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She writes to every police department along Kimberly's bus route with her description, asking for any information they might have about her daughter. She even travels to Chicago herself, just in case Kimberly made it that far. Chicago police aren't able to take a report either. There's no evidence that Kimberly was ever there. But they do listen to Linda and take her seriously.

She writes to every police department along Kimberly's bus route with her description, asking for any information they might have about her daughter. She even travels to Chicago herself, just in case Kimberly made it that far. Chicago police aren't able to take a report either. There's no evidence that Kimberly was ever there. But they do listen to Linda and take her seriously.

They try to help by driving her to places that they would check for missing girls. but no sign of Kimberly. For two years, there's no word from Kimberly. And at this point, her family is fearing the worst. That's two years that Davenport and Houston police continue to argue over who's responsible for Kimberly's case.

They try to help by driving her to places that they would check for missing girls. but no sign of Kimberly. For two years, there's no word from Kimberly. And at this point, her family is fearing the worst. That's two years that Davenport and Houston police continue to argue over who's responsible for Kimberly's case.

Finally, in 1982, Davenport PD tells Linda they'll take the report if she moves back to Iowa. So she does, no hesitation. She packs up her life, moves, and Kimberly is officially reported missing on September 1st, 1982. Now, you might be wondering why Kimberly's dad couldn't report her missing if he was living in Davenport or Dallas's family.

Finally, in 1982, Davenport PD tells Linda they'll take the report if she moves back to Iowa. So she does, no hesitation. She packs up her life, moves, and Kimberly is officially reported missing on September 1st, 1982. Now, you might be wondering why Kimberly's dad couldn't report her missing if he was living in Davenport or Dallas's family.

And the family advocate we spoke with explained that Kimberly's dad wasn't very involved by that point. And we couldn't get in touch with him ourselves. And we couldn't get in touch with Dallas's living family members either to confirm whether or not they raised any flags. So most sources report Kimberly's missing date two years after she actually went missing.

And the family advocate we spoke with explained that Kimberly's dad wasn't very involved by that point. And we couldn't get in touch with him ourselves. And we couldn't get in touch with Dallas's living family members either to confirm whether or not they raised any flags. So most sources report Kimberly's missing date two years after she actually went missing.

Even worse, the missing person's report is filled with errors. They list Kimberly as being 16, not 14, which is how old she actually was when she vanished. And they mark her as a runaway, even though she was literally on her way back to her mom. That's the information that ended up in official databases. And that's what we had when we told her story the first time.

Even worse, the missing person's report is filled with errors. They list Kimberly as being 16, not 14, which is how old she actually was when she vanished. And they mark her as a runaway, even though she was literally on her way back to her mom. That's the information that ended up in official databases. And that's what we had when we told her story the first time.

So at the time she's officially reported missing, any investigation is already two years behind. And it's not exactly an aggressive investigation. According to the family advocate, there's no interviews with the people closest to Kimberly, no tracking down the bus drivers who worked her route, no follow-up on finding this girl named Kathy.

So at the time she's officially reported missing, any investigation is already two years behind. And it's not exactly an aggressive investigation. According to the family advocate, there's no interviews with the people closest to Kimberly, no tracking down the bus drivers who worked her route, no follow-up on finding this girl named Kathy.

And Davenport PD denied our FOIA request, so the full scope of their investigation, we just don't know. They did, however, fill Kimberly's family advocate's FOIA recently, but when they sent her some of the files, they told her that anything from 1980 to 1991 was handwritten and may have been stored somewhere that wasn't easy to access.

And Davenport PD denied our FOIA request, so the full scope of their investigation, we just don't know. They did, however, fill Kimberly's family advocate's FOIA recently, but when they sent her some of the files, they told her that anything from 1980 to 1991 was handwritten and may have been stored somewhere that wasn't easy to access.

So it's hard to tell what, if anything, was found from that time. But even after filing the report, Linda keeps pushing on her own. By late 1984, she hires a private investigator, and for a minute, it feels like her hard work might finally be paying off when the PI hears about a potential sighting of Kimberly halfway across the country.

So it's hard to tell what, if anything, was found from that time. But even after filing the report, Linda keeps pushing on her own. By late 1984, she hires a private investigator, and for a minute, it feels like her hard work might finally be paying off when the PI hears about a potential sighting of Kimberly halfway across the country.

After reaching out to the newly formed National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Linda's PI ends up connecting with a guy named Don who runs a youth nonprofit in LA called Thursday's Child. According to Don, not only is he working closely with Nick Mick, he's seen hundreds of kids come through his shelter.

After reaching out to the newly formed National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Linda's PI ends up connecting with a guy named Don who runs a youth nonprofit in LA called Thursday's Child. According to Don, not only is he working closely with Nick Mick, he's seen hundreds of kids come through his shelter.

And when he hears Kimberly's description from the PI, it reminds him of a girl he'd met in Hollywood about a year earlier. This girl went by Kimberly Gardner. She was being trafficked, had a gap in her front teeth like Kimberly Doss, and told Don she didn't want to do sex work anymore. But she left before he could get more information.

And when he hears Kimberly's description from the PI, it reminds him of a girl he'd met in Hollywood about a year earlier. This girl went by Kimberly Gardner. She was being trafficked, had a gap in her front teeth like Kimberly Doss, and told Don she didn't want to do sex work anymore. But she left before he could get more information.