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Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
Kimberley
Kay Kersey
18
18
5'2 inches
105 lbs
White
Female
On a spring afternoon, March 11, 1987, eighteen-year-old Kimberley Kay Kersey, a senior at Mountain View High School, began her two-mile walk home in Vancouver, Washington. It was a familiar journey for the teenager, who sometimes walked and other times got a ride. That particular day, she had plans to meet her boyfriend and travel to a basketball tournament in Tacoma. Kimberley, a young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, was last seen walking in the Hearthwood Boulevard area, wearing a distinctive white sweatshirt with the words "University of Paris" printed on it, a pink turtleneck, light blue jeans, and white Keds sneakers. She never made it to her residence in the 13600 block of northeast 18th Street, and her family's concern grew when she failed to arrive home that evening. The day following her disappearance, the search for Kimberley took an ominous turn when her mother discovered her schoolbooks and papers scattered in a wooded area, a path Kimberley often used as a shortcut. Police were called, and their bloodhounds tracked her scent for a short distance from where her belongings were found before it vanished. The possibility of her having run away was quickly dismissed by investigators; left behind in her room were her engagement ring, money, and driver's license, items a person would likely take with them. It was clear from the early stages of the investigation that foul play was strongly suspected in her disappearance. Over the many years that have passed, Kimberley's case has remained an active, albeit cold, investigation. Authorities have looked into several individuals, with two primary suspects emerging. One was Russell Francis Stenger, a man convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of another local woman who was abducted while walking just seven months after Kimberley vanished; Stenger has since died in prison. Another person of interest was a man with a history of child molestation who used to live near the Kersey family, but he moved out of state. Despite these leads, no concrete evidence has ever surfaced to definitively link anyone to Kimberley's case. Her family, including her younger sister who was thirteen at the time, has endured decades of uncertainty. While Kimberley's parents passed away without ever knowing what happened to their daughter, her surviving relatives continue to hope for answers and closure in the unsettling disappearance of a young woman on her walk home from school.
Mar 11, 1987
Vancouver
Washington
Vancouver
Clark County Sheriff's Departmen
564-397-2036
05/30/2026
