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On the afternoon of March 11th, 1987, Kimberley Kersey walked home from school like she had done many times before, but this time, she would never be seen again. Today, Emily will talk about the mysterious and frustrating case of Kimberly Kersey, the suspects police looked at, and she might even share a suspect of her own. Joining us on the episode are Kimberley’s sister Kristen Kersey and former detective Lindsay Arnold to help understand what could have happened to Kim.
Three of the Four murdered victims. Left to Right: Kimberly Stevens, Melina Crist, and Norene Davis. Not pictured: Sheila Burnette
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Interview with Lindsay Arnold 04.26.2020
Interview with Kristen Kersey 05.11.2020
NamUs | KOIN - Vanished in Vancouver: The Kimberly Kersey case | The Columbian - New Leads Sought | The Columbian - Search Never Ends | Unidentified Wiki - Kim Kersey | Reddit - Kimberly Kersey, 18 yo in Vancouver, WA missing since 1987 | State v. Stenger | The Columbian - Search Never Ends | KATU - On the Hunt for a Serial Killer in Portland | Seattle Times - Oregon Man Suspect in Rape-Killings | PSU Vanguard - The List of Pacific Northwest Serial Killers You've Been Dying For | Investigation Discovery Evil Lives Here - Alvin Brown
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Statesman Journal - Police Arrest Vancouver Man in Death 10.11.1987 | Spokane Chronicle - Man Questioned in Slaying 10.13.1987 | Longview Daily News - Cowlitz Country Prosecutors 06.09.1988 | Longview Daily News - Prosecutor takes Flak 07.01.1988 | Longview Daily News - Misdirected Anger 07.13.1988 | Albany Democrat-Herald 12.03.1991 - Man suspected in 1981 Killings | Albany Democrat-Herald 12.02.1991
I went to high school with Kim. I’d like to listen to this episode but I can’t find it.
One thing is that the routes above have issues. The map shows her walking out the front of the school and walking on the road. She would not have done that. She would have cut through the soccer field and entered through the pass-through onto Park Crest much closer to Mill Plain and cutting a chunk of time off. Additionally, if she had taken the other options besides Hearthwood Blvd, she could have shaved even more time as there were fields where there are now houses and apartments between Park Crest and 136th Avenue. Also, 1st Street was not there at…