The Lost and the Found

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Cold case partially solved with help from woman’s daughter

By Matt Flener
Updated: 6:13 PM CDT Sep 8, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

A 39-year-old cold case just received a big break. Kansas City police and Clay County sheriff's investigators said they have identified the remains of Gwendolyn Robinson after her daughter Deoina Mitchell came forward this summer to reopen a missing person's case.

Mitchell was a toddler when her mom went missing in 1983.

Her request triggered a Kansas City police crime analyst's recollection of a composite released by the Clay County Sheriff's Office in 2016.

 KMBC 9 Investigates has covered the case since 2015, when Clay County sheriff's deputies decided to reopen the case for a fresh look.

Unidentifiable partial remains were found in a field near Missouri 210 Highway and Boyer Road in 1985. A comb was also found at the scene, which remains as it did three decades ago. A DNA match confirmed the remains were Robinson's.

On Thursday, Mitchell stood beside police and prosecution officials to speak about the break in the case, asking for tips about the killer.

"Hopefully, someone will come forward with information so that whoever did this can just pay for what they did," Mitchell said.

Anyone with information about who the woman was and what happened to her is asked to call the Clay County Sgt. Chris Johnson at 816-407-3723 or CrimeStoppers at 816-474-8477.