Fawn Cox

Fawn Cox

Status: SOLVED

City: Kansas City

State: Missouri

County: Jackson County

Date of birth: March 24, 1973

Date of death: July 26, 1989

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Race: Caucasian/White

Cause of death: Ligature Strangulation

Anniversary month: July

LEA: Kansas City Missouri Police Department, Kansas City, Missouri

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***Update*** - On November 9, 2020, advanced DNA testing determined that Fawn Cox's own cousin, Donald Cox, Jr., was responsible for the rape and murder. Donald Cox died in 2006 from an overdose.

On July 26, 1989, Fawn Cox,16, was found dead in her bedroom. Her mother and younger sister found her body after Fawn failed to silence her morning alarm. She had been raped and strangled. Fawn's family continues to advocate for their loved one and seek answers in her case.

If you have any information on the unsolved homicide of Fawn Cox, please contact Kansas City Missouri Police Department (816) 234-5111 To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, you can call Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers at (816) 474-8477.

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