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A national missing persons tour makes a stop in the Midland Empire.The nationwide road tour, called 'On the Road to Remember,' was created to generate new interest in cold cases of missing people throughout the nation.
"It gives you hope. It gives you a sense that my son hasn't been forgotten," says missing person, Branson Perry's mother, Becky Klino."
After many years, missing persons and homicide cases seem to fade from the public's radar, but for families and friends who are left behind, the nightmare continues every minute of every day.
For Cue Center Executive Dir., Monica Caison, who's leading the caravan of volunteers, the tour is about hope.
"We just hope that through our awareness campaign we're doing cross country, someone will come forward and give information to investigators," she says.
'On the Road to Remember' left Wilmington, North Carolina August 21 and will travel more than 5,000 miles through 17 states to raise public awareness.
Through it, hundreds of volunteers will take part in various legs of the tour, which includes 30 rally stops, like the one Friday in Craig, where families with missing loved ones just want to keep hope alive.
To date, the Cue Center, the tour's sponsor, has assisted more than 8,000 families in need.
The Cue Center is supported entirely by donations and active volunteers.
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KC Crime
James Hart
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
On The Road To Remember
"On The Road To Remember" is a national tour organized by the Cue Center for Missing Persons. Volunteers travel the country, visiting different towns to raise awareness about missing-person cases. The tour will visit Craig, Mo., at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29 to talk about Branson Perry, a Skidmore man who disappeared a few years ago.
The stop will also feature the cases of Peggy Horseman, a Mound City woman killed in 1985, and Chris Bartholomew, a Kansas City man slain in 2007.
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Missing Persons Cases Get New Attention
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Posted by:
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Email: brown@nbcactionnews.com Last Update: 8/06 4:04 pm |
The CUE Center for Missing Persons is going on a national tour, and scheduled to make numerous appearances throughout Missouri in August; distributing a trail of DVD’s, press kits and valuable information concerning 110 missing persons and six unsolved homicide cases.
The 2008 tour, On the Road to Remember will depart from Wilmington, NC on August 21, and will end more than 5,299 miles later returning the volunteers to their home state North Carolina, on September 2.
Hundreds of volunteers will take part in various legs of the tour, which will include 30 rally stops, traveling thru 17 states in an effort to promote a public awareness.
Missouri – RALLY STOPS
Family & Friends of Missing – Branson Perry – August 29 at 7:30 pm
14635 Ember Road
Craig, Missouri 64437
Family of Missing – Jeremy Alex (Grand Rally Honoree Stop) – August 30 at 3:00 pm
Tom Watkins Park 2100 West High
Springfield, Missouri 65803
Family of Missing - Bianca Noel Piper – August 28 at 5:30 pm
(Intersection) McIntosh Hill Road & Hwy 79
Foley, Missouri 63347
Family of Missing - Amanda Jones – August 29 at 10:00 am
Jefferson County Sheriff Office 510 1st Street
Hillsboro, Missouri 63050
Families of Missing - Kara Kopetsky & Jesse Ross – August 30 at 10:30 am
Residence 15706 Lawrence Avenue
Belton, Missouri 64012
A Southwest Missouri police department is displaying a photo of a missing Skidmore, Mo., man on one of its cruisers in hopes the image will lead to his return home.
The Carl Junction, Mo., police department unveiled a poster photo of Branson Perry on a patrol car Aug. 11. Mr. Perry’s photo is part of a “Picture Them Home” campaign that places the images of missing children on patrol car windows. The agency is the first to display such photos. The car will also carry copies of the poster to hand out to the public.
Meanwhile, a national tour focused on missing children will stop in Northwest Missouri Aug. 29 to highlight Mr. Perry’s case and others from the area. The rally is set for 7:30 p.m. at 14635 Ember Road in Craig, Mo.
Police in Clarksville, Ark., are also participating in the “Picture Them Home” campaign.
Mr. Perry disappeared April 11, 2001, from his Skidmore, Mo., home when he was 20 years old. He left the residence on foot.
Electronic billboards of Mr. Perry can be seen on North Belt Highway near the Gene Field and Sherman Avenue intersections.
A Stewartsville, Mo., business, Jim’s Home Repair, is also carrying a billboard of Mr. Perry on one of its vehicles.
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Carl Junction Missouri kicks off campaign to help find missing children
August 11,2008 (Joplin Globe Article)CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — There are days these parents will never forget.
Colleen Nick still remembers June 9, 1995, as the day her 6-year-old daughter, Morgan Nick, was abducted from a ballpark in Alma, Ark.
Shannon Tanner tears up when she thinks about March 10, 2005, the day her 13-year-old daughter, Bianca Piper, didn’t return from a walk in her Foley neighborhood.
Becky Klino still relives April 11, 2001, the day her 20-year-old son, Branson Perry, walked to the storage shed next to his family’s Skidmore home to put away a pair of jumper cables and was never seen again.
Now these parents have a new date to mark: Aug. 11, 2008, the day their children’s names and photographs were posted on the back of Carl Junction police cars for residents to see each day. It’s part of the “Picture Them Home” campaign, started by the Morgan Nick Foundation.
The Carl Junction Police Department is the first law-enforcement agency in Missouri to put the photos on its vehicles. The campaign is used in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and has reunited at least five children with their families.
“Why wouldn’t we do it?” Carl Junction police Chief Delmar Haase said Monday during the unveiling of the cars.
Each of Carl Junction’s six police cruisers features photos of two different missing children, the question “Have You Seen Me?” and a phone number to call with tips.
Colleen Nick, who helped create the campaign, said there is always the hope that someone will see a photo and call in a tip, and the missing child will return home. She said the photos also raise awareness within a community and combat apathy about crimes against children.
“We’ve grown complacent,” Nick said. “It’s like we expect that children are going to be abducted. That’s a very dangerous idea to come to as a nation.”
Nick said she gets e-mails and phone calls from mothers and fathers in states where the “Picture Them Home” campaign is in full swing. She said those parents thank her because every time they see a photo on a police car, it starts a conversation with their children about safety and strangers.
Klino said she hopes the picture of her son’s face on a Carl Junction police car will not only bring him home but also keep other families from having to go through the same pain.
“Before Branson disappeared, I didn’t think about it,” she said. “I might hear about a missing child on the news, but it might go in one ear and out the other. People need to know that it can happen to anyone at any time, regardless of race, age or gender.”
Although the campaign brings hope to parents who are still looking for their children, the photos can be painful. Tanner could not hold back tears Monday as she gazed at an image of what her daughter Bianca could look like today.
“No mother should have to look at their child’s picture like that and know that this is the only way you’re going to find your daughter,” Tanner said.
Haase, the father of five children, is impassioned by the campaign. He said he has spoken to police chiefs from Webb City, Joplin and Carthage about starting the program in their cities, and they’ve all been responsive. It’s inexpensive — about $100 a car, Haase said. Carl Junction civic organizations and residents sponsored several of the cars, lowering the cost for the department.
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Search for Branson Perry Becomes More Desperate
08/11/08
The reward for a Skidmore man who's been missing for seven years has doubled.
The $10,000 reward for information on Branson Perry is now $20,000.
New billboards have been posted throughout the Midland Empire.
Perry disappeared from his home in April 2001.
Police soon closed the case after minimal leads got them nowhere.
The case was then reopened in 2003 after new leads were presented.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Billboards publicize Branson Perry case in St. Joe
Perry is a young man who disappeared several years ago from Skidmore, Mo. Lamar Advertising has donated a couple of billboards in St. Joseph to help publicize his story. For more information, there's an entire site here devoted to the case.
NOTE* One billboard is on Gene Field Rd and the other billboard is on Sherman.
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Police carry signs of hope for missing kidsFriday, May 16, 2008CLARKSVILLE — On May 2, the Clarksville Police Department posted on a police cruiser a photograph of smiling, redhaired Dixie Rogers, who ran away from her Conway home.
Before the clock struck midnight, Rogers, 16, resurfaced. The adult she was staying with in south Arkansas heard that police were looking for the girl, panicked and had her call home.
On Thursday, parents of 24 other missing children prayed that the Police Department’s new program leads to their safe return as well.
While photographs of missing children have long been posted on fliers, billboards and grocery store bulletin boards, Clarksville’s Police Department is the first in the nation to post such pictures on its vehicles, said Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
It’s a simple yet inspired idea that the Virginia-based nonprofit plans to ask more law enforcement agencies to consider.
Nationally, one in six missing children featured in a photograph campaign is located, Allen said.
“I can’t imagine a better place to put these pictures than on a police cruiser because, believe me, people pay attention to police cars,” he said. “The power of these images is really extraordinary.” The 15-officer department in Johnson County has affixed names, telephone numbers and photographs of missing children from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri to the rear windshields of Clarksville’s police cruisers.
Clarksville Police Chief Greg Donaldson got the idea while watching television and seeing a photograph of a missing child on the side of a cement truck.
Donaldson contacted the nonprofit Morgan Nick Foundation, which had placed the photograph on the cement truck through its “Picture Them Home” campaign. The Alma-based foundation has helped law enforcement agencies find 3, 721 missing children since its founding in 1996.
Today, Clarksville cruisers each sport photographs of two missing children on their rear windshields. Each police officer also carries a set of fliers in the cruiser with biographical information about the missing children.
On Thursday, Donaldson and Morgan Nick Foundation founder Colleen Nick wept as they pasted a red “Recovered” sticker over Rogers’ photograph on the cruiser.
Nick’s daughter, Morgan Nick, was abducted in 1995 while attending a little league baseball game in Alma. She was 6.
She hasn’t been heard from since.
Morgan was one of about 800, 000 children who vanish across the United States each year, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
More than half of these children are believed to be runaways. Many others are abducted by family members. Only a fraction are taken by strangers who intend to kill them, keep them permanently or demand a ransom.
It’s hard to say exactly how many children are missing in Arkansas, said Robin Sanford, an analyst with the center.
All law enforcement agencies are required to report missing children to a Federal Bureau of Investigation National Crime Information Center database. But it’s hard to break out numbers for missing children because many are lumped into a category that includes missing adults.
However, the database shows there were at least 3, 812 new reports of Arkansas children who ran away from home in 2007 — more than 300 per month.
Branson Perry, who disappeared from his home north of Kansas City, Mo., on April 11, 2001, is among those featured on the Clarksville Police Department’s cruisers.
Mother Becky Klino said her 20-year-old son was at the family home with a friend before he disappeared.
Perry went outside to put some jumper cables in a shed. He never came back.
He had never run away before or run afoul of the law. Klino is sure he was abducted.
But she’s equally sure that he’s still alive, despite no word from Perry in seven years.
She has to believe that to make it through the day.
“You have to keep believing. You have to keep looking until there’s no hope left. Until there’s evidence, you don’t give up,” she said. “If you have children, then you surely understand why you just can’t give up.” Perry’s photograph on a Clarksville cruiser gives Klino just a little more hope that she’ll be reunited with her son one day.
Donaldson challenged every law enforcement agency in the nation to follow his department’s lead.
While it costs $150 per cruiser to affix the photographs, it’s money well spent, he said.
“There’s no way that it can get any better than doing what we did this morning: putting a ‘recovered’ sticker on a child’s picture,” he said of Rogers, who was missing for 17 days.
“I know every chief and every sheriff wants to do the same thing.” More information about the “Picture Them Home” campaign can be found at www. morgannick.com
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Arkansas police department to display Perry photo
Friday, May 2, 2008
A northwest Arkansas police department will unveil a newly redesigned cruiser today that will feature a photo of Branson Perry, who has been missing from Nodaway County since 2001.
The Clarksville, Ark., Police Department effort supports a mission by a regional foundation formed to bring missing children home safely. The 20-year-old Mr. Perry vanished from his Skidmore, Mo., home on April 11, 2001.
The “Picture Them Home Campaign” is sponsored by the Morgan Nick Foundation. The nonprofit organization was formed after the abduction of an Arkansas girl in 1995. The foundation cooperates with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Twelve cruisers will display photos of people, like Mr. Perry, who are currently missing from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Call the foundation at (877) KID-HOPE for more information, or visit the Internet at www.morgannick.com.
Colleen Nick, Executive Director
Contact Tara Landers @
Morgan Nick Foundation:
877.KID.HOPE (877.543.4673)
479.632.6382
www.morgannick.com
Re: Branson Perry
Missing from Skidmore, MO since April 11, 2001
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Northwest Arkansas, May 2008 – The Morgan Nick Foundation is pleased to announce that on May 2, 2008, the Clarksville Police Department will unveil their newly redesigned police cruisers in support of our mission to bring missing children safely home through the “Picture Them Home Campaign”.
These 12 cruisers will display photographs of children who are currently missing from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas. Over 2000 children are reported missing every day in America. With the increased visibility given to children featured on the cars, their opportunity of being returned home dramatically rises.
“One out of six missing children is safely recovered due to someone recognizing their photograph,” said Tara Landers from MNF. “We hope that with the Clarksville Police Department’s valuable partnership, all of the missing children featured on the cars will soon be returned home.”
The unveiling of the police cruisers will be at the Marvin Vinson Community Center located at 1611 Oakland Street in Clarksville beginning at 11:00am, Friday, May 2nd, 2008.
For questions regarding this event or any other questions, please contact the Morgan Nick Foundation at 877.KID.HOPE or visit www.morgannick.com.
The Morgan Nick Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Juvenile justice & Delinquency Prevention, as well as the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Since its establishment in 1996, MNF has assisted Law Enforcement with more than 3800 missing child cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 3724 children.
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Dottie Botkin has been a friend of Becky Klino for years.
But ever since Klino's son, Branson Perry, went missing seven years ago, friendship and support like Botkin's has never been as important as it is now.
"I just think if it was my child," explained Botkin. "Then I'd sure appreciate somebody standing beside me no matter what the outcome is."
Lois Cowden met Klino while volunteering at the United Way of Kansas City, were Klino works.
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"Anything I can do to help," said Cowden. "I don't have any specific information, but if I can help support to get somebody else to step forward and say something."
"It's just doing what I can to support Becky."
The support for Becky and her missing son came in the form of the first ever "RAMP Fest."
Community members donated numerous items for the auction and raffle, everything from glass ware to autographed chiefs paraphernalia.
"It's a good feeling," said Klino. "It lets you know that people do care--and It's not that i ever doubted that they care--but when you don't see them for a long time or whatever you don't know if they still remember, but they do."
Perry dissapeared from his Skidmore home in 2001. The current reward to help find him is $10,000.
All money earned by the RAMP Fest will be used to increase that amount.
St Joe News Channel
A Sombre Anniversary for Branson Perry
Friday, Apr 11, 2008
The search for a missing Skidmore man marks its seventh anniversary.
Branson Perry's family continues its effort to find him at all costs.
His
face has become familiar to folks in the Midland Empire. From
billboards to websites, the search for Branson Perry hasn't stalled the
past seven years.
Branson was last seen at his Skidmore home in
2001. His mother says he took a pair of jumper cables to a shed next to
his house and was never seen again, but the cables mysteriously
reappeared two weeks after an investigation began.
The search
for Branson is still an open case. Sgt. Sheldon Lyon, with the Missouri
State Hwy. Patrol says troopers feel Branson's case is solvable.
Branson
is 27 years old this year. A $10,000 reward is out for information that
can help find him. His family will hold a fundraiser to try to increase
that amount Saturday in Skidmore. The Highway Patrol will also be
on-hand to make free child identification cards.
KMA RADIO
4/11/08
FUNDRAISING EVENT SLATED FOR CONTINUING BRANSON PERRY SEARCH
(Skidmore,
MO.) -- Years after his disappearance, the search for a missing
Northwest Missouri man continues. A fundraising event is slated for the
reward fund for Branson Perry, the 20-year old that disappeared from
the Skidmore area 7 years ago. He was last seen taking a pair of jumper
cables to a shed. Numerous leads have come in, but none have been
successful so far. In an interview on KMA's "Afternoon Show", Branson's
mother Becky Perry said the fundraiser includes a poker run starting in
St. Joseph, followed by a balloon release and an auction. A T-V,
handmade quilts, and guns will be auctioned, and a live D.J will also
be there. Registration for the poker run begins at 10 a.m. at the St.
Joe Frontier Casino. Becky says the reward fund is at $10,000 dollars,
and she hopes to raise an additional 10,000 with this fundraiser. For
more information, you can log-on to http://bransonperry.com
Friday, April 11, 2008
Where is Branson Perry?
Today marks seven years since Branson Perry, then 20, disappeared from
Skidmore, Mo. He reportedly went to get some jumper cables and never
came back. There's a $10,000 reward for information that helps solve
his case, but there haven't been any significant developments for
years. To raise money for the reward fund,a poker run is scheduled for tomorrow starting in St. Joe and ending in Skidmore, with a raffle and auction following. (What's been impressive about this case is how Perry's friends and family have continued working so hard, even years after his disappearance.)
Search efforts continue for Perry
St Joe News.Net- St Joseph, Mo.
Friday, April 11, 2008
SKIDMORE, Mo. — Becky Klino always keeps her missing son Branson Perry close to heart, even as she prepares fundraisers for his reward fund.
Today marks the seventh anniversary of Mr. Perry’s disappearance from Skidmore, a mystery that law enforcement officials have yet to unravel yet continue to actively investigate.
Family and friends will help Ms. Klino arrange fundraisers Saturday on the former Skidmore school grounds. She says simply staying busy with the events — such as an auction — keeps her from dwelling on the case. But thoughts of her son never go far away.
“I think it’s been a little bit easier,” Ms. Klino said of the anniversary. “My mind’s been preoccupied ... It’s been emotional, yes, but it’s been busy.”
Nodaway County Sheriff Ben Espey reported no new activity on the investigation for the past year. Mr. Perry disappeared April 11, 2001, from his Skidmore home when he was 20 years old. He left the residence on foot and was taking a pair of jumper cables to a shed on a lot adjacent to the family home.
“I wish we had some new leads,” Mr. Espey said.
Ms. Klino said she is usually unfamiliar with any activity in the case, but said she does occasionally speak with Mr. Espey.
A $10,000 cash reward is offered, along with a $25,000 recording contract at a Nashville studio. The fundraisers seek to increase the cash reward.
“They (investigators) think it definitely could be a help” by enlarging the fund, Ms. Klino said.
Another weekend event seeks to shine awareness on Mr. Perry’s case. A race car team will field an entry this season in Montgomery County, Mo., near St. Louis. The team will feature Mr. Perry’s photo on one of its mini-stock cars. The effort is a partnership with The Shawn Hornbeck Foundation, named after the missing eastern Missouri youth who was found alive last year in Kirkwood, Mo.
“I think it’s an awesome avenue of getting the information out,” Ms. Klino said.
The fundraisers will include item giveaways and the auction, set to begin at 4 p.m. A motorcycle poker run will begin at Terrible’s St. Jo Frontier Casino at 11 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. at Skidmore Park. Refreshments will be available.
Any money not used for the reward fund will help provide scholarships for Nodaway-Holt County senior students in Mr. Perry’s memory.
An ongoing issue for the families of the missing is to find avenues to gain attention for their missing loved ones. "GINA for Missing Persons FOUNDation" was created in honor of Regina "Gina" Bos missing from Lincoln, NE since 2000. Gina was a 40 year old mother of 3 performing at an open mike night at a local pub. She walked out with her guitar and has not been seen since. Her car was found the next day across from the pub with the trunk open and guitar inside. There has been no evidence of Gina since that day. Gina's sister, Jannel Rap, a singer/songwriter, created "GINA for Missing Persons FOUNDation" in an effort to gain attention for people of all ages who simply vanish. It is difficult for the media to report on a missing persons story if they do not have anything new to report. "GINA's" mission is to utilize entertainment of all forms to gain attention for missing people whether they have the media hook or not. "GINA's" belief is that all of our missing family members are worth enough attention to be brought home. And they have not had enough attention until they are brought home.
Skidmore Old School Grounds
Skidmore, Missouri
Phone: (660) 582-7451
Investigative Case #: 010201
04/06/2008
WARRENTON — Next month it will be a year since Kara Kopetsky, then 17, was reported missing from her high school in Belton, Mo., near Kansas City.
Her mother, Rhonda Beckford, has not given up hope of finding Kara.
So when the Shawn Hornbeck Foundation contacted her earlier this week about putting Kara's picture on one of the Team Hornbeck Racing cars, Beckford jumped at the chance.
"It's all about creating awareness and getting the word out," Beckford said Saturday at the annual Warrenton Home and Garden Show, where Team Hornbeck debuted six cars for this year's dirt track season.
The team is a partnership of race car drivers that helps support the foundation's mission through financial support and by featuring photographs of missing children on its cars.
The foundation was formed by Shawn's family after he was reported missing in October 2002. Shawn was found in January 2007— along with William "Ben" Ownby of Beaufort, Mo. — in the Kirkwood apartment of their abductor, Michael Devlin.
Photographs of 30 missing Missouri children will be rotated throughout the season.
The team was founded last year and had three cars featuring photos of missing children. This year, said Craig Akers, Shawn's stepfather, they wanted to have a driver in every category: This season's first race was to be held Saturday night at the Montgomery County Speedway in New Florence, Mo., but was canceled because of weather.
Races are held every Saturday through September.
Ideally they would like to find all of the missing children, Akers said, but he hopes that through the team's efforts, families might at least be able to find some information about whether the children are still alive.
"You hope for a positive outcome, of course, but even a negative outcome is better than not knowing," Akers said.
That's what Becky Klino, of Skidmore, Mo., is hoping. Her son, Branson Perry, who was 20 at the time, was last seen in 2001. Since then, the family hasn't stopped looking for him, but they have heard nothing, Klino said.
"You never know where the leads may come from," she said. "This may help us find him, or at least we will know what happened."
Apr 05 2008
(KTVI - myFOXstl.com) --
It's
not unusual to see stock cars covered with advertisements and sponsor's
logos. In Warrenton they unveiled some cars with special signs. They
are adorned with the pictures of missing children. It's all part of
Shawn Hornbeck Foundation and Team Hornbeck Racing. 17 year old Kara
Kopetsky disappeared last May. Her mother is glad the teenage girl's
photo is on a stock car. The mother, Rhonda Beckford told Fox 2, "The
public forgets so fast you have to do things to make sure it stays out
there because if people don't look she'll never be found."
Craig
Akers the C.E.O. for the Shawn Hornbeck Foundation said, "The ultimate
goal would have this lead to the recovery of one of the children
featured on the cars." They are using age progression photos in the cases of kids who have been gone for a long time. Becky
Klino's son Branson Perry disappeared 7 years ago, she said, "Does it
get easier to live with? No. There's still that emptiness still that
heartache."
More Attention for Missing Skidmore Teen
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
More attention for a Skidmore man missing for almost seven years.The search for Branson Perry will now be featured on a race car in St. Louis.
Perry's picture will be on a "Team Hornbeck" race car during races this month.
The race team is giving 30 missing people from Missouri this kind of exposure.
Click Here -Team Hornbeck Press Release
Search for missing man continues
Seven long years.
On April 11, 2001, Perry, who was 20 at the time, was cleaning his father's house with a friend. At approximately 3 p.m. that afternoon, Perry took jumper cables out to his father's nearby shed and was never seen again.
Seven years later, Perry's mother, Becky Klino, hasn't lost the love for her son, nor her hope for his return.
"My faith believes in miracles," Klino said. "I believe in miracles and so you constantly are believing that, and praying and hoping that he's going to be OK. That he's going to come home. That he just had to get away and for whatever reason, that part doesn't matter anymore, and you hope that one day he'll just decide to come home."
Since Perry went missing, authorities from Nodaway County and the Missouri State Highway Patrol have been investigating the disappearance. The investigation remains active and open Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. David Merrill said, but added that authorities can't discuss many details.
Not being able to hear about leads has been extremely tough for Klino.
"As a parent, you want to know what's going on. If they know something, you want to be able to know that, so that way you know that things are being done," Klino said. "That they're following up on things, however trivial they may be, or insignificant they might be. You just … anything, you want to hear anything that's happening."
Through the Internet and billboards supplied by both herself and Lamar, Klino hopes to help keep people thinking about her son in hopes that it will bring any new information to light."I feel it's very important to keep the awareness out there, to keep the public constantly being renewed with: that the case is open, that it is still unsolved," Klino said. "I'm thinking maybe, hopefully, that people who do have the information, maybe one of these times they'll go by and they'll see it or they'll hear something about it and maybe the guilt will get to them.
"Then maybe it'll cause them to come forward."
Klino is also planning a fundraiser April 12 to observe the anniversary of Perry's disappearance. A raffle, auction and poker run are all being planned. In keeping the awareness out, Klino has found support from her friends, both old and new.
Klino said that while she holds out hope for Perry's return, she also has confronted the possibility of a worse scenario. But what she wants more than anything is to know where her son is, or what has happened to him.
"I've met many people or talked to many different families who are in the same situation. And all of them have made the comment that the not knowing is worse than the knowing," Klino said.
A $10,000 reward has been issued for any information that leads to the discovery of Perry or for the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for Perry's disappearance. A $25,000 reward is also being offered by Castle Records. Anyone who has any information is encouraged to contact the Nodaway County Sheriff's department at 582-7451, the Missouri State Highway Patrol at (816) 387-2345 or Klino at Raperry@hughes.net. Klino also reiterated that tips can be submitted anonymously.
"Somebody knows what's happened. There may be more than one somebody that knows what happened," Klino said. "You may have heard something that you just blew off that has no importance whatsoever, but it may be the key answer to everything. No matter how small it is, or how trivial you might think it is, please don't hesitate to contact the law."
Klino also had one last message for Perry if he had the opportunity to hear.
"You are loved just as much today as you were that day that nobody saw you again," Klino said. "We still love you and we still miss you."
David Lohr
Branson Kayne Perry
Branson disappeared on the afternoon of April 11, 2001. The circumstances of his disappearance remain sketchy and, unfortunately, his father, Bob Perry – a person who may have been able to shed some light on the case – has since passed away.
"At the time of Branson's disappearance, Bob and I were divorced, and I was living in a small town about 20 miles from Skidmore," Branson’s mother Rebecca Perry wrote in an e-mail. "Bob had been in the hospital and was due to come home that Friday. Branson wanted the house to be clean when his father came home, so a friend was helping him that Wednesday. The alternator had also gone out of Bob's car prior to this day and there were two men replacing it where it was parked on the street in front of the storage shed that sat on an adjacent lot to the house. It is still unclear to me as to who asked them to fix it, whether it was Bob or Branson."
According to Rebecca, the story related to her was that a friend of Branson's was at the house that day and she witnessed several strange behaviors on the part of both Branson and the men who were working on his father's car.>
"At one point, the friend saw Branson run into the kitchen and take something out of one of the cabinets, then run out the back door. She said that when Branson returned, he wouldn't tell her what he was doing and acted like nothing had happened. She said later she had taken a shower and when she came out of the bathroom, she saw one of the men that had been working on the car going through the cabinets in the kitchen. She said she asked him what he was looking for and he told her, 'Nothing,' and went back outside."
At about 3:00 p.m. that afternoon, Branson's friend said Branson told her he was going to put some jumper cables in the shed and that he would be right back. For reasons unknown, Branson never returned and he has not been seen or heard from since.
"The friend just thought Branson had gotten sidetracked, so she left after she finished what she was doing," wrote Rebecca. "Bob did not come home that Friday, so his mother had come to the house to check on Branson, since she hadn't heard from him for a couple days. When she got to the house, all the doors had been left open and the radio was on. She went to check again Saturday, and still nothing. She became concerned and started making phone calls to his friends. No one had heard from him. I called Bob on Sunday and he called me that evening. Bob got out of the hospital Monday morning and I met them at the police station to file a missing person's report."
According to Rebecca, investigators were unable to find any clues suggesting what might have happened to Branson. However, one thing that still troubles her is the mysterious disappearance and eventual reappearance of the jumper cables Branson had gone to put away when he vanished.
"When they (the police) checked the shed for the jumper cables, they were not there," Rebecca wrote. "Two weeks after the investigation started, they mysteriously showed up in the shed, just inside the door."
The investigation eventually came to a standstill, and the case remained cold until April 2003, when police began to focus the investigation on a man from Fulton, Missouri, who had allegedly bragged about the kidnap, torture, and murder of a blonde-haired man from Skidmore. That man, who remains behind bars for unrelated crimes, denied any involvement in the case. Investigators have yet to completely rule him out as a suspect; however, they continue to explore other scenarios.
"I have never been a person to ask for much," Rebecca wrote. "I am asking, pleading, even begging for your help in finding my son or finding out what happened to him. I need for this nightmare to end. It is a roller coaster that doesn't ever stop. From the outside, I may appear to be fine. Inside, I will never be ok. If you have ever lost someone who has died, then you know that feeling of complete despair. Over time, it eases and becomes bearable."
Branson is described as a white male, 5'8" tall, 140 lbs., with blonde hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nodaway County Sheriff at 660-582-7451 or the Missouri Highway Patrol at 816-387-2345.
For more information on this case, visit www.bransonperry.com.
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St Joseph News Press
01/19/08
Lamar aims to bring light to Branson Perry case
SKIDMORE, Mo. — Becky Klino hopes a larger-than life image of her son’s face in lights will stir someone’s memory about his nearly seven year-long disappearance.
The Lamar Advertising Co. recently placed two electronic billboards along the Belt Highway — at Sherman Avenue and Gene Field Road — that display Branson Perry’s face and contact information to help jog the memory of those with possible tips. It’s an effort that Lamar officials believe could turn the case toward resolution.
Mr. Perry disappeared April 11, 2001, from his Skidmore, Mo., home when he was 20 years old. He left the residence on foot and said he was taking a pair of jumper cables to a shed on a lot adjacent to the family home. Ms. Klino admitted she can’t afford the cost of large stateof-the-art billboards.
But the possibility of new progress in finding Mr. Perry is precisely why Lamar has decided not to charge for displaying his photo, said vice president/general manager Bob Fessler,with the company’s Kansas City office.
“We want to get more awareness” about Mr. Perry, he said. “It’s out there 24 hours.”
Mr. Fessler said the company started displaying major crimes on its billboards with the Ali Kemp case in the Kansas City area in 2002.
A rendition of an artist’s sketch of a suspect included with a Crime Stoppers phone number told the public about a fugitive wanted in Ms. Kemp’s murder.The signs have proven themselves in creating tips with a Crime Stoppers phone number told the public about a fugitive wanted in Ms. Kemp’s murder.
The signs have proven themselves in creating tips and are also being used to release information about missing children and weather alerts, he said.
“We treat (such cases) just like we would any other public service,” Mr. Fessler said.
To Ms. Klino, anything that puts Mr. Perry’s face before many eyes is worth the effort. She expressed “incredible gratefulness” at Lamar’s assistance.
She’s placed several plywood signs about her son in Nodaway County. She and supporters plan to hold a fundraiser in mid-April — near the date Mr. Perry disappeared — in Skidmore on behalf of search efforts.
Nodaway County Sheriff Ben Espey said there are no new leads in the case. A possible breakthrough in Oregon, Mo., didn’t pan out, he said. “He didn’t give us any information we didn’t already know,” Mr. Espey said of the tipster.
Billboards and other signs can be effective by informing the public about potential rewards that can be remitted for valuable information, he said.
The Branson Perry electronic billboards will continue operating in St. Joseph indefinitely, Mr. Fessler said.
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Man Still Missing, But Not Forgotton
1/18/08
Time has not brought the needed answers in the disappearance of Branson Perry, Skidmore, who has been missing now for seven years.
The search carries on through various venues and an effort is constantly made to keep Branson's name heard and his picture viewed in hopes that someone will come forward with information leading to answers. Branson Perry was last seen in Skidmore at his home by a friend. Branson, who would now be 26, was cleaning his home in preparation for his father's return from the hospital on April 11, 2001. Although events of that day are sketchy, he was last seen after telling a friend he was taking jumper cables to a shed on the property. Oddly, the jumper cables never made it to the shed on that fateful day and Branson has not been seen since. Leaving behind his personal belongings he apparently vanished without a trace. A mystery follows the jumper cables which were not lost with Branson and returned to the shed shortly after Branson's disappearance. Even though no concrete answers have come to head, foul play is now suspected in his disappearance. His mother, Becky Klino, still waits for answers.
Branson has been featured on the Road to Remember Tour which stopped in Craig, Mo. this summer. He is also listed on several missing persons websites and has been featured on America's Most Wanted. These organizations keep an active voice for missing persons so they will not to be forgotten.
April 11, 2008 marks 7 years since Branson Perry disappeared. The day won't pass unnoticed as a day of remembrance will be observed. Jannel Rap of the band Clementine and founder of website www.411gina.org will be performing a concert on that day. Plans are underway, but a location and time has not been confirmed to date. Other planned future activities are searches put on by Cue Center, www. ncmissingpersons.org, and Texas Equusearch, www.texasequusearch. org.
The search continues for more information leading to Branson's disappearance. The family offers a $10,000 reward and a $25,000 recording contract is also offered by Castle Records out of Nashville, Tn. The recording contract can be used for the person coming forward or for someone they nominate. It is hoped these rewards will encourage those with information to come forward.
Any individual can support the search by donating to the reward offered. Donations can be made through the family website via Paypal. The family states, "We will never give up our search for answers in regards to what has happened to Branson Perry. Someone out there knows something."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nodaway County Sheriff at 816-582-7451 or Crime Stopper TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS. Confidential tips can also be submitted through www.bransonperry.com.
The search Branson Perry, the Skidmore man missing since April of 2001, has fi new help in the form of billboards located in two different locations of St. Joseph, Mo. The 14 ft by 48 ft billboards are displayed at Fredrick and Sherman and Fredrick and Gene Field Rd. for free by Lamar Advertising Company.
Mom Continues Searching For Missing Son
Branson Perry Disappeared In 2001 From Skidmore
January 11
KANSAS CITY, Mo . -- A mother continues to push for new leads to find her missing son.
Branson Perry, 20, disappeared in April 2001 from his Skidmore home. He said he was going to put away jumper cables and hasn't been seen since.
Perry's face is now posted on two Missouri billboards.
"There's always the hope -- until there's evidence found that says otherwise -- there's always hope somebody knows where he is," mother Becky Klino told KMBC's Chris Nagus. "I don't know what happened. I don't know."
Two years after Perry vanished, there appeared to be a break in the case when the FBI arrested Jack Wayne Rogers, of Fulton. Investigators found messages on Rogers' computer claiming he had driven to Skidmore and abducted a blond-haired boy.
The lead didn't pan out; Klino said she believes Rogers was lying and that someone else was involved in her son's disappearance.
"It's a small town, but I do believe there are people, maybe not in Skidmore, but in that area that do know the answers," Klino said.
She said she hopes the billboards can provide some answers.
"If you hear anybody talking -- Branson isn't a common name," Klino said.
Anyone with information in the case can call the Nodaway County Sheriff's Office at 816-582-7451 or the Crime Stoppers TIPS hot line at 816-474-TIPS.
Branson Perry Search Continues on Billboards
Saturday, Jan 5, 2008 @12:36am CST
More attention for a Skidmore man missing for six years.
The search for Branson Perry is now featured on two billboards in St. Joseph. Lamar Advertising posted the billboards for free at a family friend's request. Perry's case has been featured on "America's Most Wanted" and a national cold case tour.
Perry was last seen leaving his Skidmore home in 2001.
Man Goes Missing, Adding Another Tragedy to Family
26 Dec 2007
SKIDMORE, Mo. -- It's a bizarre disappearance. It's almost like 20-year-old Branson Perry disappeared off the face of the earth.
A sweet but shy boy who loved the outdoors. That's how Klino remembers her son, Branson Perry.
It's been almost seven years, and still she's no closer to having any answers about what happened
"The police do believe there is foul play involved, but no one is willing to talk or come forward with information right now," said Klino.
A friend said Branson took some jumper cables out to the shed behind the house and never returned.
Klino said the holiday's are the hardest time.
"You put on a face and try to make it through it and don't let your emotions bring everyone else down," she said.
Over the years it was difficult for his mother to keep her son's story in the news. But then stranger offered to help. Branson's mom calls her an angel. That stranger was a woman named Linda. She set up a new website, sites on MySpace and Facebook. She got Branson on missing persons websites and on the America's Most Wanted website
"She's been pretty much a godsend," said Klino. "It's not something I can handle doing very long at a time."
It's almost hard to believe a thing like this could happen in small town America. But Skidmore is known for making headlines. An infamous town bully was murdered in 1981 in broad daylight. The case remains unsolved. And more recently, Bobbie Jo Stinnet, murdered for her unborn baby.
But Branson's family in particular is close to tragedy. Bobbi Jo Stinnet's husband, Zeb, is Branson's cousin. Another of Branson's cousins, Wendy Gillenwater, was beaten to death by her boyfriend.
"You almost wonder if you believe in curses," Klino said. "Does our family have a curse? But I don't believe in curses though."
Klino can't think about curses because she's still hoping for a happy ending.
"I pray that he's still out there and I pray he'll come home," she said
Branson's family is offering a $10,000 reward for information.
Tess Koppelman FOX 4 News
A Skidmore boy is still missing six years later
April11,2007
National Spotlight Shines on Missing People in the Area
Reported by: Patty Santos
Thursday, Jun 14, 2007 @11:30pm CST
A national spotlight shines on missing people in the Midland Empire. The 4th Annual Missing Persons Tour made a stop in two area towns. Word of Branson Perry's disappearance will reach 11 states by the end of June, giving his family another glimpse of hope that the 26-year-old will soon be found.
"It's an awesome feeling, it makes you feel like there is hope, that there are people that really do care," Becky Klino, mother, said.
Monica Caison is leading the "On the Road to Remember" tour spreading the word and pictures of 75 missing adults across 5,100 miles.
"A lot of these cases that we are featuring, are cases that have gone cold, because they weren't promoted properly at the beginning, of they just didn't have enough information to go on," Caison said.
For the remaining 2,400 miles the van will attract the attention of many people in small and big communities. They also want to grab some media attention.
"It's important that we get the press involved, and get Perry's name out," Ben Espey, Nodaway County Sheriff, said. "We're still looking for clues and leads that we can follow up on."
Branson's mother said it's vital to keep these cases front and center. So far the group has helped bring in several new leads in other cases. Every opportunity to get Branson's name to one more person could mean one more clue.
"You feel like you're very alone and with organizations like this, you feel like you are embraced with a lot of love, a lot of support and it gives you strength," Klino said.
"We don't have a reason or rhyme or why, we're here for them and its just one more piece that it gives them to get through another day," Caison said.
The tour is sponsored by the community uniter effort organization. The tour features mostly missing adults, whom they said are often left by the wayside.
The group also stopped by Krug Pool to feature Ashley Martinez. Her family has been searching for her since she disappeared from this same area three years ago. The runaway would now be 18 years old.
Her mother said having the community united effort feature her daughter's story in 11 states could lead to her where abouts. Martinez's family and friends gathered at the park wearing pins with her picture on it.
They said they're not giving up hope on finding her. For more information on the tour log on to www.ncmissingpersons.org .
http://www.projectjason.org/18wheel.shtml
18 Wheel Angels
18 Wheel Angels is an all volunteer program in which truck drivers volunteer their time and resources to help locate missing loved ones.
JBScott Publishing partners with Project Jason to provide additional assistance for families of the missing by publishing the photos and information for each featured campaign in their monthly magazine, Through the Gears. This publication has a circulation of 150,000, and can be found at truckstops and other businesses nationwide.
18 Wheel Angels FAQ:
What is an 18 Wheel Angel?
An 18 Wheel Angel is a compassionate person, who, while traveling the highways, helps to locate missing loved ones by placing posters of them along the way.
What would I need to do?
Project Jason, the sponsor organization, will feature a printable poster of a missing person on their web site, which changes bi-monthly. 18 Wheel Angels come to this web site page and print posters of the missing person to take on their next trip and post in businesses along their route.
What is Required of me to be an 18 Wheel Angel?
Participating drivers need access to a computer, printer, E-mail, and the Internet. Drivers may print 5 or more posters to distribute on their route. They will report bi-monthly via E-mail to Project Jason the number of posters distributed per campaign.
Why should I become an 18 Wheel Angel?
The potential for success of the program is unlimited. Remember, the key to resolution in these cases is public awareness. With over 97,000 active missing person cases in the U.S., these families need your help. The poster that you lovingly place may be the one that reunites a family!
Why do I need to sign up and report in?
We want to provide stats on the web page showing how many posters were placed. A successful program with statistical information can help increase the number of participants and thus increase the odds of locating a missing person.
Do I need to be a truck driver to particpate in 18 Wheel Angels program?
No, anyone can help! Please get in touch with us via the contact information listed below.
How do I get started?
Simply E-mail us and let us know your name and if you are a truck driver. Then Click on the link below to print posters of this campaign's missing person. We will E-mail you additional instructions to begin.
Feel free to write to us with any questions, or sign up for the program at 18WheelAngels@projectjason.org Bookmark this page and check back for new campaigns. Campaigns run from the 1st to the 15th and from the 16th through the 31st of each month.
7/13/2007
Want to cut a record? Help find missing man
Ray Scherer
Regional Reporter
Knowledge of a missing Northwest Missouri man's whereabouts could land someone a Nashville recording contract.
Tennessee-based Castle Records recently decided to offer the $25,000 deal in exchange for information that leads to the arrest and conviction or location of Skidmore, Mo., resident Branson Perry.
Mr. Perry mysteriously vanished from his home in Skidmore on April 11, 2001. He left the residence on foot to take a pair of jumper cables to a shed on a lot adjacent to the house and hasn't been seen since.
An advocate, Linda Stovall, and Mr. Perry's mother, Becky Klino, had spoken with the company about the idea. It's a technique the company has employed before, according to Castle Records' Ed Russell.
"If a person gets hungry enough, they'll get closer to the trap," he said. "Our main purpose is to help this lady. We know that some of this stuff works."
The record company will submit any information on the case directly to law enforcement investigators, which Mr. Russell said can be accepted as anonymous and otherwise be kept confidential. The record contract reward will be given once the case is resolved through the location of Mr. Perry, Mr. Russell said.
From there, he said it's up to the award winner to decide how they wish to work with Castle on cutting a complete compact disc of any musical style - even if that means bringing in a backup band into the studio or acting on someone else's behalf should they have musical promise.
"You can do anything you want with it," said Mr. Russell, who has some prior law enforcement crime scene experience. "That's entirely up to them."
According to its Web site, the studio's music recording experience includes work with Jimmy Dean, a tribute to Roy Acuff, and the Conway Twitty Project.
Ms. Klino welcomes the idea that the promise of a recording contract could induce someone to come forward with information about her son.
"You don't turn away anything," she said. "It actually came as quite a surprise."
She has appeared with nationwide tours that draw attention to missing-persons cases, including one caravan that made several stops in the region in June.
Mr. Perry's case was also recently added to the "America's Most Wanted" Web site, another project on which Ms. Stovall assisted. His story is also featured on other Web sites, such as http://www.bransonperry.com and the National Center for Missing Adults at http://www.theyaremissed.org.
For tips on the case, contact the Nodaway County Sheriff's Department at (660) 582-7541, Mr. Russell at (615) 401-7110 or Castle Records by e-mail at DebWalling@CastleRecords.com .
6/15/2007 1:51:00 AM
'A grass-roots effort' to remember
Becky
Perry Klino, mother of Branson Perry, who has been missing since 2001,
was one of the speakers Thursday at the ‘On the Road to Remember Tour’
stop in Craig, Mo. Following the stop there, Monica Caison, founder and
executive director of the Community United Effort Center for Missing
Persons, went to St. Joseph to raise awareness for others. (IVAL LAWHON
JR./St. Joseph News-Press)
Monica Caison travels the country to bring missing back into media, people’s minds
Ahmad Safi
Public Safety Reporter
Tammy
Navinskey's daughter, Ashley, disappeared from the Krug Park swimming
pool three years ago, and to mark the anniversary, Ms. Navinskey joined
with families of other missing people Thursday afternoon.
"Ashley
loved to talk," Ms. Navinskey said at the pool parking lot. "I can't
imagine her being missing this long without calling."
The fun-loving teen would be 18 now, and the man she left with remains in police custody - but mum about her whereabouts.
"We've
lost a lot of hope that she's still alive," said grandmother Sue
Kibble, adding that the recent Kelsey Smith abduction case in Overland
Park, Kan., has caused her to cry fresh tears. "We still would like to
bring Ashley home, so I could take her a flower, have that closure."
The
mothers gathered at the Krug pool as part of the "On the Road to
Remember Tour," sponsored by the Community United Effort Center for
Missing Persons. The caravan tour began in North Carolina on Monday and
will make 22 stops in 11 states to promote 75 cold cases. This is the
first year the tour has stopped in Missouri, and the cases of Ashley
Martinez and Branson Perry are being highlighted.
"The whole
concept is we're giving these people national attention," said Monica
Caison, while on the St. Joseph leg of the national tour. "It's a sad
story wherever you go, and this is a grass-roots effort to revive the
missing cases in the communities."
While local attention is
important, she says, national coverage is key, too. She's seen numerous
cases in which somebody from several states away has been able to
provide crucial information because they had been traveling through the
area when an abduction occurred.
The volunteer caravan is
needed most when the missing person case goes cold, fades from public
radar or never snags national headlines, Mrs. Caison said. Since 1994,
she has brought cold cases to CNN, People Magazine, and "America's Most
Wanted."
Sgt. Jill Voltmer, lead missing persons investigator
at the St. Joseph Police Department, says local officers take two or
three missing person reports each day. The majority are cleared quickly
- usually when the teen runaway overstays their welcome on a friend's
couch or the mentally ill adult or juvenile gets hungry.
Only
after a year passes without any new information is the case considered
"cold." National sightings of Ashley are fairly regular to Ms. Voltmer
- about twice per week. Over the years, most have come from transient
communities and big cities and states such as Kansas City, California
and Florida.
"Sometimes it's as general as we saw her at the carnival, and I'll follow-up with the local police," Ms. Voltmer said.
A
tip last month led police in Maine to Jaime Thomas, another St. Joseph
endangered runaway. Unlike Ashley, Jaime had corresponded with her
mother throughout her one-year disappearance.
Before the St.
Joseph leg of the tour, the roving volunteers stopped in Craig, Mo., to
highlight the case of Branson Perry. The now 26-year-old man went
missing from his Skidmore, Mo., home in 2001.
Like Ashley,
Branson's family says it is uncharacteristic for him to be out of touch
with family and friends for more than a few days.
"The thing we
really took away (from the tour) was not give up hope and continue to
believe he's still out there," said stepfather Jim Klino.
