Of the dozen women Gilyard is charged with killing, Gwendolyn Kizine was the youngest.

She was 15 when her body with wire wrapped around her neck and wrist, clothed but without shoes, was found Jan. 23, 1980, against a building behind 1312 the Paseo by a neighbor leaving for work.

An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was strangulation.
At the time of the investigation, it was revealed that Kizine was working as a prostitute on Troost Ave.

Her father had reported her missing just one day before, despite the fact he hadn't seen her in more than a week.

Not much is known about Margaret June Miller, who was 17 when her body was found in a field near 37th Street and Garfield Avenue on a Sunday afternoon on May 9, 1982 by a teen-age student walking to his grandmother's house.

Police reports indicate that her underwear and a bra with a key attached were not recovered. It was revealed that Miller was working as a prostitute on Troost Ave.

An autopsy was conducted and it was revealed that the cause of death to be strangulation.

Catherine Barry gave up hope, but she never gave up faith.

After slipping into mental illness, which family members believed was hereditary, following the birth of her third child, Barry descended into life on Kansas City's downtown streets.

Barry was a loving mother and full of life until her breakdown. She spent nights in a homeless shelter.

It was learned that Ms. Barry was not a prostitute, but was mentally ill and would walk the streets. She would walk the streets and accept rides from strangers.

Barry's body was discovered March 14, 1986, at an abandoned public works building with a nylon stocking around her neck, covered with leaves near 30th and Central streets.

An autopsy was conducted and it was revealed that the cause of death was strangulation.

Naomi Kelly was a 23-year-old single mother of two when she was strangled on Aug. 16, 1986, and her body dumped in a seedy downtown Kansas City park. She was found with a towel tied around her neck and face. She was found by a man drinking liquor at the park.

An autopsy was conducted and the cause of death was revealed to be from strangulation.
Investigation revealed that the victim worked as a prostitute on Troost Ave.

She was attending a business school in downtown Kansas City. She was taking business courses and trying to better her life for herself and her two children.

Blevins was 32 when she was strangled and her body dumped in bushes in front of the Hyde Park Christian Church at 38th and Wyandotte streets.

She had no clothes on when she was found except a pair of pink socks. She was found after someone called police to report a suspicious person in the bushes. The autopsy revealed that she died from strangulation.

At some point in her life she got mixed up in drugs, and that was the downfall of her. At the time, she left a 9-year-old daughter, who now has two children of her own.

Ann Barnes' body was found April 17, 1987, by a passing pedestrian. She was lying on her back near downtown Kansas City. 10 years to the day after Gilyard's first alleged victim was found.

An autopsy was conducted which revealed that the cause of death was strangulation.

Barnes, was a housekeeper at St. Mary's Hospital when it was located on Main Street. She was an exotic dancer at an establishment farther south on Main. She also was a prostitute.

Two years after she graduated from high school, Kellie Ann Ford was dead, strangled and abandoned in Kansas City's Roanoke Park.

A woman walking her dog found Ford's body at the foot of a bluff on June 9, 1987. She was nude except for a white sock on her right foot. She had a silver cross earring in her left ear and needle marks in her left arm.

An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was strangulation. Investigation revealed that Ms. Ford worked as a prostitute on Main street.

She was born in Warrensburg, Mo., and had lived there until she moved to Kansas City in 1985, the year she graduated from Warrensburg High School. She was a Methodist.

Her socks and shoes were the only clothing missing when Angela M. Mayhew's body was found Sept. 12, 1987, by a passing motorist. She was found face down on the side of the road at 26th and Genessee streets.

The cause of death was ruled to be asphyxia by strangulation. Investigation revealed that Ms. Ingold worked as a prostitute on Troost.

Hairs were recovered from her turquoise sweater, which police later used to connect her death to the others. She was wearing gray slacks, and police found no evidence of sexual assault.

She always wore a gold ring on her left pinkie and a silver wedding ring with a fake diamond on her left ring finger. Both rings were gone when Shelia Ingold's body was found Nov. 3, 1987, inside a van outside an auto repair shop at 3740 Troost Ave. by someone interested in buying the van.

The cause of death was ruled to be strangulation after an autopsy was conducted. Investigation revealed that Ms. Ingold worked as a prostitute on Troost Avenue.

The body of Carmeline Hibbs, was found in a second-story parking lot at 3560 Broadway on Dec. 19, 1987, by a motorist. She was clothed but missing her shoes.

An autopsy revealed that her cause of death was due to strangulation. Hibbs worked as a prostitute on Main Street.

Luther's body was found lying on a snow drift. She was found by a passing motorist. She had a shoe string tied around her neck, at 25th Street and Allen Terrace.

An autopsy was conducted and the cause of death was listed as strangulation. Investigation revealed that Ms. Luther worked as a prostitute on Main street.

Luther was among five children being raised by a single mother who did the best she could. Their mother died the year before Luther was found murdered. She had attended Milburn Junior High School (now Antioch Middle School in Overland Park) but never made it to high school.