Name: Marilyn E. Brinson
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 16, 2002
Location Last Seen: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Date of Birth: November 19, 1954
Age: 47 yrs old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 185 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: None
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears her hair in braids; scar or mark on her nose
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Pink nightgown
Jewelry: pierced ears
Additional Personal Items: N/A
Marilyn Brinson's husband claimed he last saw her on July 15, 2002, when she went to bed. The next morning, she was gone, and he assumed she had gone to work. He reported her missing after her co-workers called and said she had failed to arrive for her shift at Texico Star Mart at U.S. 169 and NE 68th Street.
Later that evening, police found Marilyn's 1995 Ford Taurus in the middle of 24th Street and Topping Avenue with blood inside. An incomplete bloody handprint was found on the outside of the trunk. The handprint was later proven to have been made by Marilyn's husband. Police found blood splattered inside the car and pools of blood on the dashboard, the passenger seat, and the passenger floorboard. A partly burned paper towel was stuffed in the gas tank intake pipe. Freshwater organisms, which are typically found in river water, were also found in samples of mud on the trunk and from underneath the husband's fingernails.
When police searched Marilyn's home, a large amount of blood was found in the parking lot. The blood found in the car and parking lot were later proven to have been from Marilyn. The medical examiner later testified that a person could not have survived without medical attention based on the amount of blood found at the scenes. Area hospitals had no records of having treated her recently.
It's believed Marilyn was killed (possibly shot) and her body thrown into the Blue River.
In 2005, Marilyn's husband was convicted of first-degree murder. Marilyn's body has yet to be found.
Agency Name: Kansas City Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Det. Nathan Kinate
Agency Phone Number: 816-234-5136
Agency E-Mail: missingperson@kcpd.org
Agency Case Number: 02065819
NamUs Case Number: MP#7837
NCIC Case Number: N/A
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The Kansas City Star - Aug. 14, 2002 & Oct. 31, 2006
Added: 05/08/2012; Last Updated: 02/03/2024 - By: hb
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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