Cheryl Ann Kenney was 30 years old when she disappeared from Nevada, Missouri, on the night of February 27, 1991. She was married, the mother of two children, and worked at the Quality Convenience Store on Business 71 Highway. 

That evening, Cheryl was working the closing shift. Business had been unusually slow, so she decided to close the store earlier than normal. Her time card showed that she clocked out at 10:00 p.m., and the store alarm records indicated the building was secured at 10:17 p.m. She should have driven straight home, but she never arrived.

The store's janitor left only minutes before Cheryl closed. He told investigators there were no customer vehicles in the parking lot when he departed, although there was an unidentified man inside the store making a purchase. Because the store was located near several hotels, unfamiliar customers were not unusual. That man has never been publicly identified, and authorities have never said whether he was connected to Cheryl's disappearance. 

After Cheryl failed to come home, her white Chevrolet was found abandoned in the convenience store parking lot. The vehicle had not been driven away, suggesting she disappeared almost immediately after leaving the store. There was no sign of a struggle inside the vehicle, and Cheryl has never been seen or heard from again.

Two witnesses later came forward after reading newspaper reports about Cheryl's disappearance. They reported hearing a woman scream around the same time Cheryl would have been walking to her car. Unfortunately, they did not notify police until several days later, and investigators were unable to determine exactly what had happened. 

Early in the investigation, authorities considered the possibility that Cheryl had left voluntarily because her mother had recently died and she had been struggling with the loss. However, investigators eventually determined that theory did not fit the circumstances. Cheryl had only about six dollars with her, and those who knew her said she would not have abandoned her husband, children, and seriously ill father without any contact. Foul play is now suspected. 

Investigators have also examined whether Cheryl's disappearance could be connected to two other Missouri cases from 1991. In January of that year, convenience store clerk Trudy Darby was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered. Six weeks later Cheryl vanished, and in April 1991 Angela Hammond disappeared after being abducted from a phone booth in Clinton, Missouri. Although the cases share some similarities, investigators have never found evidence proving they are connected. 

More than three decades later, Cheryl Ann Kenney remains missing, and her disappearance remains one of Missouri's enduring unsolved cases.

Cheryl's Family has a website https://www.cherylannkenney.com/

If you have any information about Cheryl Ann Kenney's disappearance, contact the Nevada Police Department (417) 448-2710.