Police found Smith's body in a wooded area near Grandview, Mo., about 20 miles east of the Target store. Authorities did not say how she died.
"As I understand she was found at a wooded area, but I can't say whether she was directly concealed by bushes," Douglass told reporters.
Officers had been searching the lake area since Tuesday after tracing signals from Smith's cell phone. Investigators isolated two signals from an area in south Kansas City, Mo. Before a memorial service Wednesday evening, Smith's father, Greg Smith, thanked the hundreds of volunteers and everyone else involved in the search for his daughter. "She could walk into a room full of strangers and walk out with a room full of friends," Smith told the gathering, fighting tears. "Her excitement and passion for life was unmatched," he said. "She lived more in 18 years than many people do with a great deal more time."
They say God is in control of vengeance and justice. Well I am asking for for powerful vengeance and justice.
I am so sad for the family. What a useless wanton act. I hope the man goes to hell!
I hope Mr. Hall burns in hell.
And I wonder if the knee-jerk "an illegal did it" crowd will admit their mistake....
Too bad she didn't have a .38 in an ankle holster and the knowledge and skill to use it. I think all women should carry. Too many creeps in this world.
I’ve told my wife and daughter that if anyone tries to grab either of them, they are to ‘go crazy wild’, and fight like a banshee. Under any circumstances allow the person to take them any place else, even if they are threatened with a weapon.
Yell and scream at the top of their lungs. Never give up. It’s fight or die right there.
They agree.
Did the guy know her? Or was he just out looking for somebody to grab?
Can we all wait to see if he is found guilty of the crime?
No, apparently not.
There is the possibility that this scumbag is involved in the disappearance of another teenager from a neighboring town.
From all accounts, this was a smart, savvy girl who had told her family that she would fight any assailent. She always checked inat home and always was where she said she was. But, she made one major mistake — she posted personal details — including her picture and cell phone number — in a graduation announcement on My Space, according to reports.
How many crimes can be attributed to may space? Quite a number, I think.Really, Murdoch should shut down that site, and parents should make sure their kids do not EVER post their personal details on the Web at any other site.
This will be hard — I just heard of a family that located a former domestic worker who had quit and left the state a number of years ago on My Space and invited her back to manage their daughter’s wedding. Everybody’s using it, but everybody ought to be careful.
This gives me chills because my gradchildren live in the area where this young lady was abducted and have shopped at that Target.
And the demoRats are going to make sure his vote is going to count.
He’s already connected to the disappearance of another girl the same age in the same neighborhood where Kelsey was found. This guy is so dumb, he drove east into Missouri where he’ll get the death sentence. If he’d turned west, he would’ve been exempt from the death penalty, and would have had the protection of Kansas’ gov and AG; two of the best friends sex predators ever had. Odds that the Belton girl will be found in the same woods as Kelsey.
May serious accident/incident befall the accused should he be proven guilty.
America’s justice’s main problem is there is simply too much safety afforded perpetrators once they’re in custody. Incarceration ought to be as hazardous to the criminal’s health as would be the front lines of a battle zone.
A lot of parents (and others) will be able to breathe easier today.
Credit due to credit earned.
Leni
Reported to have long criminal record. Never received any serious punishment.