Two Nodaway County cold cases are in a new deck of playing cards to assist investigators.
The Maryville Public Safety Facebook page shows the ace of clubs associated with the 1973 murder of Tess Hilt. The Facebook post says "In 2026, the FBI Office out of Kansas City, Missouri is launching a second edition deck of playing cards, where each card profiles a cold case homicide or missing person from Missouri. Initially these playing cards will be distributed to the Missouri Department of Corrections for inmates as an investigative technique to generate tips. This investigative technique has been used in other states with great success."
The Nodaway County Sheriff's Office Facebook page shows a two of clubs associated with the 2001 disappearance of Branson Perry of Skidmore. The Facebook post says "The cold case card deck is a cooperated effort between the FBI, Missouri Attorney General, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and Missouri Department of Corrections. The deck features 52 cold cases across Missouri and each card includes the investigating agency, a name and picture, a brief summary of the case, and four different ways tips can be submitted. Not only can these cards be handed out physically within correctional facilities and jails, there is a digital deck which can be streamed onto tablets for use in facilities that don't have cards."
The cards invite anyone with information on these cold cases to call 844-458-6622 or send an email to missouricoldcase@fbi.gov.
