Missing / Located Persons > Ohio Valley: IN, KY, and OH
Missing Woman: Katherine Heck--KY--02/01/2009
Jenn:
http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=9770014&nav=menu203_2
Search Continues For Missing Woman
Posted: Feb 2, 2009 05:59 AM
Updated: Feb 2, 2009 05:59 AM
The search continues for a missing woman in Bell County.
LEX 18 is told the Bell County Rescue Squad is looking for 58-year-old Kathyrn Heck. Her husband reported her missing early Sunday morning.
Officials said Heck walked away from her home without anything but the clothes she was wearing.
Heck is 5'4", and about 180 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue-green shirt, and black deck-type shoes.
Officials with the Bell County Rescue Squad set up a command post in the Yellow Creek area of the Noe community.
Officials said they will continue to look for Kathryn Heck until she is found.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bell County Rescue Squad at 606-248-7444.
LoriDavis:
http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/38829162.html
Family Concerned For Missing Woman's Health
Posted: 6:33 PM Feb 2, 2009
Last Updated: 6:33 PM Feb 2, 2009
Police are still searching for a missing Bell County woman who was last seen Sunday morning.
Kathryn Heck's family is worried their mother is outside and alone as the temperatures get colder.
58-year-old Heck's daughter-in-law says she was not acting like herself the last few days before she went missing, and now her family is worried she is in danger.
Across Bell County, dozens of people are searching for Heck around the clock.
"We've been going door to door today handing out flyers, walking the rail road tracks, climbing the mountains, just looking everywhere," said Patricia Heck.
Patricia Heck says her mother-in-law has high blood pressure and thinks her recent abnormal behavior could be signs of a stroke.
Heck was spotted walking up and down railroad tracks in the Noe Town area of Middlesboro and near the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
Family members say they will keep searching until she is found.
Kathryn Heck is 5'4", 180 pounds, with blue eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and blue-green shirt with white tennis shoes.
Anyone with information should call Bell County Rescue Squad at 606-248-7444.
Jenn:
http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/38924714.html
Search For Missing Woman Continues Despite Snow
Posted: 5:51 PM Feb 3, 2009
Last Updated: 5:51 PM Feb 3, 2009
The snow is not stopping crews from searching for a missing Southeastern Kentucky woman.
Kathryn Heck, 58, was last seen Sunday morning in Middlesboro.
Family members say Heck has high blood pressure and they are worried about her health. She was last seen walking along some railroad tracks in the Noe Town area of Middlesboro.
Anyone with information should call police.
LoriDavis:
http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/39164262.html
$5,000 Reward Offered By Family Of Missing Woman
Posted: 5:09 PM Feb 5, 2009
Last Updated: 5:09 PM Feb 5, 2009
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The family of a missing Middlesboro woman is now offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who can bring her back to them.
58-year-old Kathryn Heck disappeared Sunday morning. Crews continued to search for Heck Thursday.
She is 5'4", 180 pounds, with blue eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and blue-green shirt with white tennis shoes.
If you have any information about her whereabouts, you are urged to call Bell County Rescue Squad at 606-248-7444.
Jenn:
http://www.thetimestribune.com/community/local_story_036094211.html?keyword=secondarystory
Published: February 05, 2009 09:42 am
Helping in the search
Response team, rescue squad aid in search of missing M’boro woman, Bell County man
By Sean Bailey / Staff Writer
Wednesday’s winter storm deterred two local rescue squads who earlier in the week joined Bell County officials in searching for a missing Middlesboro resident.
According to the Middlesboro Daily News, 58-year-old Katherine “Kat” Heck went for a walk on Sunday morning and never came back. The Daily News is reporting that Middlesboro police do not believe her disappearance was an abduction, but rather attributed it to “health problems.”
The Knox County Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and the Williamsburg-Whitley County Rescue Squad joined the search for Heck Sunday and continued their aid until the weather stopped them on Wednesday.
“We volunteered to help them out,” said Mark Strean of the Williamsburg-Whitley County Rescue Squad. “We helped with ground searches around the area where she was last seen.”
Wednesday afternoon, the Daily News reported Heck’s shoe had been found near 43rd Street in Middlesboro, but she had not yet been located.
Gerald Baker, captain of Knox County SORT, said his team helped with door-to-door searches on Sunday evening, and spent Monday and Tuesday combing the area where Heck was last seen on foot.
“They had flyers made up and we went door-to-door asking if anyone had seen her,” Baker said. “I’d be afraid to say how many houses we went to — somewhere between 50 and 100.”
Baker said helping rescue squads outside of the Tri-County isn’t uncommon — in fact, other squads have lent their aid when Knox and Whitley have needed it.
The search for Heck “unfortunately wasn’t successful” as of Wednesday afternoon, Baker said. And as the days drag on and the temperatures dip, Baker says the likelihood of finding Heck alive is not great.
“Unfortunately, time is of the essence, and it’s been a few days now,” Baker said. “Whatever happens with the search we would like to give the family some peace of mind.”
Wednesday’s winter weather kept both local rescues squads at home in case any emergencies should arise in the Tri-County.
Baker said Knox SORT planned to wait out the winter weather before rejoining the search in Bell County. As of Wednesday afternoon Baker said there had not been any major problems in Knox County.
“We’ve been in contact with Bell County’s rescue squad, and we should know what the weather is like late this evening (Wednesday) and we’ll go from there,” Baker said.
Weather permitting, Baker said Knox County SORT would continue aiding Bell County’s search on Thursday.
The search for Heck came just one day after Knox SORT assisted Bell County in searching for a 70-year-old man who was allegedly murdered near Pineville. Baker said he had a 12-person crew searching a stretch of the Cumberland River on Saturday for Paul Slusher, who had been reported missing after a wellness check of his home found the house ransacked and Slusher nowhere to be seen.
Two people, Joshua Parson and Lora Amburgey, were charged with murder, first-degree robbery, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence, but Slusher’s body has yet to be found. Police say the two were stopped by police and a search of their vehicle turned up items stolen from Slusher’s ransacked home. An investigation, according to police, revealed that Slusher had been bound and gagged, then robbed before being killed and thrown into the Cumberland River.
The grizzly nature of the murder has put an emotional strain on Baker and the crew, but once again, Baker said it’s important to find closure for the victims’ family.
The long hours the crew has put in the last week makes 2009 a particularly busy year for Knox County SORT.
“We’ve been busier these last weeks than all of 2008,” Baker said. “If that’s any indication, this year is going to be pretty busy.”
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