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In the summer of 1986, a young man named Todd Stoops met a grim fate in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 23 years old at the time of his death. Stoops had a chance encounter with Robert Berdella at Liberty Memorial Park on June 17, 1986, which led to an invitation to Berdella's house for lunch. Stoops had previously lived at Berdella's home on two separate occasions in 1984 with his wife.

Once inside Berdella's home, a house of horrors for several other young men, Stoops was held captive for ...Read More
Victim Details

Todd Stoops

Male

White / Caucasian

Kansas City

MO

1986-06-17

23

Todd

Stoops

01/18/2026