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Woman found alive near abandoned vehicle with blood ‘in and around it’ near Baldwin City
Hours after following a trail of blood into a Douglas County cornfield, Sheriff's deputies find a missing woman alive, but injured.
June 30, 2008, 2:59 p.m. Updated June 30, 2008, 11:01 p.m.
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A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper and a Baldwin City police officer exchange words as area law enforcement officials were investigating a scene Monday afternoon near North 200 and East 2050 roads. A report of a missing person in the area led to the investigation.
Hours after an abandoned car with blood in and around it was reported near the Black Jack Battlefield east of Baldwin City, Douglas County Sheriff's officers located a missing woman Monday night in a nearby cornfield.
Douglas County Sheriff's Lt. Kari Wempe said that around 7:30 p.m. Monday officers located a 52-year-old woman who had been reported missing in Gardner.
Officers had been searching a cornfield when they made contact with the woman.
"We were close and she came from the trees," Wempe said. "She made herself known to officers."
The woman was located about a half-mile from the abandoned vehicle near the Black Jack Battlefield, three miles east of Baldwin City.
Wempe said the woman was suffering from self-inflicted wounds and was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Baldwin City Police and the Kansas Highway Patrol, including a KHP helicopter, participated in the search, which lasted more than six hours.
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30 June 2008
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torcia (Anonymous) says…
I am betting on a deer
30 June 2008
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trinity (Anonymous) says…
stigmata. it is after all the black jack battlefield sight.
seriously-sure hope they find out what's what.
30 June 2008
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sammiesays (Anonymous) says…
The article states, “Wempe could not give any information about the missing person”……I don't know about you but that doesn't sound good.
30 June 2008
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bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says…
The article states, “Wempe could not give any information about the missing person”::I don't know about you but that doesn't sound good.
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that was because the only evidence they have of a missing person seems to be the *blood trail*!
if I'm reading this right, the headline and the story are completely sensationalized/skewed!
headline:
“blood trail in cornfield east of baldwin, police investigating!”
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now, as to cause, anybody know anything about John Brown's ghost?
and, do they even know this is human blood now? if there was blood there, shouldn't there have been footprints too?
30 June 2008
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sammiesays (Anonymous) says…
That's not what they said…..There is no indication of “evidence”……I would think that Law Enforcement Officials would investigate the “blood trail” first to to see if it is human or animal……My question is why would they even mention a “missing person”. But as you well know the ljworld is first to break the news no matter how accurate it is……….
30 June 2008
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dweezil222 (Anonymous) says…
Quantity of blood might be one factor. Let's also remember the LJW's penchant for leaving out important details.
Hey, maybe there's a red truck there.
30 June 2008
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akt2 (Anonymous) says…
If my family member was missing, I would want that information made public. I would want as many eyes looking as possible.
30 June 2008
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otto (Anonymous) says…
Seems a little out of the way for people from Topeka!
30 June 2008
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hawkperchedatriverfront (Anonymous) says…
So, who was in the corn field to spot the blood? Did the blood trail lead to somewhere as did the woman who got her logs cut off and the grocery cart wheeled her to the river. The cart coming from Waymire's. Kinda hard to see a blood trail from the highway, so who knows about the blood trail? Someone must have called authorities after discovering a trail to where?
30 June 2008
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dweezil222 (Anonymous) says…
I know exactly where they're talking about… there's sort of a lover's lane type thing that goes down out there occasionally. Although I can't imagine that during the daytime.
30 June 2008
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ronwell_dobbs (Anonymous) says…
Gotta appreciate leaving the “breaking” story with red banner and then not updating it in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Gives people lots of confidence.
30 June 2008
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50YearResident (Anonymous) says…
If there is enough blood for a “trail” a good hunter/tracker should be able to follow it to the end and find what left the blood.
30 June 2008
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JoRight (Anonymous) says…
as far as ljworld is concerned, they'll put up “2nd grader reads 700 books!!!!!!!11111omgwtfbbq” in the red banner for breaking news just as long as their website gets more hits.
30 June 2008
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JerryStubbs (Anonymous) says…
Well has anyone seen the chopper go by? What happens next?
30 June 2008
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dweezil222 (Anonymous) says…
Blood in the car? Now we know it wasn't a deer.
30 June 2008
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hawkperchedatriverfront (Anonymous) says…
Abandoned car? Did it have a license plate? Is it current? Who is the car registered to? Phone call? Reach out and touch someone, hello dialup> Who called the J/W?
30 June 2008
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hawkperchedatriverfront (Anonymous) says…
says updated 7 minutes ago..where is the update?
30 June 2008
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Boston_Corbett (Anonymous) says…
I wonder if the deer's liability insurance was up to date.
30 June 2008
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not_holroyd (Anonymous) says…
any edit is an update, Hawk. A one word change or correction is enough.
30 June 2008
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onlymee (Anonymous) says…
ok, update,abandon vehicle stolden by bambi,try to save mother after being shot by hunter,snow white and seven dwarfs will be investigating, ljworld will keep you updated ,,,lol,have a good one
30 June 2008
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50YearResident (Anonymous) says…
OK, tell us the owner of the car and if we know anything about this incident or the owner we can call it into the Sheriff's Department.
30 June 2008
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Marion (Marion Lynn) says…
You people need to put a cork in it as this cold be a very tragic situation and if it is, you're going to have to spend a lot of time apologising plus, you will have hurt the Hell out of some people.
30 June 2008
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coolmom (Anonymous) says…
did the deer steal the car? did it have a license? put a cork in it? isnt that illegal?
30 June 2008
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Northsidegirl (Anonymous) says…
Ditto Marion.
30 June 2008
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bad_dog (Anonymous) says…
Agree w/Marion. I don't see anything humorous in the story.
30 June 2008
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Buggie7 (Anonymous) says…
I agree with Marion too. However, they really needed to leave the missing person part out of it. They dont know if its a missing person or not. Someone could have pulled over and was fixing a vehicle and cut themselves and had another vehicle with a friend behind them and drove off. A couple of years ago the same thing happened and the guy ended up calling someone from the cell to take him home cause he was too drunk to drive and was puking up blood everywhere. Im not saying this could not be serious cause it very well may be but you really need to take a look at the shoddy (Marion am I saying that right? at least I didnt put udderly shoddy lol) reporting here. There could be lot of reasons for this situation. As for the question about who found blood in the cornfield. Lots of farmers go out and check on their fields sometimes up to 4 times a day to make sure there arent any different kinds of bugs etc taking their crop so they can get on top of it as soon as possible. With the rain being the way it has my family has checked quite a bit. It could have just been a trooper that found it too. That seems to be a place for them where I see them set up thier speed traps alot. It hasnt been a lovers lane for a while now since the troopers have set up shop with the traps there. I pulled over to change a diaper on my child there once and got the 3rd degree from a trooper for doing that. No one stays parked there anymore and it seems they do not want anyone visiting there thats for sure.
30 June 2008
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bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says…
okay,
now we get more details!
a car. however, now I'm *more confused*!
earlier, it says there was a report of a missing person in the area.
later, it lists authorities who had no report of a missing person.
huh?
thanks for fixing the headline as I suggested! thanks for the increased info, but it is still confusing LJW!
30 June 2008
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mommaeffortx2 (Anonymous) says…
wow this is not good. Hope they get her all the help she needs.
30 June 2008
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Sigmund (Anonymous) says…
mommaeffortx2 (Anonymous) says: “wow this is not good. Hope they get her all the help she needs.”
On the contrary this is great news, she was found in a condition where she can still be helped.
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bsmustang (Anonymous) says…
thanks to all who were concerned this was my best friends family this was actually true, to all the ignorant sobs that thinks this is a game hope u all like hell, cause thats where u are going to end up also i pray to GOD that none of you have to go through this and then watch people make a joke out of it on the internet!!!!!!!!
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Marion (Marion Lynn) says…
The line for you “deer” people and you other incredibly rude a**holes starts here.
30 June 2008
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mommaeffortx2 (Anonymous) says…
yes sig. it is good and I should have written more I was more refering to the wounds when I said this is not good. but you should know by now I have bad spelling and think people can read my mind. sorry for the half thought.
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riverdrifter (Anonymous) says…
There were a lot of folks out there going up & down corn rows. Sweaty & just miserable, miserable. But they found this person who needed help. Great job, everyone that was out there.
igby: you should only be so fortunate.
No class.
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bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says…
thank God she was found!
the article, throughout its permutations, was really poorly written! that's what I was pointing to.
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suicide gesture. siggy is right, she didn't kill herself, and she can come back. she may have been conflicted about actually killing herself.
bad news, lawrence's protocol for dealing with suicidal people is still not what it should be. and, we need an lmh mental health ward! so, she doesn't get shipped off to the big O. her family and friends, support, is likely here!
what if we took the 2% for art and made it 2% to save lives from suicide?
I pray she gets good treatment!
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punkrockmom (Anonymous) says…
I'm glad they found the person, but even so, the story is such a mucked up piece of work.
I love it though when people condemn others to hell. Makes you wonder why their version of the bible doesn't have that judging line in it.
30 June 2008
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dstavin (Anonymous) says…
bsmustang:
Unfortunately, this forum has become a place where many frequent posters rush to write whatever clever comment they think will get a big laugh from the other regulars. To them, this IS a game, one that often disregards the fact that the articles in the JW are about real people with real troubles who live in our community.
I suspect I speak for many readers in hoping that your friend fully recovers and never hits bottom again.
30 June 2008
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toe (Anonymous) says…
Can the county bill this person for use of law enforcement services?
30 June 2008
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notajayhawk (Anonymous) says…
Can I bill toe for the time I spent reading his idiotic comment and will never get back?
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bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says…
toe:
Can the county bill this person for use of law enforcement services?
no, we'll take it outa your hide!
the law enforcement people here *saved a life*! one of the most basic functions of government/law enforcement!
your comment betrays a complete lack of understanding of mental illness. in fact, I'm surprised the ljworld didn't yank your stinking post!
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you ask the law enforcement officers: they'll all tell you this is a good day for them and they are glad they had a life to save. so often they deal with death, evil, crime, etc. this time, a woman will live another day.
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Gina (Gina Bailey-Carbaugh) says…
Actually, toe has a point. More and more rescues are being billed to the rescued.
So far as this unfortunate woman getting good psychiatric care, that won't happen at LMH.
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sonofwoman (Anonymous) says…
thank you to the person who wrote this article. we got more information from here than the police.
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Bone777 (Anonymous) says…
Why are people mentioning LMH's mental health capabilities or lack there of. This woman was missing from Gardner. Kansas City is probably closer to her family.
Her mental health will be in good hands.
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kansasrose (Anonymous) says…
There's nothing worse than not knowing what has happened to a loved one. The fact that she was found and is alive and now able to receive treatment is a godsend. My heart goes out to her and her family and friends who probably were worried sick about her.
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peachesncream (Anonymous) says…
no toe the bill was sent to you….Why would the county bill someone else isnt this what we pay taxes for ?I hope the lady is doing well, as for the friend of the family please keep us posted.
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OldEnuf2BYurDad (Anonymous) says…
Yeah… a lot of these comments did seem awefully insensitive.
1 July 2008
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fan4kufootball (Anonymous) says…
I have been told that the wounds where self inflicted. Seems to be more and more of these types of cases in the news these days. People are just becoming overwhelmed with life and don't know how to cope.
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torcia (Anonymous) says…
Marion- I was the original “deer” person. The initial story simply reported a blood trial…no mention of a vehicle. Wasn't a far fetched conclusion. I don't think it was an a**hole thing to say.
That being said glad they found her.
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beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…
“toe” would be more appropriately named heel.
Anyway, thank goodness this woman was found. Sending good vibes to her and her family that she gets the help she needs…
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jafs (Anonymous) says…
Of course, I hope she gets the help she needs.
And, the article did claim the wounds were “self-inflicted”.
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wildcatfan04 (Anonymous) says…
Just to give some more info. to this story….
It was a family memeber of mine that found the car. It was on a dead end road where we have some farm ground. He was going up to work the ground and the car was parked in the way of getting into the field. He called the authorities and they came out to begin looking. He continuted to work the ground and he never saw the woman, so she must have been hiding from people. He never saw a trail of blood, just blood in the vehicle.
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bsmustang (Anonymous) says…
she wasn't hiding from anyone she was confused about where she was she saw the helicopter and tried to flag it down but was unable she was missing for quite a while with no food or drink and also very weak, she was almost 1 and a half miles from the car, then she walked to a nearby greenhouse where a lady notified the police and she was then takin by ambulance to the hospital. she was not found by the police as ljw stated. again thank you to all who prayed or showed concern as i am good friends with the family and she is doing better!