WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Forensic authorities have identified the human remains found in the backyard of a Rose Hill home earlier this month. According to the Rose Hill Police Department, they belonged to Kennedy Jean Schroer, born on July 14, 2014.
They believe she died in November 2020, when she would have been six years old.
Last week, KSN spoke to Christa Helm, who claimed to be Kennedy’s biological mother. She said a Rose Hill family had adopted three of her children.
The Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center was not able to determine a cause of death due to decomposition. Police say the forensic preliminary report gave findings that no visible injuries were observed, nor were any healing or healed injuries observable.
The medical examiner has not released the full report of the postmortem but has confirmed Kennedy’s identity through DNA analysis.
“We understand that many in the public might be confused how an arrest in this case has not
been made,” the Rose Hill Police Department said in a news release. “That is completely understandable. What we would like to convey is that we have one chance to gather as much information as possible, to find out what happened to this child and to tell her story. While we understand the desire to hold persons accountable, we need to get this correct and not fast.
The department says releasing too much information might appear to implicate a person or persons who were not involved.
“What we can assure anyone interested in this case, Kennedy is the center of our Universe and will remain so until we have answers,” the police department said.
The police said the adopted parents are cooperating in the investigation.
