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Activists say this case shines a light on a nationwide issue of police not taking reports of missing Black women seriously.

A Black woman who escaped a white Kansas City serial killer has helped pull back the veil on the long-ignored reports of missing Black women in the area

Weeks after residents of a Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood said they complained to police that Black women were missing, authorities are facing community backlash after a Black woman says a

Missouri police officers are facing criticism after they were accused of dismissing claims about the abduction of Black women.

(EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo.) -- Missouri police officers have faced criticism from some members of the community after they were accused of dismissing claims about the abduction of Black women weeks before a woman made a dramatic escape from a basement she was being held captive in. Excelsior Springs, Missouri, resident Timothy M. Haslett, 39, was

(EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo.) -- Missouri police officers have faced criticism from some members of the community after they were accused of dismissing claims about

(EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo.) — Missouri police officers have faced criticism from some members of the community after they were accused of dismissing claims about the abduction of Black women weeks before a woman made a dramatic escape from a basement she was being held captive […]

Police in Kansas City, Missouri, previously called fears of someone kidnapping and killing Black women and girls "unfounded."

KCPD called initial reports “unfounded rumors,” which led news outlets to dismiss the community testimonies, per the Defender.

A woman was held captive and abused for weeks at a home in Missouri until she escaped recently when the suspect left, according to police.