Jessica Runions was last seen about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Kara Kopetsky disappeared on May 4, 2007, one week after she filed a protection order against Yust.
Police seek help locating missing 21-year-old woman
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - Police have discovered a missing woman's car abandoned and set on fire, but she is nowhere to be found.
The car belongs 21-year-old Jessica Runions who hasn't been seen since 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Just before 2 a.m. Saturday, a tip led police to her 2012 Chevy Equinox in the area of 95th Street and Blue River Road. The vehicle was later towed to the Kansas City Police Department's processing facility.
"We are very concerned for her safety. It's suspicious circumstances, her vehicle unoccupied, burned in a remote area ... just asking anyone who has had contact with her to call the police," police spokeswoman Capt. Stacey Graves said.
Missouri Search and Rescue were called to the area where her car was found to conduct a field search for her. After several hours, crews called off their search due to darkness but plan to resume Sunday morning.
Runions works in a retirement home and is close to her parents and extended family, especially her aunt, Michele Runions.
“She is just a sweetheart,” Michele Runions said.
Jessica Runions’ family says she was last seen by her friends at a party in Kansas City. The host of that party told her family she left with a friend of her boyfriend. That man she left with was Kylr Yust, the ex-boyfriend of Kara Kopetsky who went missing on May 4, 2007.
Kopetsky has never been found. She disappeared one week after she filed a protection order against Yust, who was a person of interest in her disappearance case but never charged. There is a $90,000 reward in Kopetsky's case.
Police say detectives are not naming any suspects at this time in Runions' missing person's case.
“They are aware of those leads and will continue to investigate them,” Graves said.
Michele Runions hopes her niece is safe and that police can find her soon with help from the public.
“We love her. We want her home safe. We just want her home safe,” she said.
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