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Gladstone police seek help locating 26-year-old woman last seen six months ago

A photo of Mariah Cockshell fishing. Cockshell has been missing since March, 2025 and was last seen at the area of East 54th Street and Prospect Avenue.
A photo of Mariah Cockshell fishing. Cockshell has been missing since March, 2025 and was last seen at the area of East 54th Street and Prospect Avenue. Missing People in America

It’s been over six months since 26-year-old Mariah Cockshell was last seen. Police in Gladstone, where she lived, still have hope she will be found, but say they need the public’s help to locate her.

Cockshell was last seen around 3 a.m. on March 22 in the area of East 54th Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City. She had recently left work and was last ween wearing a pink sweatshirt and black scrub pants, according to Sgt. Sabrina Skourtis with the Gladstone Police Department.

Cockshell is described as being 5’1” and 150 lbs with black hair and hazel eyes.

A photo of Mariah Cockshell fishing. Cockshell has been missing since March 2025 and was last seen at the area of East 54th Street and Prospect Avenue.
A photo of Mariah Cockshell fishing. Cockshell has been missing since March 2025 and was last seen at the area of East 54th Street and Prospect Avenue. Gladstone Police Department

Skourtis said police have worked about 100 leads in the investigation, and believe there are people who have information but are afraid to come forward.

“Her family is asking for help,” she said. “ I would implore them to reach out, to just to think about if this was your own family member, to be able to help them to bring her home.”

Cockshell’s family has also made pleas to the public on social media, hoping someone comes forward.

Anyone with information is asked to reach out to Gladstone detectives at 816-436-3350, or the TIPS hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477.

Noelle Alviz-Gransee
The Kansas City Star
Noelle Alviz-Gransee is a food, arts and business reporter for the Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at MU and has previously written for the Des Moines Register, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, The Missourian, Startland News and the Missouri Business Alert.
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