Kansas City police focus on 1993 missing-person case

Kansas City police searched for human remains in the 9800 block of Hardesty Avenue on Wednesday as they investigated a missing-person case from 1993.

Laura Mason was 45 when she went missing on March 28, 1993. She was last seen at 1610 E. 18th St., according to police.

Mason was last seen getting into a car with a male acquaintance outside the El Capitan lounge. The man said he dropped Mason off at 18th Street and Highland Avenue and she went to the Mutual Musicians Foundation.

Mason was never seen or heard from again.

Police began searching the location on Hardesty Avenue on Wednesday afternoon and said they had not yet found remains.

Anyone with information about the case was asked to call 816-234-5136 or e-mail missingperson@kcpd.org.

Ian Cummings, icummings@kcstar.com

This story was originally published August 19, 2015 at 6:36 PM with the headline "Kansas City police focus on 1993 missing-person case."