Kara Kopetsky, 17, Missing Since May 4, 2007. Is there a Connection to Kelsey Smith Murder?
17 year old Kara Kopetsky has been missing since May 4, 2007 from Belton, MO. She was last seen leaving Belton High School.
See the many looks that Kara Kopetsky has had over the years.
Description:
- Kara is 17 years old and would have just finished her junior year in high school
- 5′ 5″ tall
- brown hair
- hazel eyes
- As you can tell from the pictures, she is known to change her hair color. She no longer has braces as seen in some of the pictures
Read more at findkarakopetsky.com/
The question remains that could the case of missing Kara Kopetsky have a connection to that of Kelsey Smith? Could Edwin R. Hall, the individual charged in the murder of Kelsey Smith have any connection to the disappearance of Kara Kopetsky? As police found a body 6 miles from where Kara Kopetsky lived, her parents feared for the worse. As it turned out, the body found was that of Kelsey Smith. Is it a coincidence that Kelsey’s body was found so close to where Kara lived. One does wonder whether there is a connection.
Jim and Rhonda Beckford, like thousands of others across Kansas City, watched with trepidation Wednesday as news unfolded about a body found just six miles from their Belton home.
Theirs, though, was a special brand of fear. Their 17-year-old daughter, Kara Kopetsky, has been missing since May 4. So while the search for Kelsey Smith took place, the Beckfords’ fears mounted.
Tarnished relief came after about an hour, when a Belton police sergeant arrived to tell them it wasn’t Kara Kopetsky. (Kansas City.com)
Smith Murder May Hold Clues in Kopetsky Disappearance
Investigators are saying they can’t rule out the possibility that the kidnapping and murder of 18-year old Kelsey Smith is related to the disappearance of a Missouri girl.
VIDEO of links between murdered Kelsey Smith and missing Kara Kopetsky.
Police consider links to missing teens
When investigators in the Smith case announced Wednesday that a body had been found in Longview Lake Park, Kopetsky’s parents, Jim and Rhonda Beckford, waited nervously until Spears told them the body was that of Smith, and not Kara’s.
”Sitting here, a month later, and then you see somebody that has the same physical characteristics and not less than 30 minutes apart in distance wise and you start associating things,” said Jim Beckford, Kara’s stepfather. ”We didn’t have the resources and the video tape, and we didn’t have proof that Kara was abducted.”
Beckford also noted that his stepdaughter disappeared the same day a tornado struck Greensburg, Kan. The story dominated media coverage in the area.
Spears said most media didn’t give Kopetsky’s disappearance the attention he thought it warranted. (Ark City.net)
I noticed some discussion regarding this on FOX last night, it does appear Edwin Hall is a match for the description of Kara’s abductor? The issue appears to be that until LE completes all investigation and forensics on Kelsey’s murder, they can’t turn their attention to correlating characteristics with Kara’s abduction? This must be so hard on Kara’s parents to wait this out.
Comment by nonesuche | June 10, 2007
I hope they search for her in the area they found Kelsey.
Comment by klaasend | June 10, 2007
I hope there is some closure for Kara’s family soon in this tragedy. It does sound as if she could have been another victim of Kelsey’s murderer.
Comment by BTgirl | June 10, 2007
I noticed she was last seen leaving her high school. Most high schools these days have lots of surveillance cameras - I wonder there are any clues on camera. It sounds like they are not sure if she walked home or was picked up. If not for the tapes in Kelsey’s case I do not think her fate would have been figured out so soon.
Comment by bobo | June 10, 2007
Yes, I think there is a connection to Edwin R. Hall. I agree with Klaasend that they need to search the same area they found Kelsey.
Comment by San | June 10, 2007
I hope they look for possible connection between Edwin R Hall and other missing/ murdered women.
Comment by bleachedblack | June 10, 2007
When did Hall grow the goatee; was he clean-shaven before May 4, 2007; did the goatee begin after May 4; did the goatee disappear June 3?
In the Target video, Hall looks (remarkably) similar to the composite of the person-of-interest in Kara’s case. As Kimberley said (on Fox LineUp) “spot on!” Kimberley mentioned that she was a former prosecutor.
Too bad that circumstances were not conducive for Tim Miller/TES to search more of that lake area. I have a feeling specialty dogs will be exercising that acreage.
Comment by Warf | June 10, 2007
Hello,
Please help us get the word out on Kara Kopetsky, another missing child from Belton MO.
Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GJeydku3Cg
Thanks
Burton
Comment by Burton Stone | June 11, 2007
The latest on Kara Kopetsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oojXXB8DGs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfAjA5L599U
Comment by Carpe Noctem | June 14, 2007
Some Kara tv coverage-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oojXXB8DGs
Kaara’s Security Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfAjA5L599U
Comment by Carpe Noctem | June 14, 2007
Please answer these five questions:
(1) Why did it take the Belton MO two (2) weeks to open and inventory Kara’s school locker?
(2)Why did the police release the man Kara was fighting with before she went missing?
(3) How is this man related to powerful members of the Belton community?
(4) Why has Kara’s name NOT been brought up once in City Council meetings?
(5) Whay has EquiSearch not been asked to come into the case?
Best Wishes,
Burton Stone
Comment by J Burton Stone | June 24, 2007
J.Burton Stone,
Please share with us why you want answers to these questions. Particularly the question about how Kylr is related to powerful members of the Belton Community. Many people have long been suspecting a coverup and this comment fits right into that. Please give more detail or give us a jumping off point for researching this further. thanks.
Comment by StillHoping | December 13, 2007
Does the belton Mayor have a sound proof room in his house? What is this used for and does anyone know about this?
Comment by Mary | June 28, 2008
I also feel there is a strong connection between the two girls Kara and Kelsey.. I feel as the police has not done their job in this case…I feel the outcome for the family is not good..and I also believe she is at longview lake the area should be searched better..The police should know that if they ever studied criminology that murders just dont take a victim like kesley out of a public place unless he has worked his courage up by committing his crime before..I believe strongly she is connected to kelsey Smith’s disasapearance..Edwin Hall would be unlike most preadtors if his first crime was Kelsey, predators have to work up their courage and do so by commiting crimes…How dumb is the belton police department? As a student of criminolgy I think they all need to go back to school and get updated on what is called profiling…
Comment by seer of things | July 24, 2008