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Kansas missing persons & unsolved case statistics

Numbers behind 1,795 missing person, death by force, unidentified, unclaimed, serial killer and mass murder cases in Kansas – by state, decade, age, sex, race and how many are solved. Free to read and link to; members get every breakdown, filters, sortable tables and CSV downloads.

Data as of October 29, 2026 · updated daily · How these numbers are counted

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Cases in Kansas
1,795
1,623 open · 149 solved / resolved
Missing Persons
230
215 still missing · 6.5% located
Deaths by Force
1,439
1,305 unsolved · 8.9% solved
Unidentified Remains
28
23 unidentified · 17.9% identified
Unclaimed Persons
82
80 unclaimed · 2.4% claimed
Serial killer profiles
12
by the state where they killed
Mass murders
4
19 people killed
Added in the last 30 days
9
225 added or updated
Oldest open case
1892
Gratton Hanley Grat Dalton, Coffeyville, KS · unsolved

“Solved / resolved” means a missing person located, a death by force marked solved or charged, unidentified remains identified, or an unclaimed person claimed. Our homicide records focus on unsolved cases, so these shares are not police clearance rates – see the methodology.

Cases by type

Missing Persons 230 215 still missing
Deaths by Force 1,439 1,305 unsolved
Unidentified Remains 28 23 unidentified
Unclaimed Persons 82 80 unclaimed
Serial Killer Profiles 12
Mass Murders 4

By state & province

Cases per state and per 100,000 residents, a shaded state-by-state list, top cities, and Indigenous missing and murdered (MMIP) by state.

Cases by state and province

Click a state or province to see its statistics. All case types.

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Top cities by open cases

Missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed cases, by the city recorded on the case.

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CityStateCasesOpenSolved / resolvedSolved / resolved %
WichitaKS4894226713.7%
Kansas CityKS422403194.5%
TopekaKS1971712412.3%
Overland ParkKS454500%
LawrenceKS3632411.1%
LeavenworthKS313100%
Junction CityKS262600%
OlatheKS2721622.2%
WinfieldKS212100%
SalinaKS181715.6%
ManhattanKS141317.1%
Garden CityKS141317.1%
LenexaKS1512320%
CoffeyvilleKS131217.7%
Dodge CityKS131217.7%
Sedgwick CountyKS121200%
ParsonsKS121118.3%
PittsburgKS121100%
Great BendKS9900%
AtchisonKS9900%
NewtonKS98111.1%
Baxter SpringsKS8800%
DerbyKS8800%
ShawneeKS8800%
IndependenceKS87112.5%
WitchitaKS7700%
HaysKS86225%
HaysvilleKS76114.3%
El DoradoKS6600%
HutchinsonKS6600%
Arkansas CityKS5500%
Prairie VillageKS5500%
IolaKS4400%
EmporiaKS4400%
HesstonKS4400%
FredoniaKS4400%
Bonner SpringsKS4400%
HolcombKS4400%
GalenaKS43125%
LarnedKS3300%

Indigenous missing and murdered (MMIP), by state / province

Cases where the person is recorded as American Indian, Alaska Native, Indigenous or First Nations. 2 missing persons were reported missing from tribal land (2 still missing).

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State / provinceMissingStill missingDeaths by forceUnsolvedUnidentified / unclaimedTotal
Kansas322205

By decade & year

Cases by decade and year, the solved share by decade (the “cold case curve”), and seasonality by month and day of the week.

Cases by decade

Stacked by case type.

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Solved / resolved share by decade

The “cold case curve”: the share of each decade’s cases now marked solved, located, identified or claimed (decades with fewer than 10 cases are left out).

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Cases by year (last 50 years)

Recent years include many newly added cases; older years are more likely to be resolved and removed from public databases.

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Cases by month

Seasonality: month of the case date (only cases with a full date).

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Cases by day of the week

Day of the week of the case date (only cases with a full date).

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By age

Age groups for each case type, solved share by age, average ages and an age / sex pyramid.

Cases by age group

Average age: 29.9 missing · 33.2 deaths by force · 36.8 unidentified.

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Solved / resolved share by age group

Share of each age group’s cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed.

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Age and sex

Male (left) and female (right) by age group – missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed together.

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By sex

Male / female split for each case type and solved share by sex.

Cases by sex

Share of each case type that is male, female or not recorded.

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Solved / resolved share by sex

Share of male and female cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed.

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By race & ethnicity

Race and ethnicity compared with the U.S. population, and the solved share for each group.

Cases by race / ethnicity

Share of each case type, compared with the U.S. population in the table.

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Solved / resolved share by race / ethnicity

Share of each group’s cases marked solved, located, identified or claimed (groups with fewer than 10 cases are left out).

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Solve rates & how long cases stay open

Case status for deaths by force, how many years open cases have been open, and a state-by-decade solved-share heatmap.

Deaths by force: case status

How each case is recorded. “Charged / in court” counts as solved in the solved share; accidental and self-inflicted deaths are left out of it.

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How long open cases have been open

Years since the case date, for cases still unsolved, missing, unidentified or unclaimed.

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Solved / resolved share by state and decade

Percent of missing, deaths by force, unidentified and unclaimed cases now solved, located, identified or claimed. Hover a cell for the count.

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State1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
KS2223117
<2%2–55–1010–2020–3535–5050%+fewer than 10 cases

Rewards offered 6 deaths by force cases list a reward, and 6 of them are still unsolved.

Possible matches

Possible missing person / unidentified remains matches by score.

Possible missing person / unidentified matches

102,241 possible matches scoring 75% or higher, involving 13,698 missing persons and 7,876 unidentified remains. Browse the matches.

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Serial killers & mass murders

Serial killers by victims and decade; mass murders by year, place, firearms, attacker and victims.

Serial killers by number of victims

Confirmed victims listed on each profile (12 profiles).

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Serial killers by decade they started

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Serial killers by sex and race

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GroupProfilesShare
Sex: Female541.7%
Sex: Male758.3%
Race: White758.3%
Race: Multiracial18.3%
Race: Unknown / not recorded325%
Race: Black18.3%

Mass murders by year

4 incidents. Killed per year is in the table and the next chart.

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People killed in mass murders, by year

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Mass murders by type of place

All incidents in the database (not affected by the filters).

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Firearms used in mass shootings, by type

Firearms recorded in the Violence Project data for incidents up to its last update (90 with 1 firearms, 52 with 2 firearms, 28 with 3 firearms, 31 with 4 or more firearms). All incidents (not affected by the filters).

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Mass murderers: age, sex and race

The attacker in each incident, where recorded.

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GroupIncidentsShare
Sex: Male375%
Sex: Unknown125%
Race: Unknown / not recorded250%
Race: Hispanic / Latino250%
Age: 18-24250%
Age: 25-34125%
Age: Unknown125%
Setting: Urban105–
Setting: Rural48–
Setting: Suburban48–
Setting: Not recorded68–

Mass murder victims: relationship to the killer

1,728 victims listed; 33.4% female. All incidents (not affected by the filters).

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Longest-open cases

The oldest unsolved, missing, unidentified and unclaimed cases, linked to each case file.

Longest-open missing persons

The 25 oldest still missing cases in Kansas.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Amelia EarhartPacific Ocean, KSJul 19378939Female
Charles Mansker JrWichita, KSOct 19685827Male
Thomas DixonOverland Park, KSOct 19745241Male
Andrew MemmelaarLehigh, KSOct 19755117Male
Robert Ronald TippitTopeka, KSJan 19774936Male
Jeremy CootsAtchison, KSFeb 1977494Male
Beverly WardJunction City, KSJul 19784813Female
Diana PowellKansas City, KSJul 19794732Female
Diana Kenner PowellShawnee County, KSJul 19794732Female
Stanley GalbreathWinfield, KSNov 19804637Male
Stephen HammerleManhattan, KSAug 19814526Male
Joseph GrasherManhattan, KSAug 19814521Male
Joseph GrasherManhattan, KSAug 19814521Male
Jackie HayShawnee County, KSSep 1981455Female
Ross CraneEl Dorado, KSFeb 19824436Male
Michael WeaverKansas City, KSDec 19824422Male
Manouchehr NafarWichita, KSFeb 19834325Male
Frederick IwertWashington, KSApr 19834366Male
Mary LangHays, KSOct 19834331Female
Julia H. StoddardDelavan, KSDec 19834368Female
Donald SagerLa Harpe, KSFeb 19844253Male
Larry WoodsPratt, KSMay 19844236Male
Eugene Branton Jr.Hutchison, KSAug 19844236Male
Srinivasu DasariOverland Park, KSAug 19844230Male
Paula GodfreyOverland Park, KSSep 19844219Female

Longest-open deaths by force

The 25 oldest unsolved cases in Kansas.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Gratton Hanley Grat DaltonCoffeyville, KSOct 189213431Male
Richard Dick BroadwellCoffeyville, KSOct 189213430Male
Robert Renick Bob DaltonCoffeyville, KSOct 189213423Male
William Bill Powers a.k.aCoffeyville, KSOct 1892134–Male
John Van HornParsons, KSJul 189912742Male
Robert A. bob DickersonDoniphan, KSOct 189912746Male
Marion ThomasEmpire City, KSFeb 1900126–Male
James EdwardCouncil Grove, KSMay 190012651Male
Allen MooreLawrence, KSMay 190112540Male
George MontgomeryWinfield, KSOct 1901125–Male
James WhiteJunction City, KSNov 190112546Male
Robert CooperJunction City, KSNov 190112538Male
Correctional Joseph B. WaldrupeLeavenworth, KSNov 190112529Male
William MorrisKansas City, KSSep 190212454Male
Milton HinklePittsburg, KSDec 190212441Male
Elmer FarnsworthWinfield, KSAug 190312335Male
Everett RidgewayWinfield, KSAug 190312335Male
James Dawson BilliterWinfield, KSAug 190312323Male
Otis Niles CarterWinfield, KSAug 190312324Male
Port B SmithWinfield, KSAug 190312319Male
Roy C DavisWinfield, KSAug 190312315Male
Sterling RaceWinfield, KSAug 190312328Male
William F Bog BowWinfield, KSAug 190312355Male
William G. JonesCherryvale, KSDec 190312338Male
William J. TalbottLa Crosse, KSFeb 190412255Male

Longest-open unidentified remains

The 25 oldest unidentified cases in Kansas.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Unidentified MaleKSJul 19745228Male
Unidentified MaleMilford, KSJul 19774927Male
Unidentified MaleKSAug 19794737Male
Unidentified PersonKSJun 1980461Unknown
Unidentified MaleKSFeb 19834350Male
Unidentified MaleKSJun 19834354Male
Unidentified FemaleKansas City, KSApr 19844233Female
Unidentified MaleWichita, KSAug 19864028Male
Unidentified FemaleKSOct 19873955Female
Unidentified MaleJunction City, KSApr 19893743Male
Unidentified MaleShawnee, KSSep 19903650Male
Unidentified MaleKansas City, KSJan 19923433Male
Unidentified MaleFt Scott, KSFeb 1992341Male
Unidentified MaleKSJun 19923450Male
Unidentified MaleKSFeb 19953145Male
Unidentified MaleKSSep 19953135Male
Unidentified MaleJunction City, KSMay 200224–Male
Unidentified MaleKSMay 20042251Male
Unidentified MaleKansas City, KSApr 20161025Male
Unidentified MaleKSDec 20197–Male
Unidentified PersonWichita, KSDec 20206–Unknown
Unidentified PersonWichita, KSApr 2022470Unknown
Unidentified MaleOverland Park, KSApr 2023343Male

Longest-open unclaimed persons

The 25 oldest unclaimed cases in Kansas.

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NamePlaceDateYearsAgeSex
Linda CookKansas City, KSMar 201115–Female
Michael GleasonTopeka, KSJan 201313–Male
Clarence PiechowiakKansas City, KSOct 201412–Male
Charles HawkinsKansas City, KSOct 201412–Male
Aaron MeggersLeavenworth, KSDec 201412–Male
William PendergraftLeavenworth, KSJan 201511–Male
Jerry OrslandKansas City, KSJun 20179–Male
Donald RobertsLeavenworth, KSFeb 20188–Male
Dewayne KerrEmporia, KSApr 20188–Male
Earl TudorLeavenworth, KSJun 20188–Male
Arthur BeanLeavenworth, KSJun 20188–Male
Theresa GurwellHighland, KSJul 20188–Female
Alan KnappLeavenworth, KSAug 20188–Male
Carol StantonAtchison, KSDec 20188–Female
Randall FranklinKansas City, KSMar 20197–Male
Clifford WormckePrairie Village, KSMay 20197–Male
Jon EssigeKansas City, KSMay 20197–Male
Sandra StocktonKansas City, KSSep 20197–Female
Luther JacksonKansas City, KSSep 20197–Male
Danny StanifordKansas City, KSJan 20206–Male
John StuckeyKansas City, KSJan 20206–Male
George GoetzKansas City, KSFeb 20206–Male
Randy VahnerKansas City, KSMar 20206–Male
Bernard MatlockKansas City, KSApr 20206–Male
Gary WickKansas City, KSApr 20206–Male

Community activity

Forum discussion, memorials, evidence boards and the most viewed cases.

Community activity

Real member activity on case pages (all cases, not affected by the filters).

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MeasureCount
Cases with member forum discussion: Mass murders19
Cases with member forum discussion: Missing persons379
Cases with member forum discussion: Deaths by force717
Cases with member forum discussion: Serial killers59
Cases with member forum discussion: Unclaimed3
Cases with member forum discussion: Unidentified4
Cases with a MyMemorium memorial5,007
Evidence boards created by members256

Most viewed deaths by force cases

All-time page views.

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CasePlaceViews
Joachim SummerfordAberdeen, NC12,682
Zion TerryRichmond, VA11,602
Travis A. HobbsNew-orleans, LA6,120
Shannon WatkinsJonesboro, GA5,496
Jameal GaudetHarvey, LA4,977
Melanie Lynn BerryWichita-falls, TX4,891
Kiarra Jazzmyn GeorgeSacramento, CA4,732
Romeca MeeksChicago, IL4,147
Shuaib Naz “Shuaiby” AslamStockton, CA3,767
Javon M. BaileyLouisville, KY3,737
Felicito CanalesBaton-rouge, LA3,591
Shawn HudsonThrockmorton County, TX3,563
Eric Tyrone Smith, Sr.Jackson, MS3,334
Benjamin Joseph DeenHattiesburg, MS3,296
David WashingtonPensacola, FL3,279

Methodology & how to cite

These statistics count the cases in the Crime Solvers Central database as of October 29, 2026. They are rebuilt every night.

What is counted

  • Missing persons – NamUs, NCMEC and Canadian police cases. “Located” means the case is marked resolved (found alive or deceased). Age is the age when last seen.
  • Deaths by force – homicides and other violent deaths from police, news, court and public records. “Solved” includes cases marked solved, charged / in court, primary suspect deceased or substantiated. Deaths ruled accidental or self-inflicted are counted but left out of solved shares.
  • Unidentified remains and unclaimed persons – NamUs cases. Unidentified ages use the middle of the medical examiner’s estimated range.
  • Serial killer profiles are placed in the state where they killed and the first year they were active; victims are the confirmed victims listed on the profile. Mass murders are incidents, dated by the attack; attacker and firearm details come from The Violence Project coding where available.
  • Race and ethnicity are as recorded by the source and grouped into broad categories; “Multiracial” is used when more than one is listed.
  • Per-100,000 rates use 2020 U.S. Census and 2021 Canadian Census populations.

Limits

  • This is not a complete count of all crime. Our homicide records lean heavily toward unsolved cases, so the solved share is much lower than official police clearance rates and should not be reported as one.
  • Coverage differs by state and by year: some cities and states have been imported in full, others only partly, and recent years include many newly added cases.
  • Cases without a date, age, state or race are left out of that breakdown only (they still count in the totals).

How to cite

Crime Solvers Central. “Kansas Missing Persons & Unsolved Case Statistics.” Data as of October 29, 2026. https://crimesolverscentral.com/statistics/kansas

You’re welcome to link to this page or to any state’s page (for example /statistics/texas). Each chart’s Cite button copies a citation that links straight to that chart.