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KCPD takes over search for 74-year-old woman last seen four days ago in Kansas City

A Silver Alert has been issued for 74-year-old Margorie Nell Tompkins, who disappeared after she was dropped off at Kansas City hospital and not picked up and returned to nursing home in Harrisonville, Missouri.
A Silver Alert has been issued for 74-year-old Margorie Nell Tompkins, who disappeared after she was dropped off at Kansas City hospital and not picked up and returned to nursing home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Harrisonville Police Department

Update: Police said Wednesday that Margorie Thompkins was found safe.

Kansas City police are taking over a silver alert investigation for a woman last seen four days ago.

Margorie Thompkins was last seen Thursday getting into a black vehicle at University Health hospital wearing a black hat, dark winter coat, blue and purple scarf, purple shirt, gray sweatpants and black and white shoes.

She uses a wheelchair, is diagnosed with dementia and has several medical conditions that require medication.

Thompkins is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs around 230 pounds. She has gray and brown hair and brown eyes.

The investigation was originally handled by the Harrisonville Police Department.

Anyone with information about Thompkins or her whereabouts should call 911 or contact the Kansas City Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5220.

This story was originally published November 21, 2022 at 12:11 PM.

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Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star
Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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