A series of women have gone missing in recent month across the Northland including Mariah Cockshell, from Gladstone, MO We pray and hope for her safe return. But we’re also praying that people will start paying attention. This isn’t just about one woman — it’s about a pattern.”
The sad fact remains that missing women are often the result of male violence, often domestic. With domestic violence on the rise across the Northland, we have seen an accompanying rise in missing persons as well. Too often, missing women are not random disappearances — they are the result of male violence. And the silence surrounding these cases only reinforces the danger.”
A quiet panic is growing across Kansas City’s Northland as multiple women have vanished in recent months, leaving behind devastated families and a community searching for answers. Among them is 26-year-old Mariah Lee Cockshell, who was reported missing from Gladstone on March 22. As of today, there have been no new updates from police.
Mariah’s disappearance is not an isolated case. In Liberty, Vonda Ridgeway Kerns was last seen at a Panera Bread on March 30. Liberty police officially began investigating her case the following day. In Excelsior Springs, authorities are still searching for a woman who went missing in late October of last year. Desirea Farris, a liberty women remains missing as well.
Though each case is unique, advocates and residents alike are pointing to an unsettling trend: the rising number of missing women amid a documented increase in domestic violence across the Northland.
While police departments urge the public to report any information that may assist in finding these women, families are left in limbo — organizing vigils, sharing flyers, and pleading for updates.
Anyone with information about the disappearances of Mariah Lee Cockshell, Vonda Ridgeway Kerns, or other missing women in the area is urged to contact their local law enforcement agency.
As the community holds its breath, the Northland waits — for news, for justice, and for these women to come home.
No updates on missing woman
Family searches for missing woman
LIBERTY — Vonda Ridgeway Kerns was reported missing March 30 and the Liberty Police Department took the missing persons report on March 31. Capt. Matt Kellogg, the department’s public information officer, said she was last seen at Panera Bread and…
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