When a young Missouri woman was abducted from a cemetery and murdered, her violent death haunted her rural community for 35 years. Now, three men have finally been charged with her murder. The Ozark Mountains overshadow long-awaited investigative breakthroughs in this special breaking update episode of Last Seen Alive.
Kelle Ann Workman was 24-years-old when she was abducted from rural Dogwood, Missouri and brutally murdered in 1989. She was a hard-working young woman, beloved by her family. Image source: family photo.Kelle’s family published this in memory of her on the 7th anniversary of her death. Image source: the Springfield News Leader via Newspapers.com.Kelle was working one of her jobs, mowing a cemetery, when she was abducted by her killers. Image source: the Springfield News Leader via Newspapers.com.Bobby Banks was charged with Kelle’s 1989 abduction, sexual assault and murder in February of 2024. Image source: Douglass County Sheriff’s Department.Leonard “Dwight” Banks was charged with Kelle’s 1989 abduction, sexual assault and murder in February of 2024. Image source: Douglass County Sheriff’s Department.Wiley Belt was charged with Kelle’s 1989 abduction, sexual assault and murder in February of 2024. Image source: Douglass County Sheriff’s Department.The charges filed against Bobby Banks in relation to Kelle’s murder. Image source: Missouri Courts.The charges filed against Leonard “Dwight” Banks in relation to Kelle’s murder. Image source: Missouri Courts.The charges filed against Wiley Belt in relation to Kelle’s murder. Image source: Missouri Courts.Kelle’s parents (pictured) were haunted for decades by her unsolved abduction and murder. Her father, Stanley Workman (bottom right) died without ever seeing justice served. Her mother, Joan Workman (bottom left) survives, along with other beloved family members. Image source: the Springfield News Leader via Newspapers.com.
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