Apr 9, 2009

Becky Klino, Branson’s mother, has cancer.

She’s been searching for her son who disappeared from Skidmore in 2001 at age 19.

Doctors removed a tumor from Becky’s brain late last month and found cancer in other parts of her body.

The founder of a non-profit organization’s that’s helping with the search for Branson said this latest news could speed up Branson’s recovery.

“If, by some chance there was a miracle that he was alive out there, I’m sure that he would surface, y’know, knowing that his mother is very ill,” said CUE Center Founder Monica Caison. “We’re really hoping that somebody will have a heart and come forward.”

Branson Perry’s case has been highly publicized throughout the nation.

http://www.bransonperry.com

http://www.ncmissingpersons.org

Missouri State Highway Patrol 1-816-387-2345
or
CUE CENTER FOR MISSING PERSONS -24 HOUR TIP LINE- 910 -232-1687

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By Kenny Larabee
Maryville Daily Forum
Tue May 19, 2009

Investigators from North Carolina traveled to Nodaway County to assist local authorities in the continuing search for local missing man Branson Perry this weekend.

The group included the Community United Effort (CUE) Center for Missing Persons of Wilmington, N.C., Sgt. Sheldon Lyon with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

“An area was looked at with the help of a group from North Carolina that specializes with search dogs,” Lyon said. “These dogs searched an area in western Nodaway County.”

Beyond that however, the Missouri State Highway Patrol doesn’t disclose the details of ongoing investigations, Lyon said.

Branson Perry went missing from his father’s home in Skidmore on April 11, 2001. Twenty years old at the time, Perry was cleaning the house with a friend when he took some jumper cables to his father’s shed. He hasn’t been seen since.

Neither the Missouri State Highway Patrol or Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department have been able to close the case.

“This is really unfortunate situation. A young man has been missing for so long. His family just has no closure on this at all,” Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White said. “The really sad part about it is, is as time passes it just becomes more and more difficult to resolve it.

“Here we are, all these years later, still searching.”

Anyone with any information is encouraged to call the Missouri State Highway Patrol at (816) 387-2345 or the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department at (660) 582-7451.

http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/news/x1194180278/Search-for-Skidmore-man-continues

Possible Break in Branson Perry Search
Reported by: Mike Landis

Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009

Authorities believe they are closer to finding the remains of a missing Skidmore man.

Investigators from the Missouri Highway Patrol and the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department are in Quitman at this hour.

They say a tip led them to property where they believe Branson Perry’s remains might be buried.

Crews have dug a hole where a vacant house used to be. That’s where they say they found items they believed are linked to Perry’s disappearance.

Perry was last seen leaving his Skidmore home in 2001. His disapperance has gained national attention. His search was featured on America’s Most Wanted, a national cold case tour and billboards throughout the state.

Perry’s mom, Becky Klino, told KQ2 late Tuesday afternoon she has not been contacted regarding the search.

Unsolved cases being featured on cards – St. Joseph News-Press January 10, 2009

Unsolved cases being featured on cards

January 10, 2009

The Missouri State Highway Patrol wants some information about 52 cases and has decided to use a deck of playing cards to get that assistance.

Beginning Feb. 1, the Highway Patrol will distribute decks of customized playing cards to inmates in the Missouri Department of Corrections and some in county jails, said Col. James F. Keathley, patrol superintendent.

The customized playing cards feature unsolved homicides, missing persons, wanted fugitive photos and case profiles. One missing person case from Northwest Missouri will be in the deck.

The Branson Perry case has been included in the deck, said Jason Clark, a spokesman for the Highway Patrol. Effective Playing Cards & Publications, a Florida based
company, is producing the deck.

The company’s Web site says it has more than 30 decks in use. It recently distributed a Florida deck to inmates in that state. The profiles may generate new tips related to the cases indicated on each card.

Timothy Thomas Coombs will be the ace of spades in the deck. Mr. Coombs is the patrol’s most wanted individual. The patrol and other law enforcement agencies want to question him about the death of a trooper.

The playing card initiative is the result of grants from the Taney County prosecuting attorney ’s office, Bass Pro Shops and other sources, Mr. Clark said.

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01/08/09-Cold Case Playing Cards-The case of Branson Perry will be featured on the cards.

Prison Playing Cards

Inmates killing time in prison could play a new role in helping detectives solve murder mysteries.

Playing cards with pictures of missing persons and murder victims will be given to inmates in prisons around Missouri.

It’s part of an effort by the Missouri Highway Patrol to try and get new leads on cold cases.

The case of Branson Perry will be featured on the cards.

The Skidmore man has been missing since 2001.

Missouri town’s police car displays photo of missing man

by Ray Scherer
Monday, August 18, 2008

A Southwest Missouri police department is displaying a photo of a missing Skidmore, Mo., man on one of its cruisers in hopes the image will lead to his return home.

The Carl Junction, Mo., police department unveiled a poster photo of Branson Perry on a patrol car Aug. 11. Mr. Perry’s photo is part of a “Picture Them Home” campaign that places the images of missing children on patrol car windows. The agency is the first to display such photos. The car will also carry copies of the poster to hand out to the public.

Meanwhile, a national tour focused on missing children will stop in Northwest Missouri Aug. 29 to highlight Mr. Perry’s case and others from the area. The rally is set for 7:30 p.m. at 14635 Ember Road in Craig, Mo.

Police in Clarksville, Ark., are also participating in the “Picture Them Home” campaign.

Mr. Perry disappeared April 11, 2001, from his Skidmore, Mo., home when he was 20 years old. He left the residence on foot.

Electronic billboards of Mr. Perry can be seen on North Belt Highway near the Gene Field and Sherman Avenue intersections.

A Stewartsville, Mo., business, Jim’s Home Repair, is also carrying a billboard of Mr. Perry on one of its vehicles.