Crime

Police looking for Versailles, Mo., teen after call to mother ends with disturbing message


Police are looking for Kiaira Lazae Burris, 16, of Versailles, Mo., who called her mother Tuesday night sounding distraught. Burris was last seen wearing a brown and tan sleeveless sundress and black sandals with pearls. She might be traveling in a gray Chevrolet Malibu with tinted windows and front-end damage. The vehicle was last seen Tuesday night in Columbia.
Police are looking for Kiaira Lazae Burris, 16, of Versailles, Mo., who called her mother Tuesday night sounding distraught. Burris was last seen wearing a brown and tan sleeveless sundress and black sandals with pearls. She might be traveling in a gray Chevrolet Malibu with tinted windows and front-end damage. The vehicle was last seen Tuesday night in Columbia. Courtesy of the Versailles Police Department

Police have asked for help finding a missing 16-year-old Versailles, Mo., girl who left a fast-food restaurant and later called her mother distraught. The call ended with a disturbing message.

Police issued the endangered person advisory early Wednesday for Kiaira Lazae Burris, who left a McDonald’s restaurant in Versailles about 3 p.m. Tuesday. She called her mother at 9:30 p.m. crying and sounding distraught. A male voice then came on the line and repeatedly said, “I hid the body” before disconnecting the call.

The call came from an unknown number.

Burris is described as a black female, about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds. She has brown hair, brown eyes and a tattoo of a rose outline on her left arm. She last was seen wearing a brown and tan sleeveless sundress and black sandals with pearls. She was carrying a black backpack containing clothes.

Authorities updated the endangered person advisory about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday saying that Burris might be traveling in a gray Chevrolet Malibu with tinted windows and front-end damage. Police did not know the car’s registration. It was last seen about 7 p.m. Tuesday in Columbia.

Police also said Burris might be with 20-year-old Antonio Jerel Primer Jr.

Anyone who sees Burris, Primer or the car is asked to call 911 or the Versailles Police Department at 573-378-5481.

To reach Robert A. Cronkleton, call 816-234-4261 or send email to bcronkleton@kcstar.com.

This story was originally published June 24, 2015 at 7:48 AM with the headline "Police looking for Versailles, Mo., teen after call to mother ends with disturbing message."

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