Britny Haarup (19) and sister Ashley Key (22) found dead in a field two days after they went missing

[HockeyGirl]

http://mydeathspace.com/article/2012...ported_missing



Authorities found the bodies of two women in a rural field late Sunday after interrogating a suspect in the disappearance of a pair of sisters from an Edgerton, Mo., home.

The Platte County sheriff's office said it could not immediately confirm the identities or causes of deaths of the women discovered near Trimble, Mo., in extreme southwest Clinton County.

They were white, said Capt. Erik Holland, "and we can say we were led here based on information from a suspect in the disappearance of Britny Haarup and Ashley Key."

"That individual is under arrest and in custody," he said.

Sisters Haarup, 19, and Key, 22, had been missing since Friday afternoon, when Haarup's fianc', Matt Meyers, found her two infant daughters alone in a crib at her home in northern Platte County.

Haarup's cellphone also was in the house, along with her purse, her sister's purse and the shoes her sister had been wearing. On a couch was a comforter soaked in blood. Family members said guns were missing from the home.

"We all had held out hope," said Cassie Meyers, Matt Meyers' sister-in-law, after the two bodies were found. "We were hoping they'd just show up OK, or that they'd call someone ...

"With this news, even if it isn't yet confirmed, the hope's not there."

Holland would not describe the relationship between the suspect in custody and the sisters.

Authorities earlier Sunday talked to the suspect, whom they then called a "person of interest," and served two search warrants as the investigation focused on a field near 200th Street and the Platte-Clay county line. There, a Platte County deputy on Saturday discovered a parked vehicle linked to the sisters' disappearance.

They had been searching since Friday for a white 2002 Dodge Ram pickup truck that had been parked outside the Edgerton home that morning until about 9:30 a.m.

There were no visible signs of foul play in or on the vehicle located Saturday, and an initial search of the field did not produce any additional evidence, the sheriff's department said.

The bodies found late Sunday northeast of where the truck was parked were transferred to the Jackson County medical examiner's office for identification and autopsies.

Holland of the sheriff's office said "we have one individual in custody and we believe that person accounts for all the individuals involved in the sisters' disappearance.

Prior to the discovery, the women's father, Paul Haarup, said the family was on "pins and needles" as they awaited the results of the investigation, which has included sheriff's deputies from Platte, Clay and Clinton counties as well as investigators from the Missouri Highway Patrol and the Kansas City Police Department.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/07/15...#storylink=cpy

(in another article, the girls father has already indentified the bodies as being his daughters
http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city...z/-/index.html )

[g r ee n ey e s]

[UncomfortablyNumb]

Poor girls...they were very pretty.

[Justice]

They were white, said Capt. Erik Holland, "and we can say we were led here based on information from a suspect in the disappearance of Britny Haarup and Ashley Key."

[bowieluva]

What's weird about that? He's describing the corpses they found. You'd be shocked how many people call in when they find bodies, thinking it could be someone they knows.

[Justice]

I read it wrong. Carry on

[rachy]

Missouri man Clifford B. Miller charged in murders of sisters, Britny Haarup, 19, and Ashley Key, 22
Clifford B. Miller told investigators he had smoked meth before going to Britny Haarup's home in Edgerton, about 30 miles north of Kansas City, early Friday morning, planning to rape her, Platte County Sheriff Richard Anderson said.

A man who told investigators he was high on methamphetamine when he killed two sisters at a northwest Missouri home was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree murder.

Clifford B. Miller, 31, of Trimble, was charged in the slayings of Britny Haarup, 19, and her sister, Ashley Key, 22, whose bodies were found Sunday in a field near a tree line.

Miller told investigators he had smoked meth before going to Haarup's home in Edgerton, about 30 miles north of Kansas City, early Friday morning, planning to rape her, Platte County Sheriff Richard Anderson said. Authorities declined to say how Miller knew Haarup, but Anderson did say Miller told investigators he had never had a sexual relationship with her.

When Miller entered the home through an unlocked front door, he found Key asleep on the couch, Anderson said. Key awoke and confronted Miller, who hit her in the head before suffocating her, Anderson said.

Miller told authorities he then went into Haarup's room, where he beat her with a stick and suffocated her. He then wrapped up the bodies in sheets and dragged them to Haarup's pickup truck, the sheriff said at a news conference Monday.

smoked some more meth and then cleaned up the blood and moved the bodies to a pickup truck in the back of the house," Anderson said.

Haarup's fiance, Matt Meyers, discovered the women were missing when he came home Friday. Meyers is the father of Haarup's 6- and 18-month-old children, whom he found alone but unhurt at their home.

Anderson said the younger girl was in the bedroom when Miller killed Haarup. Miller told investigators he put the baby in the crib in a different room with the older child, then returned to Haarup's room, where he planned to have sex with her but couldn't.

Miller was arrested Sunday at his girlfriend's home in the Kansas City suburb of Parkville. He later told investigators where they could find the women's bodies, authorities say.

Paul Haarup, father of the victims, on Sunday had pleaded for his daughters' return and told reporters Key had a "colorful past." At the news conference Monday, Haarup said he regretted that description.

"The reason she was at my daughter's house, she made the decision it's time to dust herself off and lead a good life, for her daughter and her family. It's apparent ... she was making an attempt to protect her sister," Paul Haarup said. "By no means in any of this is any dark shadow cast on my daughter Ashley. That's not where any of this stemmed from."

He said the family would have no other statements for the media at this time.

Miller was being held on $500,000 cash-only bond. He has not been arraigned and does not yet have an attorney.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1115015

[rachy]

some drama going on with this girl's family on fb



http://www.facebook.com/daniel.haarup?sk=wall

britny's facebook http://www.facebook.com/britny.marie.98?sk=wall
ashley's facebook http://www.facebook.com/ashley.key.142?ref=pb

[bowieluva]

Their parents are idiots.

[rachy]

the sicko that did it.

http://www.kctv5.com/story/19035060/...gerton-sisters

[HockeyGirl]

Clifford Miller


haha twinz~!

[nestlequikie]

The girls and their daughters.



Britny had 2 daughters (the 2 youngest) and Ashley had 1.

RIP Britny and Ashley

[bowieluva]

WTF, I am sorry but that depresses me on a whole different level. This family was such hardcore white trash. No offense to the two girls but no wonder their parents seem like babies. They're probably 29.

[HockeyGirl]

Seriously

If Ashley is only 19, how old is the girl on her lap

ETA: nevermind she is 22

[bowieluva]

Seriously

If Ashley is only 19, how old is the girl on her lap

She'll have kids of her own in two years.

[Olivia]

Seriously

If Ashley is only 19, how old is the girl on her lap

Ashley is actually the older (22) one.

Apparently Britny's kids are 6 months and 18 months and Ashley's daughter is 4.

[HockeyGirl]

Apparently Britney's kids are 6 months and 18 months and Ashley's daughter is 4.

Gotcha. She looks older than four to me but im really bad with guessing kids ages lol

[Olivia]

Gotcha. She looks older than four to me but im really bad with guessing kids ages lol

She does look older. She may be almost 5 I guess.

[nestlequikie]

She does look older. She may be almost 5 I guess.

I am so glad Ashley's 4-year old wasn't at Britny's house when Clifford got there.

[rachy]

ashley and britny's mom http://www.facebook.com/tareasah

[nestlequikie]

OT but Neens is gonna implode when she sees the spelling of this family's names.

[rachy]

cute little girls.

[nestlequikie]

Man charged with beating, suffocating sisters
Clifford D. Miller charged with 2 counts of 1st-degree murder

A man was charged Monday in the beating and suffocation deaths of two sisters from Edgerton, Mo., last week.

Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said Clifford D. Miller, 31, of Trimble, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

At a news conference, Platte County Sheriff Richard Anderson said that Miller was picked up at his girlfriend's Parkville apartment.

Anderson said that during questioning, Miller told detectives that he was high on methamphetamines and went to Haarup's home in Edgerton at dawn with the intent of having sex with Haarup.

"He'd never had sex with her before, but he'd known her for awhile and was attracted to her," Anderson said.

According to investigators, Miller said when he entered the house, he found Ashley Key asleep on couch, and that Key awoke and confronted him.

"So he began to punch her and beat her until she quit moving, and then he smothered her with a pillow," Anderson said.

Miller then told detectives that he picked up an object and walked into Haarup's bedroom and hit her in the head.

"They had a brief struggle, and he then smothered her to death as well," Anderson said. Investigators said Miller told them he tried to sexually assault Haarup after her death, but was unable to.

There were children in the home, but they were not harmed.

Investigators said Miller admitted smoking more meth and cleaning up the house before moving the bodies and dumping them at the Clinton County site.

Miller is being held on $500,000 cash-only bail. If convicted, Miller could face life in prison.

"I will review the case to determine whether the state will seek the death penalty in this case," said Zahnd.

Paul Haarup spoke briefly after the charges were announced, thanking the public for their support and prayers. He also thanked law enforcement for their work.

"We want to see this through to the end. Our daughters were wonderful people," Paul Haarup said.

He said that during the early stages of the investigation, he spoke about Key once having a lifestyle he described as colorful. He said he regrets saying that, especially since Key's past had nothing to do with her death. He said she had started sharing a home with her sister in an effort to lead a better life.

Paul Haarup added that his daughters' shorts lives will not be forgotten, and that the family's priority would be to take care of the three granddaughters.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Humphrey-Key Survivor Benefit Fund can send it to Platte Valley Bank, P.O. Nox 26, Dearborn, MO 64439.

"They had a brief struggle, and he then smothered her to death as well," Anderson said. Investigators said Miller told them he tried to sexually assault Haarup after her death, but was unable to.

There were children in the home, but they were not harmed.

Investigators said Miller admitted smoking more meth and cleaning up the house before moving the bodies and dumping them at the Clinton County site.

Miller is being held on $500,000 cash-only bail. If convicted, Miller could face life in prison.

"I will review the case to determine whether the state will seek the death penalty in this case," said Zahnd.

Paul Haarup spoke briefly after the charges were announced, thanking the public for their support and prayers. He also thanked law enforcement for their work.

"We want to see this through to the end. Our daughters were wonderful people," Paul Haarup said.

He said that during the early stages of the investigation, he spoke about Key once having a lifestyle he described as colorful. He said he regrets saying that, especially since Key's past had nothing to do with her death. He said she had started sharing a home with her sister in an effort to lead a better life.

Paul Haarup added that his daughters' shorts lives will not be forgotten, and that the family's priority would be to take care of the three granddaughters.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Humphrey-Key Survivor Benefit Fund can send it to Platte Valley Bank, P.O. Nox 26, Dearborn, MO 64439.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city...#ixzz20ptvJ7ts

[rachy]

robert the father of the 18 month old girl. http://www.facebook.com/robert.pickrell.9
matt britny's boyfriend the father of the 6 month old. http://www.facebook.com/matthew.meyers.7

[atticus wench]

Who names their child "Britny"? And then goes on to have child custody disputes on facebook?

Those poor kids. I hope they get help from some literate relatives.

I also wonder how she knew this guy.