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More Bones, Clothing Found where Skull found in River
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JACKSON COUNTY -- Dental records
confirmed that remains found near in the Little Blue River are those of
Summer Shipp.
The Kansas City woman has been missing for almost three
years now. She was last seen in Independence doing
door-to-door research. Shipp's family released a statement on Tuesday
night:
"There are no words to express the feelings and emotions the Shipp
family is experiencing after the recent news of the positively identified
remains of our wonderful Summer," the statement on the website, Friends
of Summer, said. "The family needs some time to absorb this. We dearly
appreciate all the emails and phone calls received, and please keep them
coming! They are so very comforting. Your emails to the family can be sent to
friendsofsummer@gmail.com and for any other inquiries, please contact the
Independence Police Department at 816-325-7330."
Earlier Tuesday, multiple sources told FOX 4 that the remains and clothing
found along the river have been identified as Summer Shipp's.
The badly decomposed skull was found by two fisherman near Little Blue Trace
Park Sunday afternoon, and there were new developments Monday after the Lee's
Summit underwater team recovered more human bones and articles of
clothing.
The fishermen said they saw an object floating in the Little Blue River,
retrieved it and saw it was a skull. They immediately called 911 from their
location near M-78 and 7 Highways.
The Sheriff's Department said its investigation is not over. The heavy
rains could have taken evidence further downstream, so they'll continue
searching Wednesday.
Independence Police said this case has always been a tough one for
investigators.
"It does strike us right in the heart, but it is some form of
resolution," Tom Gentry with Independence Police said. "So it's up
to us now, in fact there's probably more work ahead of us than behind
us."
Tess Koppelman, FOX 4
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