Jody Ledkins was 14 when she disappeared from Kansas City, Missouri, on May 23, 1985. After an argument with her boyfriend and his friends she went to a friend’s house, phoned her mother for a ride and, finding no car available, said she would find another way. She was last seen walking north on Winchester from 14th Street. She left without extra clothing or money and was described as five feet one inch, 90 pounds, with blonde or brown hair, blue eyes, eyeglasses, a small mole under her chin, a large birthmark under one arm and an appendectomy scar.

The missing-person investigation was delayed: because Jody was enrolled in a juvenile probation program, her caseworker filed warrants to detain her as an endangered juvenile, but a formal missing-person report was not filed with police until 1987. Authorities later reclassified the case as a probable homicide and have pursued leads over the years, including a 1997 Missouri River search prompted by inmate tips, but the case remains unsolved. Age-progressed images have been released to aid identification.

If anyone knew Jody, saw her that day, or has information that could help resolve what happened, please come forward.