Are Reports of Missing Black Women in KC Falling on Deaf Ears?

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
Are Reports of Missing Black Women in KC Falling on Deaf Ears?
Are Reports of Missing Black Women in KC Falling on Deaf Ears?

A multi- county investigation began on October 7, 2022, when a 22-year old Black woman escaped bondage after being kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and held captive in the basement of an Excelsior Springs, Missouri man’s home. The man is identified as Timothy Haslett Jr., a white 39-year old male.

His arrest came weeks after the Kansas City Defender, a nonprofit black-led media online startup, posted…