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Cold Cases in Kansas City, Missouri

ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in Kansas City, Missouri, dated 1953 to 2011. 1 is recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Bobby Greenlease (1953) and the most recent is Lisa Irwin (2011).

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  • Unsolved 1 (50%)
  • Solved or convicted 1 (50%)

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1 Homicides1 Missing Persons

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Unsolved 2011

Lisa Irwin

Ten-month-old Lisa Irwin disappeared from her crib in Kansas City, Missouri. Her parents reported her missing in the early morning hours.

Kansas City Missing Person Age 0
Conviction 1953

Bobby Greenlease

Six-year-old Bobby Greenlease was taken from his Kansas City school on September 28, 1953, by Bonnie Heady and killed the same day by Carl Austin Hall. His family paid a $600,000 ransom before his body was found.

Kansas City Homicide Age 6

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