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Missing Marilyn E. Brinson 
Marilyn, approximately 2002; John Brinson Date reported missing : 07/16/2002 Missing location (approx) : Kansas City, Missouri Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : Black DOB : 11/19/1954 (66) Age at the time of disappearance: 47 years old Height / Weight : 5'4, 185 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A light pink nightgown. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Marilyn has a scar or mark on her nose. Her ears are pierced. Her hair was braided at the time of her disappearance. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Marilyn's husband of thirty years, John L. Brinson, said he last saw her on the night of July 16, 2002 at their home in the 2000 block of northeast Russell Road Northland, Kansas. She went to bed as usual. When he woke up the next morning she was gone, and he assumed she went to work, but Marilyn's wedding ring was left behind on the dresser and then her boss called to ask why she had not arrived. Police located Marilyn's car, a green four-door 1995 Ford Taurus, in the middle of 24th Street near Topping Avenue. It had been burned and a large amount of her blood was found inside the vehicle, spattered around and in pools on the dashboard and the passenger seat and floorboards. More of Marilyn's blood was found in the parking lot of her apartment complex. There was so much blood that she could not have survived. On August 14, less than a month after Marilyn's disappearance, John was charged with her murder. A photograph of him is posted with this case summary. Police found his handprint in Marilyn's blood in the trunk of her car. They believe he injured her, possibly by shooting her, and she bled to death. He may have then disposed of her body in or near the Missouri River. The couple's adult sons said Marilyn and John were arguing the night before her disappearance, and John himself stated that shortly before his wife went missing, he had learned that she was having an affair. He maintains his innocence in her case. He was tried in June 2005, but in the middle of the proceedings the judge declared a mistrial. John was retried in October 2006 and was convicted. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Marilyn worked at a Texaco Star Mart station at U.S. 169 and northeast 68th Street in Northland at the time of her disappearance. Her husband was a heavy machinery operator. They have four children together. Foul play is suspected in Marilyn's case due to the circumstances involved. Other information and links : ncy Kansas City Police Department 816-234-5140 September 2021 updates and sources The Kansas City Star KSHB-TV KMBC Kansas City Missouri State Highway Patrol A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. Updated 5 times since October 12, 2004. October 11, 2010; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : and Description, clothing, jewerly and more : updated. |