Overland Park police ask for help in solving cold cases with new webpage

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - A new effort is underway to give grieving families closure.

The Overland Park Police Department launched a new homicide cold case webpage to hopefully get some answers.

It features eight cases ranging from the ’70s to 2015. “We want to ensure that the families know that their loved ones will never be forgotten here,” said Chief Doreen Jokerst with the Overland Park Police Department.

Jokerst said the webpage has been in the works since Fall 2024.

“I think the challenge with cold cases, and some of these are from the early 70s, is technology has evolved,” Jokerst said. “The policing profession has evolved in how these are investigated. So, I think it’s the right time to put these out there.”

People can find the page on the city’s website. Below the victims’ photo is a description of how, when, and where they died.

“We are really hoping that someone out there knows something and that they will come forward to help us solve these cases,” Jokerst said.

Carlton King lives in the home near 61st and Robinson, where Quaushey Harris was shot and killed in 2015. A person armed with a rifle shot multiple rounds into her home and left, killing her and wounding her child.

“The family, they need some resolve from that,” King said. “They need some peace. I think this new webpage is a great thing; people need to step up. I know they may be scared, but they need to step up.”

While King doesn’t know Harris, some of the bullet holes are still there, and he wants justice for her and her family.

“Because if it was your family member, wouldn’t you want someone to step up?” King questioned.

If someone knows anything about these cases, call the TIPS hotline at 816.474.TIPS.