New Lead on The Whereabouts of Missing Belton Teen Kara Kopetsky

Based on a tip said to have been received about a week ago- law enforcement officers from Belton- KC-MO and the FBI searched a wooded area near the intersection of 89th Street and Elm Avenue in southeastern KC-MO for possible remains of a Belton teen who went missing in 2007.


Kara Kopetsky was last seen May 7- 2007 at the Belton High school- and there has been no trace of the young woman since.

Police believe Miss Kopetsky was abducted- but have few leads and no suspect(s).

Belton police Sgt. Brad Swanson told CSW and other Kansas City news media in a brief interview that the Elm Avenue search that began around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning has been "temporarily suspended" for now- due to remaining snow cover.

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