(SKIDMORE, Mo. The same names continue to pop up in the case files. He began working odd jobs, initially as a roofer, then for a travelling petting zoo. Skidmore, Missouri, has seen more violence and wickedness than the average small American farm town. 200485957, citing Rest Haven Cemetery, Jeff, Perry County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Combs26 (contributor 48250375) . Missing poster for Branson with age progression to 25 years. "They're not willing to give much information and we don't know where is the body is.". Three years later, his cousin Bobbie Jo Stinnett would be murdered and have her 8-month-old fetus cut from her womb and kidnapped. No one knew where he went. He was never seen again. It makes me think they’re hiding something. Obviously all my research is done online, which explains why this story has some gaps. Branson planned to clean the house in preparation for his father’s return, and had asked his friend Gena Crawford to help him. Trending. I wonder if she did try to get in touch with him, but when she couldn’t, perhaps thought he had been doing drugs with other people and just didn’t want to get involved. I read that Bob did think about “teaching Biermann a lesson”, but decided against it. When questioned about this, however, Rogers denied it had anything to do with Branson, and claimed he did not know who he was. Skidmore, Part Two - The Disappearance of Branson Perry, Man Pleads Guilty in Botched-Sex-Change Case, ← Skidmore, Part Three - The Murder of Ken Rex McElroy, Skidmore, Part One - The Murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett →. Bob had to stay in hospital for another couple days, so his mother (Branson’s grandmother) Jo Ann Stinnett stopped by the house on Friday to see Branson. Webb City girls 63, Branson 35 The Cardinals (7-10) overcame a slow start and used a 22-3 second quarter and cruised past the Pirates (3-17). On coming out of the bathroom, she saw one of the men who had been outside working on the car going through a cabinet in the kitchen (it is unclear if Branson knew the man was in the house). Roger Phillips, an investigator for the drug and crime control division of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and friend of Becky’s, stated after her death: "Just because [Ms. Klino] is not here doesn't mean this train is not going to keep moving. Share . Perry's wisdom teeth have been removed and he has a few fillings in his other teeth. There were two men at Branson’s home working outside on Bob’s car, which needed its alternator replaced. As mentioned previously, I’m suspicious of the men who were fixing the car and how they claim to have seen nothing. Perry Branson Contact Information. Generated: 2020-12-31 11:00:02pm. Mr Perry's parents filed a missing person's report soon after. I believe someone in that area knows what happened to Branson. Or if he was attacked and thrown in a vehicle, it would have been impossible to miss? At 3pm, Gena was upstairs when she heard the front door close. Authorities continue investigating the 2001 disappearance of Branson Perry April 12, 2019 Sheriff’s Dept. Or is there something going on in Skidmore that is just beyond any kind of human comprehension? The case is being treated as a homicide. Gena asked the man what he was looking for. renews push to solve 2001 disappearance case of Skidmore resident April 11, 2019 Sheriff’s office looking into missing Skidmore man again April 11, 2019 Pt. In November of 2001, Rebecca and Bob divorced. I also wonder why Gena never mentioned this to Branson. Copyright © 2021 Heartland Media, LLC All Rights Reserved. No one has been charged in his disappearance, which remains unresolved. I don’t know if there was a specific reason that he went, or if they were just planning to hang out. I just know that if some men fixing a car at my house wandered inside and began going through the kitchen cabinets, that would be alarming (unless they were actually friends of Branson’s?) Abandoned buildings, farms and fields in the area were thoroughly searched, but turned up nothing. Branson Perry was born February 24, 1981 to Rebecca (Becky) Klino and Bob Perry. The headstone lists his death as the day he disappeared, April 11, 2001. I’ve seen talk on forums (again, I don’t know how accurate this is) that after Branson disappeared, Jason Biermann left Skidmore for 2 weeks. Perhaps, he took whatever it was to someone waiting outside. Strong adds the investigation will continue and investigators will follow leads and continue to collect evidence. Abercrombie nearly died from blood loss and paramedics had to be called. 091 - The Disappearance of Dail Dinwiddie. They just lead us to wonder how one small town could be subject to so many tragedies. Rebecca moved out of the family home at 304 West Oak St. in Skidmore to another town about 20 miles away, while Branson stayed at the family home with his father. I suppose time has a way of unraveling secrets. Branson and Jason then ‘had sex’. The fact that Branson had already been missing for six days before the search truly began was a serious setback for investigators. I first heard of Branson five years ago when I sat in the kitchen of his grandmother, Jo Ann Stinnett. When they were done cleaning, Gena took a shower. Bob was discharged from the hospital on Monday and went to meet Jo Ann and Becky at the police station. There is a new and updated lists that has been confirmed with many more added to it. There will be a little bit of a warm up this weekend with highs reaching into the 30's. Perhaps she did, but I couldn’t find anything saying she did. Bob wasn’t surprised that Branson had had sex with another man, as he had suspected his son was gay for a while, but was appalled that Jason had taken advantage him. – Listen to EP 622 - The Disturbing Disappearance Of Branson Perry by Dead Rabbit Radio instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. Authorities continue investigating the 2001 disappearance of Branson Perry (SKIDMORE, Mo. Last Update. Unresolved Disappearance Branson Perry went missing on April 11, 2001 from Skidmore, Missouri. Branson Kayne Perry is a 20 year old male who mysteriously went missing on April 11, 2001 in Skidmore, MO. 16 reviews of Save on Branson "Worked with Save on Branson to get discount tickets. On April 7, 2001, just days before Branson went missing, he went to Jason’s home. 4000 FaraonSt. When Branson came out of the home with the jumper cables, they grabbed him, threw him into their vehicle and drove off. He insisted he had nothing to do with Branson’s disappearance, however. Branson Perry was born on February 24, 1981, the same year Ken McElroy was murdered. Solved ... Case Updates, Unsolved Murders. Kidnapping, Missing People, Unsolved Murders. Bonus: Q&A. I assume that Gena originally reported this information to police and possibly to her directly. The only reason I can think of for the jumper cables turning up in the storage shed two weeks later is that whoever kidnapped Branson wanted to mess with detectives (why else would they take them back to the home, which would increase their chances of being spotted?) Elevate Branson is working to count the homeless locally just as others are doing around the country with the “This Point in Time” initiative. This led detectives to believe that Branson’s disappearance was drug related and there had likely been foul play involved. The sentences would run concurrently. When he came back, he would not tell Gena what he had taken from the cabinet or why he had gone outside. Medical Conditions - racing heart condition (tachycardia), allergic to penicillin. Kidnapping, Missing People, Unsolved Murders. HQ Phone (845) 225-2700. He personally thought that Branson may have been so embarrassed that he ran away to stay with friends in Kansas City. In 1999, Branson graduated from Nodaway-Holt High School. Sunshine will return to the area on Thursday and we will start to see temperatures back in the mid 20's for highs. Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly size 32 shorts, a size medium to large t-shirt, and necklaces and leather trinkets or chains with arrowheads on them. A claim I find really strange is the two men who had been working outside on Bob’s car the day of the disappearance said they saw nothing. Once the Perry property was searched, Nodaway Country Sheriff’s Dept. Several were given lie detector tests, which they all passed. Likes Comments. As far as I know, the jumper cables were never tested for any kind of DNA evidence. Skidmore, Part Two - The Disappearance of Branson Perry . Joseph, MO 64506 USAMain Phone: (816) 364-2222Fax Line: (816) 364-3787, All content © copyright KQTV. Trying to find Perry Branson? Get Full Access To Perry's Info. GM's Chevy Bolt SUV joins parade of new US electric vehicles. Episodes Case Updates Patreon Social Media Merch Donate Videos Media Contact About Back Twitter Instagram YouTube ... 089 - The Vanishing of Branson Perry. Becky was buried alongside an empty plot which had been dug for Branson. Most speculate it was either drugs or money. Surely, if Branson had just walked off, they would have seen him? Maybe Jason was worried that what had happened between them would come out, so he killed Branson and drove somewhere far away to bury his body. 73 min 2020 DEC 31. Tips are few and far between. We found 20 people public records in all 50 states. Authorities investigated Jack Wayne Rogers, of Fulton, Mo., on suspicion of abduction and murder in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Nodaway County Sheriff's Office at 660.582.7451. Unfortunately, murders in which drugs are the motive are always far more difficult to solve. Authorities were able to track down some acquaintances of Branson’s in the nearby city of St. Joseph, MO, who he had done drugs with or had bought from, but questioning them turned up nothing. Sign up with your email address to receive updates when new posts are published. "I think it was, he was with a group of individuals that he knew when he was murdered and it's pretty simple as that," Strong said. "I believe we know who we need to visit with based on previous investigations," Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong said. He went outside to put some jumper cables in a shed. The only way, in my opinion, that we will ever know what happened to Branson is if someone comes forward. Twenty year old Branson Perry disappeared from his father's home in Skidmore, MO on April 11th, 2001. 66 min JAN 12. If this is the Jason, he would be 11 years older than Branson, and 31 at the time Branson disappeared. As authorities continue to investigate, Strong hopes to find closure for Perry's disappearance. You'd want us to work on it as much as we could.". Oct 4, 2019. Foul play is suspected in Perry’s case due to the circumstances involved. Authorities are investigating the disappearance of Perry as a homicide, but it isn't an open and shut case. Many are sure that Jason is responsible for Branson’s death. "You go back through and you review the reports and see if we've missed anything," Strong said. "The individuals involved continue to be a threat to the community," Strong said. Likes Comments. Rebecca moved out of the family home at 304 West Oak St. in Skidmore to another town about 20 miles away, while Branson stayed at the family home with his father. Detectives searched Rogers’s computer, finding the child porn, as well as multiple posts where Rogers detailed picking up a blond male hitchhiker from Skidmore, who he raped, tortured, murdered and then buried the man’s body in the Ozarks. Sgt. Check back for updates. 12/3/2020 12:42 AM. Case Updates, Unsolved Murders . It just makes me wonder, if this is so, why no one raised the alarm before he had already been missing for 6 days? Many speculate that he was strangled with the jumper cables, but I think it’s more likely that they would have just grabbed him and sped off – strangling someone takes time, and the longer they stayed by the property, the more likely it would be that someone would have seen them. On Sunday, Jo Ann called Bob and then Becky, telling them that Branson was missing. She thought this was strange, but assumed he had probably just stepped out for a bit, so she left, and came back the next day. Bob Perry, Branson’s father, died in 2004. Slightly worried by this time, she began calling his friends, but no one had seen or heard from him. Apr 11, 2011 – Profiles the disappearance of Branson Kayne Perry, missing since April 11, 2001 from Skidmore, Missouri. Likes Comments. He is right-handed. In April 2001, 20-year-old Branson was unemployed and still living with his father. Ida Beard, Susie Wahpekeche, Regina Curtis, & Angela “Sam” Maynahona. He told her it was nothing, and went back outside. man back in 2001. I will say here that these cases are unrelated. The doors were all unlocked and the radio was on, but Branson was nowhere to be found. Also extremely strange is one of them wandering into the house and going through a kitchen cabinet. He was expected to be right back, but never returned and has never been heard from again. 68 were here. "I believe we know who we need to visit with based on previous investigations," Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong said. As it turned out when I went to pick the tickets up, the sales pitch they had signed me up for was not the 30 minute one but the 90 minute one ugh. and public search parties began combing the area within a 15-mile radius of the house. Bob told detectives about what had happened between Branson and Jason on April 7. I also do not know how old Jason was at the time, though I did a little searching on his name and found a 49-year-old man living in Mound City, MO (about 25 minutes from Skidmore), with the name Jason Biermann. Update your Windows 10 PC NOW - Microsoft issues critical warning to millions of users ... Matthew Perry. "It shouldn't have happened because he was so kind-hearted," MacMurray said. )— Authorities have been following leads regarding the disappearance of a 20-year-old Skidmore, Mo. The information I gathered about Wednesday April 11, 2001 came from the written account by Branson’s mother, Becky Klino, which can be found here. A missing person’s report was filed for Branson on Tuesday, who by that time had not been seen for six days. His father died in 2004, and his mother searched for him till the day she passed away. He was also charged with first-degree assault for a botched attempt at a gender-reassignment surgery (he had no medical qualifications or knowledge) on a trans woman, Madison (born Michael) Abercrombie, in hotel room in Columbia, Missouri. Nowhere does it say that Branson was raped, but with Branson having been drugged, it sounds suspect. According to the Charley Project, Branson’s family and friends said that it was ‘extremely uncharacteristic’ of Branson to be out of touch with friends and family for more than a few days. "It's the not knowing.". More light snow was found across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri on Wednesday. Distinguishing Characteristics - Caucasian male, very short blond hair, blue eyes, has a small faint scar on the upper part of his right cheek, small scar on his left knee. Searches have taken place every year, but nothing has turned up. Get detailed information about Emma, including previous known addresses, phone numbers, jobs, schools, or run a comprehensive background check anonymously. Perry Branson is a practicing Psychology doctor in New York, NY. Whether you're a visitor or a local, be sure to watch us first! They could not determine that Branson owed any drug dealers money. Firstly, I’m curious about Gena Crawford. Branson Perry (source: Bring Branson Home). UPDATED 30JAN21. He has been missing for ten years. The two main suspects which come up again and again in this case are Branson’s next door neighbour, Jason Biermann (some sources spell it with just one ‘n’), and Jack Wayne Rogers, 59-year-old Presbyterian minister and all-round vile human being. He claimed the whole account was made up and just fantasy. It's been 18 years since Perry disappeared from Skidmore on April 11, 2001. On April 11, 2001, 20-year-old Branson Kayne Perry disappeared into thin air from outside his home in Skidmore. I found a lot of the information on this case to be really sketchy with regards to details; everything was so vague. Direct Phone +84 *** *** *** Get Email Address Get Phone Number. Two weeks later, they mysteriously appeared in the shed behind the door. View Perry's age, phone number, home address, email, and background check information now. In November of 2001, Rebecca and Bob divorced. She looked out the second story window, seeing Branson going down the front porch steps. )— Authorities have been following leads regarding the disappearance of a 20-year-old Skidmore, Mo. No charges were filed, but authorities found a claw necklace belonging to Perry … Branson then apparently went home and told his father what had happened (which I find this kind of surprising). It is difficult when there is no body, but Strong is sure that they are closer than ever to finding out what really happened to Branson. After graduating high school, Branson wanted to join the military, but he was ineligible to serve due to the fact that he suffered from a medical condition that caused an irregularly fast … Becky Klino attended Rogers’s sentencing hearing and begged him to tell her what he had done with Branson’s remains. Top Podcasts Maybe it being a very conservative part of the country where homophobia is rampant, Bob did not want to draw attention to what had happened. No news reports mention Jason, and I’m unsure where Fanning found these details about what went on between Jason and Branson. The tickets were discounted about 75%. 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He was also sentenced to 30 years for possession of child pornography. And in April 2001, 20-year-old Branson Perry disappeared from his front yard. I couldn’t find anything about whether detectives had questioned him on this matter. Branson Perry was born February 24, 1981 to Rebecca (Becky) Klino and Bob Perry. "The sticking point on this I believe is that we are dealing with drug culture," Strong said. While the story I’m going to tell here is not one of murder exactly, it is by no means less sinister or ominous. Branson Perry is Still Missing. Subscribe. Bob returned to the house and began looking to see if any of Branson’s belongings had disappeared, but everything was there, including his wallet and the van he usually drove. Someone last saw him walking from the house to a storage shed. In my heart, I don't believe this suspect is responsible. The Perry home - don’t ask me about the giant multi-colored tarantula in the yard (source: True Crime Diva), The Perry storage shed, where Branson planned to store the jumper cables (source: here). Bob Perry was in the hospital that day and due home on Friday April 13. Gena and Branson were in the middle of cleaning when Branson abruptly went into the kitchen, took something from a cabinet and went outside. In 1999, Branson graduated from Nodaway-Holt High … A disturbance moved by the area Wednesday morning and gave us some snow. The previous year, another of Branson’s cousins, Wendy Gillenwater, was beaten to death by her boyfriend. Everything was exactly as it was the day before and there was still no sign of Branson. He had disappeared without his wallet or any personal items, and the radio was left switched on. The affidavit was filed Friday in Callaway County Circuit Court in support of a request for a warrant to search the yard of Rogers' Fulton home … On April 11, 2001, 20-year-old Branson Perry vanished from his father’s home in Skidmore. Export. Dr. Branson graduated from the New York University School of Medicine in 1978. Authorities searched the storage shed for the jumper cables but there was no sign of them. 1 Fred Jablin and Piper Rountree: The Backstory. Email. It's about getting to the truth.". This was the last time anyone would see Branson Perry. Ten years ago today, a then-20-year-old Skidmore, Mo., man went missing from his parents’ home. Despite the nightmare I lived through [at his sentencing], I am thankful that someone with that much evil will never walk the streets again”. When he feels they have enough evidence to prove their case, it will be taken to the prosecutor’s office. Branson Perry missing person billboard (source: All That’s Interesting). So they sat in their car, waiting for Branson to come out of the house again – they didn’t want to just barge in, knowing Gena was there. Perry is a non-smoker and a weightlifter, and has a black belt in hopkido. Eighteen years later and no answers have been found, only more questions leading in a disturbing direction. Some also speculate that Bob, having been in and out of hospital, did not have the strength to confront the younger man. Rogers, a Presbyterian minister and Boy Scout leader from Fulton, Missouri, became a suspect in Branson’s disappearance in April, 2003, when he was arrested on charges of possession of child pornography. This could also explain why she didn’t contact the authorities, as she didn’t want to get him into trouble. Any time is the best time to prevent fleas and ticks. I learned in the conversation that they would like for us to attend a vacation sales pitch. She called out to him, asking what he was doing, to which he replied he was going to put jumper cables in the storage shed (next to the house) and he would be right back. It also sounds as though she didn’t try to get in touch with him again after Wednesday, which you’d think that she would, if he just disappeared and then she left without saying goodbye. Rogers has denied killing Perry and has not been charged. "It's just been a pure nightmare for the family," Perry's aunt Gail MacMurray said. Most of the info I found on Jason which is reported here is second-hand information that originally came from a book called Baby Be Mine by Diane Fanning, which is primarily focussed on Bobbie Jo Stinnett. Gena waited a bit longer for Branson to return, but he never did, so she left. While they were cleaning up, there were two men out front fixing Branson’s father’s car. Branson then supposedly stripped off all his clothes, danced around Jason’s house naked and shaved his pubic hair. Her friends, family and the community promised that they would continue to search for her son. Perry Branson is the Chief Medical Officer at CoveCare Center based in Carmel, New York. 11 min JAN 14. Given the secrecy associated with these people, I would hope that detectives did not simply take them at their word and move on. Authorities have been following leads regarding the disappearance of a 20-year-old Skidmore, Mo. During the six weeks following the disappearance, police interviewed over 100 people. Strong is no stranger to working years on a case. Branson Perry’s National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Poster (source: Facebook - Branson Perry). I could not access the book, but it is sourced multiple times on Wikipedia and other true crime blogs. 090 - The Horrifying Murder of Little Jane Doe. He once worked a cold case for seven years and with a case like this, he relies on the help from investigators who have been working the case for years. One suspect, thousands of man hours and many searches later, … Rogers was convicted and sentenced to 17 years in prison for assault and seven years for the illegal surgery. man back in 2001. He was 20 years old. She was 52. The deal that they got was that if they gave information that was useful, they could have a better death or a jail cell for life. 1 dead after officer-involved shooting in Livingston Co. Detectives also discovered a turtle claw necklace in Rogers’s car, which looked like one belonging to Branson. If it was drugs or money, they counted it, and realised it was not enough. When his parents divorced, Branson elected to live with his dad, Bob at 304 W. Oak Street. In April 2019, Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong stated that he has a good idea of who was responsible based on information gathered by the previous sheriff. Branson Perry, 20, disappeared in 2001, never to be seen again. A police search of Rogers' property turned up a necklace belonging to the man. Stinnett, 23, was eight months pregnant when she was murdered on Dec. 16th at her home in Skidmore, Mo., where she and her husband, Zeb, raised rat terrier dogs. It’s very strange. Perry was last seen in his home in the 300 block of west Oak Street in Skidmore, Missouri at 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2001. Apr 23, 2019. When Branson came to, he realised what had happened and was completely humiliated. Branson was cleaning his dad's house on 304 West Oak Street in preparation for his dad, Bob, who was coming home from the hospital. Gena was questioned, and admitted that she and Branson had been experimenting with drugs including marijuana and methamphetamines. Branson Kayne Perry, 20, disappeared in April 2001. "Second, it's the right thing to do, if it was a family member of mine or yours. Oct 13, 2019. I do find it a little odd that she didn’t look for him. man back in 2001. His hobbies included weightlifting and martial arts, specifically hopkido, which he had a black belt in. If she was a good friend of Branson’s, which she must have been to agree to spend the day cleaning with him (and then showering at his house), why didn’t she look for him before she left? 47 min 2020 DEC 29. Once Strong thinks they have a strong enough case, they will send the findings to the prosecutor's office. According to Fanning, Jason drugged Branson when he came over. Volunteers raise money for Special Olympics, St. Joseph man charged with murder in connection to 10-year-old's death, Suspect in custody, charged with murder in connection to 10-year-old's death, Family without a working furnace for more than a year gets the help they needed. Throughout the nearly two-decade investigation, investigators continued following leads and now, Strong believes officials are closed to figuring out what happened. Branson Perry’s gravestone (source: Bring Branson Home), Authorities Continue Investigation 2001 Disappearance of Branson Perry, Family still searching for answers 17 years after Branson Perry’s disappearance, Search continues for Missouri man missing 10 years, Man Pleads Guilty in Botched-Sex-Change Case. On April 11, 2001, 20-year-old Branson Perry told his mother Becky Klino he was going to some jumper cables in the storage shed. Branson was holding the jumper cables when he disappeared, so they just ended up in the vehicle with him. Wendy Gillenwater // Branson Perry. p***@covecarecenter.org. Carla Perry, community connection coordinator for Elevate Branson, says the count works as a snapshot of homelessness and there is a lot of thought that goes into the planning. Becky stressed that the events of the day were not completely clear to her. Today is the anniversary of the disappearance of Branson Perry. Internet detectives/web sleuths are very focused on whatever was in the kitchen cabinet that Branson took outside. They have received new leads there. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Bonnie Branson Hammonds (27 Jul 1927–24 Jun 2019), Find a Grave Memorial no. "As everyone that's has been mentioned been thoroughly interviewed and do we need to go back and talk to them again.". Oct 13, 2019. Update: Lisa Montgomery. Becky Klino, who dedicated her life to finding Branson after he disappeared, tragically died from melanoma in 2011. She would later say to the media regarding Rogers: “The police are not completely ruling him out, but now the investigation has turned towards Skidmore again. I’m leaning towards there being at least two people; although Branson wasn’t very big, he did he did work out and do martial arts, so likely would have been able to defend himself if there was only one person. On April 11, 2001, Branson and his friend, Jena, were cleaning his house to prepare for his father’s return from the hospital.