Man Still Missing, But Not Forgotten
1/18/08
Time has not brought the needed answers in the disappearance of Branson Perry, Skidmore, who has been missing now for seven years.
The search carries on through various venues and an effort is constantly made to keep Branson’s name heard and his picture viewed in hopes that someone will come forward with information leading to answers. Branson Perry was last seen in Skidmore at his home by a friend. Branson, who would now be 26, was cleaning his home in preparation for his father’s return from the hospital on April 11, 2001. Although events of that day are sketchy, he was last seen after telling a friend he was taking jumper cables to a shed on the property. Oddly, the jumper cables never made it to the shed on that fateful day and Branson has not been seen since. Leaving behind his personal belongings he apparently vanished without a trace. A mystery follows the jumper cables which were not lost with Branson and returned to the shed shortly after Branson’s disappearance. Even though no concrete answers have come to head, foul play is now suspected in his disappearance. His mother, Becky Klino, still waits for answers.
Branson has been featured on the Road to Remember Tour which stopped in Craig, Mo. this summer. He is also listed on several missing persons websites and has been featured on America’s Most Wanted. These organizations keep an active voice for missing persons so they will not to be forgotten.
April 11, 2008 marks 7 years since Branson Perry disappeared. The day won’t pass unnoticed as a day of remembrance will be observed. Jannel Rap of the band Clementine and founder of website www.411gina.org will be performing a concert on that day. Plans are underway, but a location and time has not been confirmed to date. Other planned future activities are searches put on by Cue Center, www. ncmissingpersons.org, and Texas Equusearch, www.texasequusearch. org.
The search continues for more information leading to Branson’s disappearance. The family offers a $10,000 reward and a $25,000 recording contract is also offered by Castle Records out of Nashville, Tn. The recording contract can be used for the person coming forward or for someone they nominate. It is hoped these rewards will encourage those with information to come forward.
Any individual can support the search by donating to the reward offered. Donations can be made through the family website via Paypal. The family states, “We will never give up our search for answers in regards to what has happened to Branson Perry. Someone out there knows something.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nodaway County Sheriff at 816-582-7451 or Crime Stopper TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS. Confidential tips can also be submitted through www.bransonperry.com.
The search Branson Perry, the Skidmore man missing since April of 2001, has fi new help in the form of billboards located in two different locations of St. Joseph, Mo. The 14 ft by 48 ft billboards are displayed at Fredrick and Sherman and Fredrick and Gene Field Rd. for free by Lamar Advertising Company.
