Subject: Renee Pernice

• Lawyer for missing woman's spouse can shut up now

  Crime suspects are entitled to a vigorous defense. But every once in a while, a defense lawyer takes the concept of innocent until proven guilty and acts like a real asshat. Renee Pernice, a 35-year-old Northland wife and mother, has been missing since January 2. Since her disappearance, it seems fair to say that her husband, Shon, has acted like a man with something to hide. He has not commented publicly. And he has shown a reluctance to speak with police.Shon Pernice's lawyer, Kevin Baldwin (p

  January 13, 2009

• KCTV5 IDs mystery woman in Pernice case, conflicts blogger

  KCTV Channel 5 got a big scoop Monday, IDing the woman in this surveillance photo taken near the site where Renee Pernice's cell phone was found. Police released the photo of the woman and the truck, hoping for more tips in the disappearance of Pernice, who has been missing since January 2. Police already knew the woman's name, but they weren't telling. KCTV5's intrepid reporters were undaunted. "Monday, KCTV5 spoke to the mother of Kelli A. Sharp, a 38-year-old teacher at John F. Kennedy Elemen

  January 27, 2009

• Not surprising but sad news: Pernice case is a "death investigation"

  Renee PerniceProsecutors are now calling the Renee Pernice missing-person case a "death investigation." The case has sounded destined for Dateline -- troubled marriage, husband making inconsistent statements, mystery woman. Just keep the story away from Keith Morrison, OK?Update: The Kansas City Police Department says Pernice's family will announce a $25,000 reward later today. Here's the number to call, 816,474-8477.

  February 5, 2009

• Look out, ladies! Shon Pernice is ready to date

  Shon PerniceKMBC Channel 9's Jim Flink was looking for love online. He had to settle for a scoop. Flink discovered the dating profile of Shon Pernice, whose wife, Renee Pernice, disappeared in January and is thought to be dead. Flink found Pernice's dating profile on Plenty of Fish. Hey, it's been almost two months. Surprisingly, Shon listed himself as divorced. I guess "it's complicated" wasn't a choice. Pernice wrote that he was seeking a "life partner" and mentioned his service in Iraq and h

  February 19, 2009

• Shon Pernice says he's not guilty of stealing gun

  Shon PerniceShon Pernice denied stealing a gun from his neighbor today in Clay County Circuit Court. Pernice, 36, entered a plea of not guilty to felony theft charges. His bond was also reduced.Court records allege that Pernice stole the gun from his neighbor, Juana Mendez, on January 31. The night before, Pernice and his children were visiting Mendez. She left Pernice alone in her basement for several minutes, and later discovered a basement door "had been tampered with" when she went to set th

  February 26, 2009

• Hey, KCTV, you trying to tell us something?

  Shon PerniceLast night, KCTV Channel 5 aired an interview between Alonzo Washington and Shon Pernice, the husband of missing woman Renee Pernice. It was a big "get" of an interview. Shon Pernice hasn't talked much with anybody. Washington had been promoting the interview on his MySpace blog, urging detectives to consider all suspects. After seeing KCTV's story, I came away feeling like the station was trying to send me subliminal messages. Notice how the KCTV writer uses the verb "tried" here: "

  March 17, 2009

• Attorney on Shon Pernice: 'Consider the source'

  Shon PerniceEarlier this week, KCTV Channel 5 aired an interview between activist Alonzo Washington and Shon Pernice, whose wife disappeared three months ago. During the interview, Washington and Pernice talked about Kelli A. Sharp, a Kansas City, Kansas, schoolteacher whose photo was released by Kansas City Police. Here's what the KCTV story says: Pernice said he met Sharp while corresponding with her class while he was in Iraq. he said he initially refused Sharp's advances, but later gave in.

  March 19, 2009

• Renee Pernice's mother wants custody of her daughter's children

  Shon PerniceThe mother of a missing Northland woman is seeking custody of her daughter's two young sons. KMBC Channel 9 reported last night that Linda Lockwood, the mother of Renee Pernice, is trying to wrest custody of her daughters 9- and 6-year old sons from Shon Pernice, calling him an unfit parent and referencing an incident last month in which Pernice allegedly stole a neighbor's gun. KMBC says:The custody documents also say that Pernice brandished a gun in front of the children, and that

  March 24, 2009

• Shon Pernice crashes Fourth of July party, arrested for disturbing the peace

  Shon PerniceShon Pernice knows how to spoil a Fourth of July party and keep his lawyers busy. Kansas City police arrested Shon Pernice -- whose wife, Renee Pernice, disappeared in January and is believed to be dead -- for disturbing the peace after neighbors complained that he was "acting strangely" and "yelling and screaming outside his home" on Saturday night. KSHB Channel 41 interviewed an unidentified woman who claimed Pernice showed up stumbling drunk at a Fourth of July party at a park nea

  July 6, 2009

• Shon Pernice says he's not a party crasher; he's a victim

  Shon PerniceShon Pernice is suddenly talkative, and he's telling the local TV news stations that he's a victim. Pernice told KCTV 5 and Fox 4 that he wasn't drunk (contrary to the story neighbors are telling) and the neighbor he allegedly stole a gun from threw a grain-alcohol-like liquor into his car, splashing into his eyes and hitting his children. He also blamed the media for his troubles.  From KCTV 5:"As everybody knows, my wife has been missing since Jan. 2," Pernice said. "This is w

  July 6, 2009

• Nancy Grace is on the Pernice case ...

  Jugular-hungry justice seeker Nancy Grace has picked up on the Renee Pernice missing-mother story and is reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaal interested in Shon Pernice. Personal to Shon, shit dude.

  July 8, 2009

• KCTV 5: Shon Pernice's neighbors testify before grand jury

  Shon PerniceThe bad news keeps piling up for Shon Pernice, husband of missing northland woman Renee Pernice, who disappeared in January and authorities believe is dead. Pernice's neighbors told KCTV 5 on Tuesday that they testified before a grand jury about the July 4th incident in which Kansas City police arrested Pernice for disturbing the peace after he allegedly crashed a neighbor's Fourth of July party. Neighbors' claim that he was drunk and belligerent. Pernice denies crashing the party an

  July 15, 2009

• Shon Pernice indicted for ...

  Shon PerniceA grand jury indicted Shon Pernice on Tuesday for two felony counts of witness tampering and two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child in connection to an run-in with his neighbors on the Fourth of July (Pernice claims he was the victim).Police arrested Pernice, the husband of Renee Pernice, a missing and presumed dead North Kansas City woman, today at his home. But the indictment is not connected to Renee Pernice's disappearance. Pernice can be found at the Clay C

  July 16, 2009

• Renee Pernice's mother gets custody of children

  Shon PerniceA judge granted temporary custody of Renee Pernice's children to the mother of the missing Northland woman, KMBC Channel 9 reports. Renee Pernice disappeared in early January, and authorities believe she is dead. Pernice's husband, Shon Pernice, has been arrested several times since his wife's disappearance. Last week, a grand jury indicted Shon Pernice in connection with a dispute on the Fourth of July. Neighbors claimed Shon Pernice crashed the party and argued with a neighbor, who

  July 20, 2009

• Shon Pernice out of jail and in court

  Shon Pernice​Shon Pernice, the husband of a missing Northland woman, bonded out of jail last night, KSHB Channel 41 reports. Pernice is scheduled to be in court this morning for a preliminary hearing on charges that he endangered the welfare of his two sons and threatened a neighbor (the same neighbor that accused Pernice of stealing a gun from his home) on the Fourth of July. A grand jury indicted Pernice in July.Shon Pernice's wife, Renee Pernice, disappeared at the beginning of the year. Re

  August 21, 2009