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On January 22, 1998, 16-year-old Jennifer Long, a sophomore at East High School in Kansas City, Missouri, vanished after attending her first two morning classes. Following a physical altercation with other students, she left the school grounds around 9:30 a.m. She was reportedly seen later at a nearby grocery store where she encountered Wesley Ira Purkey, a local handyman. Long was last seen getting into Purkey's white 1989 Ford pickup truck and was never heard from again.

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Last Seen: Jan 22, 1998
Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Jennifer

Long

16

16

5'9 inches

170 lbs

White

Female

Jan 22, 1998

Kansas City

Missouri

Kansas City

Kansas City Police Departmen

816-234-5000

01/27/2026