suicide, murder or a sex game gone wrong? Mystery remains as to why pregnant social worker, 40, was found dead with a plastic bag around her head in her new apartment The body of Lynn Horstmann, 40, a pregnant social worker, found decomposing in apartment She was found...

www.websleuths.com

This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you

 

[mpnola]

A big one is Missy bevers.

 

[LadyL]

A big one is Missy bevers

yes!

So I'm currently employed with the PD in a civilian compliance position and just started my Master's in Forensic Psychology..that being said I'm looking for a case to study, and in theory solve, with my access to different law outlets.
Missouri preferred but I'm open.
Anything you can suggest would be appreciated.
I'm looking for unsolved murder, within the last 10 years, or solved but potentially with the wrong perp.

check out Missy's case
her case here has 49 threads!
it's a huge mystery

TX - Terri 'Missy' Bevers,45, murdered in church/person in SWAT gear,18 April 2016 #1

Missy Bevers was murdered this morning in Dallas around 4 am as she was preparing for her Gladiator's group. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/fitness-instructor-murdered-texas-church-article-1.2606128 "A fitness trainer and mother of three was murdered in a Dallas-area church Monday...

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[LadyL]

@Tricia fyi

 

[STAGNUM]

Here are some weird ones which I think have nexus. Kimberly Kessler (KK) was arrested for one murder here in Florida. It was discovered that she lived under numerous aliases and moved a lot around Florida and other locations. Her guilt with respect to Joleen Cummings, a fellow hairdresser is undisputed. Two other murders occurred within the time and locations Kimberly Kessler was active.

Convicted killer Kimberly Kessler will spend the rest of her life in prison for the murder of 34-year-old Joleen Cummings (JC)

Michelle Parker (MP) disappeared after dropping off her kids at her ex-fiancé Dale Smith Jr.'s house in November 2017. Michelle Parker's mother owned a hair salon in central Florida and Michelle ran a mobile tanning business. It is possible KK was employed by MP's mother.

Jennifer Joyce Kesse (born May 20, 1981) (JK) is an American woman from Orlando, Florida, who has been missing since January 23, 2006. Videos from where JK's car was dropped off show an individual who could very well be a female. KK moved JC's vehicle after her murder.

Good synopsis here:

GUILTY - FL - Joleen Cummings, 34, Nassau Co, 12 May 2018 *ARREST*

Jury picked in Kimberly Kessler murder trial; Opening statements begin Monday

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