On July 8, 2021, 39-year-old Katie Mae Kellen was found dead in her South Lakeshore Drive home in Raymore, Missouri. Her mother, who shared the residence, discovered Kellen around 8:30 p.m.; Kellen had a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Investigators reported several personal items missing, including a small safe with about $23,000 in cash, a diamond ring, and two cell phones, suggesting a robbery accompanied the killing.

Surveillance footage from July 7 showed Kellen with a man driving a white Kia Sorento, and neighbors’ cameras captured that vehicle arriving at her home that afternoon. The man was seen leaving the house alone carrying luggage and other items before driving away. Police later identified the man as 41-year-old Dale L. Williamson of Independence and arrested him after locating him on July 11; officers recovered two 9mm handguns from his vehicle, and one was linked to the ammunition used in the homicide.

The case remains an active homicide investigation. If anyone has information about Katie, the white Kia Sorento, or activity in the Raymore and Belton area on July 7–8, 2021, please come forward.