Found Deceased MO - Gwendolyn Renee Robinson, 19, Kansas City, July 1983

[victoriarobinson642]

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Missing Age - 19 Years
Current Age - 58 Years
First Name - Gwendolyn
Middle Name - Renee
Last Name - Robinson
Sex - Female
Height - 5' 4" (64 Inches)
Weight - 125 lbs
Hair Color - Black
Eye Color - Brown
Race / Ethnicity - Black / African American
Date of Last Contact - July 1, 1983

Location - Kansas City, Missouri 64128
County - Jackson County
Circumstances of Disappearance - Last seen Approximately July of 1983, Left and did not return

Investigating Agencies - Clay County Sheriff's Office​

 

[chaddylex]

NamUs just added a picture of Gwendolyn

 

[iulia]

A second NamUs profile was created for her. This one includes a picture. There aren't many things different between the two profiles. The Nickname/Alias is weird though.

Missing Age 20 Years
Current Age 60 Years

Nickname/Alias Tony Young

Weight 120 - 130 lbs

Circumstances of Disappearance Facts of Robinson's disappearance are unknown at this time. Friends and family believe the last time she was seen was June or July of 1983. However, the last document that can be linked to her is her marriage License from 3/7/1983.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[victoriarobinson642]

NamUs just added a picture of GwendolynView attachment 358568

Enhanced from this image.

 

[iulia]

NamUs removed the first profile - MP94073. MP94130 remains.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[MadMcGoo]

Gwendolyn Renee Robinson – The Charley Project

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Mitchell never really knew her mom, Gwendolyn Robinson, who disappeared when Mitchell was a toddler.

The year was 1983. But it was this summer when Mitchell walked into South Patrol Division and filed a missing person report. She needed answers.

“It hit different,” Kinate said. “I felt we really need to dig into it. She was genuine about wanting to know.”

Together, Kinate and Lee continued a relentless investigation to find the truth. Then one day, Mitchell provided them with an Olan Mills picture of Robinson that immediately registered with Lee.

“I’m a face person,” Lee said, “and I specifically remembered it.”

Lee thought of a composite he had seen, provided to him back in 2017 by a Clay County Sheriff’s Office detective who was working a cold case. The case stemmed from bones found back in 1985. Given the timeframe of Robinson’s disappearance and the similarities between the picture and digital reconstruction, Lee sensed a match.

“Her eyes were very distinct,” Kinate explained. “Her jawline was distinct. We were in awe.”

“It was hard for her to hear,” Kinate recalled telling Mitchell. “The one saving grace was that your mom didn’t leave you. She was taken from you.”

“Putting together nearly 40 years of history is a very difficult thing to do,” said Sergeant Chris Johnson of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. “However, our team of investigators has the willingness and the drive to do so. It doesn’t matter if someone killed someone today, four years ago, or even nearly 40 years ago, justice can still be served and we will work diligently to get positive results.”

“A lot of people get discouraged because of the time investigations take,” Kinate said. “Everybody in the department is working as hard as they can. It’s not perfect, but we’re trying hard.”

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information on Robinson’s murder to come forward. Contact Sergeant Johnson at 816-407-3723. You can also remain anonymous by visiting Kansas City Metro Crime Stoppers.

KCPD Solves 39-year-old Cold Case Of Missing Mom

www.kcpd.org

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest in peace, Gwendolyn.

 

[YaYa_521]

Gwendolyn's UID thread:

Match! - MO - Missouri City, Blk/WhtFem 17-25, UP3155, poss Darlene from KC, KS, worked @envelope co, Apr'85 - Gwendolyn Renee Robinson

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/446ufmo.html Unidentified Female The victim was discovered on April 18, 1985 in Clay County, Missouri Estimated Date of Death: from April 1, 1983 Vital Statistics Estimated age: 18 - 22 years old Approximate Height and...

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Great job on matching the two cases, @victoriarobinson642!