KAILEE NICOLE CLAPP -14yo- McCook (Hwy 83 nr KS) NE

Girl missing


Authorities are looking for a 14-year-old McCook girl last seen Thursday night. Kailee Nicole Clapp, 14, 5 feet 4 inches, 115 pounds, has blond hair, green eyes and a mole on her left cheek. She was last seen wearing pink pj pants with green frogs, a black tank top, gray hoodie with skulls, white slippers with pink hearts, a "K" necklace and several gel bracelets on her left hand. If you have any information contact Nora at (308) 737-9177 or 340-1744, or the McCook Police Department at (308) 345-3450

http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1697084.html

Body found, believed to be missing girl


UPDATE:
The McCook Police Department issued a press release, Saturday afternoon, stating that the body of a person, believed to be 14-year-old McCook girl Kailee N. Clapp that was reported missing Friday morning, was located near Bartley, late Friday evening. Positive identification of the deceased is pending and a person of interest in the investigation was taken into custody late Friday by McCook Police Officers and remains in custody as of Saturday afternoon.
Criminal charges are pending, according to the release, which also stated that the Red Willow County Sheriff's Department, the McCook Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol as well as Federal law enforcement personnel are participating in the investigation.
Initial reports did not indicate the missing juvenile was in danger, it was not until late afternoon Friday that investigators determined that was the case, according to the release.
Additional information will be provided as it is made available.

http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1697084.html

Oh no

No charges in disappearance of McCook teen

Sunday, January 23, 2011 12:00 pm
A person of interest arrested in the disappearance of a
14-year-old Nebraska girl remained in custody Sunday, although no
formal charges had been filed, McCook police said.

The 18-year-old man was arrested Friday afternoon, but police
have not said how he's connected to Kailee Clapp, who was reported
missing from her home in McCook at about 7 a.m. Friday. The man's
name has not been released.
A body was found late Friday in a field near Bartley, about 15
miles east of McCook in south-central Nebraska. It has not yet been
identified, but investigators said Saturday that they believe it is
Clapp. Authorities haven't released information about the cause of
death, and police said Sunday there was no update in the
investigation.
The girl's mother, Nora Clapp, said she last saw her daughter,
the youngest of three children, at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday as she
was getting ready for bed. Her 18-year-old sister saw her about an
hour later, the mother said.
Nora Clapp said she alerted police just after 7 a.m. Friday when
she realized her daughter was missing but didn't think she was in
danger. But by Friday afternoon, police said, officers had
discovered information that her life could be in jeopardy. Police
didn't elaborate. The 18-year-old was arrested about the same time
Friday. The body was found late Friday evening.
http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/article_ad99fa85-d399-5a95-9791-d240d3985fa1.html

Vigil scheduled for McCook teen


A candlelight vigil for Kailee Clapp will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Norris Park in McCook. The public is invited to attend to honor the memory of the McCook 14-year-old.
McCook police said in a press release that the body of a person believed to be the missing girl was located near Bartley by officers on Friday. Positive identification of the body is pending.

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http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/article_5bf80da1-4ac2-5891-b2e4-011969441671.html

Update on Murder of McCook Teen



We have an update tonight in the case of missing 14–year–old Kailee Clapp. Kailee's parents told KNOP today that the body found on Friday belonged to their daughter. And the suspect being held in connection with her death is Stathis Sebastian Kirkpatrick,18.
The Red Willow County Sheriff and McCook Police Department are not divulging any further information, and neither is the Clapp family.
But KNOP has learned a great deal more.


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http://www.khastv.com/news/local/Update-on-Murder-of-McCook-Teen--114465884.html

NG will be covering this case tonight . . .

The body must be in a bad way if identification needs forensics to be 100% sure it's Kailee.

http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1697434.html

Kailee Nicole Clapp
Monday, January 24, 2011
McCook Daily Gazette


McCOOK, Nebraska -- Kailee Nicole Clapp died at the age of 14.

She was born July 2, 1996, in McCook, the daughter of Kelly and Nora (Dale) Clapp. She was a freshman at McCook High School, who enjoyed being with classmates and friends, and playing volleyball in junior high.

She was involved in the Teammates mentoring program for three years. She was active in the youth group, enjoyed dancing, singing, taking pictures, and fishing and camping with her family.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Jeannie Dale; uncle, Tony Dale; and grandfather, Gary Clapp.

She is survived by her parents, Kelly and Nora Clapp; one brother, Nicholas Clapp of McCook; two sisters, Rochelle Sowards of McPherson, Kansas, and Karen Clapp of McCook; grandparents, Janette Clapp of McCook and John Dale of Phillipsburg, Kansas; great-grandmothers, Edith Bishop of Arvada, Colorado, Jean Griffin of Colby, Kansas, and Leona Wolfram of Atwood, Kansas; as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Memorial services are Thursday, 10:30 a.m., at the Memorial Auditorium in McCook with Pastor Bruce Lester officiating. Inurnment is at a later date.

Friends may sign her register at Herrmann Funeral Home during business hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Herrmann Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements

Officials considered issuing an Amber Alert for Kailee Clapp, but
didn't have the time or information that would have made it appropriate,
according to the McCook Police Chief.An Amber Alert couldn't be issued because the case lacked key triggers, Police Chief Ike Brown said.."One of the first items discussed [this weekend] was the AMBER Alert,"
Brown said, "but we did not have all the information required to issue
one until we no longer needed it. We need a suspect, description of
vehicle, and direction of travel on top of the other requirements [to
activate the Amber Alert]. It happened so close together in time.""The Amber Alert program is a voluntary partnership between
law-enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the
wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious
child-abduction cases. The goal of an Amber Alert is to "instantly galvanize the entire
community to assist in the search for and the safe recovery of the
child." according to www.amberalert.gov.Amber Alert plans are different by state and in some areas by counties
and cities. There are 34 local plans in eight states, 27 regional plans
spanning eight states, and all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands have statewide plans that are able to be enacted.Nebraska has a single-system that spans the entire state. The Nebraska
Amber Plan requires law enforcement to meet specific guidelines in order
to issue an alert for a child abduction:* the person is 17 years old or younger* police have reason to believe the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death* there is sufficient information available concerning the suspected abductor that the public can respond* the notifying law enforcement agency has participated in AMBER training for purposes of issuing AMBER Alerts.* The plan is not intended for use in runaway or child custody situations.If the guidelines are met, the local law enforcement agency contacts the
Nebraska State Patrol to request the activation of the Amber Plan. The NSP verifies that the guidelines have been met then activates the
system through the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, which is
then broadcasted over the State Emergency Alert System.Once the initial EAS broadcast has occurred, the information is sent to
all radio and television stations in Nebraska, and participating
stations will then re-broadcast the information at regular intervals
until the alert is canceled.
http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1697729.html

On Tuesday night, a community came together to support a grieving
family. A crowd of more than 2,000 people turned out in Norris Park in
McCook to remember the life of local 14-year-old Kailee Clapp, who is
missing and believed dead after a body was recovered in nearby Bartley on Friday.
Her mother, Nora Clapp, called the turnout for Tuesday's candlelight vigil "awesome."
"It's overwhelming," she said.
Nora has lived in McCook for the last 20 years, and Kailee's father,
Kelly Clapp, is a McCook native. The community's support wasn't a
surprise for Nora, and she is grateful.
"I thank them for their support and love for my daughter," she said. "Kailee touched a lot of lives."
Nora also has praise for the McCook police department. She said they have done a lot for her family.
"They never let up for a minute," she said. "I'm speechless for what they did for me and my family."
A press release McCook police sent to the Telegraph on Tuesday
reported a body "tentatively identified as Kailee Clapp" was being
examined by a coroner in Omaha.
"I don't even know where to begin to thank everyone for everything
they did while Kailee was missing," Nora posted to Facebook on Sunday.
"This isn't the outcome I know everyone was praying for but sometimes
God has a different plan ... makes me realize we are not in control."
While police will not fully confirm the body is that of Kailee,
Nora said Tuesday she is sure it is her daughter's.
Reactions online have ranged from sorrow to anger. On Facebook, at
least one page was set up in memory of Kailee, and another page was set
up calling for a McCook 18-year-old, Stathis Kirkpatrick, to "get life"
for her death. Kirkpatrick is being held by authorities on $1,000,000
bail in connection to the case.
Posts on the page "R.I.P. Kailee Nicole Clapp" ranged from those who
know the teen personally to those far distanced from her passing.
"Beautiful angel, you are not my child and I do not know you," Becky
Garivay from Minnesota posted. "You are in gods arms now and there will
be no more sadness or pain."
Another post expresses how much Kailee was loved by her friends.
"I love you so much Kailee," Kaitlyn Campbell posted. "You didn't
deserve to go so soon. You were like a little sister to me."
Police have not released charges for Kirkpatrick, but the page on
Facebook calls for him to be given a tough sentence. The page, "Stathis
Kirkpatrick Took Life - Give Him Life" has some calling for the death
penalty. However, not everyone agrees.
"Why make it easy on him... he needs to be faced with what he did
every day of his miserable pathetic life," Candy Baumgartner posted. "He
needs to live with what he did."
Kailee was reported missing by her mother Friday morning, and a body
was found that evening near the small town of Bartley. Authorities have
stated that more information cannot be made available because its
release would interfere in the investigation. It reported further
information would be available as the investigation progressed. Nebraska
State Patrol and Federal law enforcement are assisting in the investigation.
Kirkpatrick will be arraigned in Red Willow County Court on Thursday, Jan. 27, at 11:30 a.m.

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Bartley man charged with murder


McCOOK, Nebraska -- The 18-year-old Bartley, Nebraska, man jailed since Friday in connection with the death of 14-year-old Kailee Nicole Clapp of McCook was charged with first degree murder in Red Willow County Court this morning.
Stathis Sebastian Mobley Kirkpatrick of Bartley is also charged with use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, a Class II felony; and tampering with physical evidence and unlawful burial, both Class IV felonies.
The complaint and information filed this morning against Kirkpatrick charges that he killed Clapp on or about Jan. 21, "purposely and with deliberate and premedicated malice," or in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate a kidnapping of Clapp.
Red Willow County Attorney Paul Wood also charges that Kirkpatrick used a knife or other deadly weapon to commit a felony, intentionally destroyed, removed or altered physical evidence and intentionally threw away or abandoned human skeletal remains.
Kirkpatrick was arrainged in Red Willow County Court this morning.

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