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Beverly Ward Missing Person Case

Last seen in Junction City, Kansas on Jul 04, 1978

Victim Details

Oct 10, 2014

Aug 19, 2021

Beverly

Ward

61

13

56 inches

60 inches

54 lbs

60 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Jul 04, 1978

Junction City

Kansas

Geary County

29627

Junction City Police Department

Junction City

Kansas

Geary County

66441

Cory Odell

Lieutenant

210 East 9th Street, Kansas

7857625912

Local

Law Enforcement

7810233

Junction City Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/07/2026


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Beverly Ann Ward, a 13-year-old African American girl, disappeared from her home in Junction City, Kansas, on July 4, 1978. She was last seen in her bedroom, where she had been sleeping in a green nightgown. A friend of Beverly's was also staying over, sleeping in a separate bed in the same room. In the early morning hours, a commotion occurred outside the house when a brick was thrown through a neighbor's window, waking up much of the neighborhood. Beverly’s family and her friend ga ...
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Last Seen: Jul 04, 1978

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  • Beverly Ward missing for decades | Missing in Kansas | kake.com
  • Beverly Ward | International Missing Persons Wiki - Fandom
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