WEDNESDAY,JUNE 25,2003
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Web site aids search for Leawood killer
By Annie Berneth
aberneth@kansan
Kansan staff writer
Phil Howes, Leawood junior, is still searching for the person who murdered his girlfriend.
Ali Kemp, a Kansas State University student, was murdered June 18, 2002 while working at the Foxborough neighborhood pool in Leawood. Since her death, Howes has been on a mission to find the killer.
With the help of his friends and Kemp's family, Howes has been working on raising money for the Ali Kemp Foundation.
Howes' KU fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Kemp's sorority worked together and raised more than $12,000 for the foundation.
Kemp
Ali Kemp, a Kansas State University student, was murdered June 18,2002 in Leawood.
Howes created a Web site with physical descriptions and police sketches of the suspect. He sent an e-mail about the Web site to everyone he knew asking them to forward it to everyone they knew.
"I am trying to get it across the country," Howes said.
He said he sent the email to the presidents of all the fraternities and sororities on campus and to Kemp's K-State sorority, Pi Beta Phi.
Those organizations then sent it to all their members.
Police are still working hard to find the suspect, said Sgt. Scott Hansen, Leawood Police detective.
Hansen said police had not identified the suspect, but they continued to eliminate possible suspects.
There are four detectives working on the case.
"They don't have any solid leads,but tips come in all the time," he said.
Howes said he sent all the leads he received to the Leawood Police Department.
"We probably get around eight to 10 leads a week," Hansen said.
Contributed by www.ali-forever.com
This is a composite sketch of the suspect. The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-30s, 5'8" to 6'0" tall, heavyset, short brown hair.
INFORMATION
If you have any information regarding the murder of Ali Kemp, contact the Leawood Police Department via the tips hotline at (816) 474-TIPS. For more information on Ali Kemp, visit www.ali-forever.com.
He said the one-year anniversary of Kemp's death increased the number of tips in the last week.
"Anytime there is a news story it gets it back in people's minds," he said. "Some people who were hesitant to call in before may be more encouraged to do so."
Kemp's family and the city of Leawood are offering a $50,000 reward for any tips leading to the arrest of her killer.
Hansen encouraged anyone with information to contact the Leawood Police Department or to call the tips hotline at (816)474-TIPS.
Detectives are looking for a white male in his mid-30s between 5 feet 8 inches and 6 feet tall with a heavy build and short brown hair.
The man was last seen wearing a blue shirt with blue pants or blue coveralls. He was driving a tan Ford pickup truck dating back to early 1980s.
- Edited by Maggie Newcomer
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