12-year-old boy dies pharmacy parking lot shooting [Cops]
Murder
Two people, an adult and a juvenile, have been charged, while a second juvenile could be charged later.
Cold Cases
April 12, 2021
Alonzo Brooks’ death ruled a homicide 17 years after he’s mysteriously found in creek: FBI
A federal medical examiner ruled the death of a Kansas man whose body was discovered in a creek in 2004 a homicide, the FBI announced last week. Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard said in a statement that the examination confirmed Alonzo Brooks’ death was not accidental. The latest autopsy noted that injuries on Brooks’ body …
Missing
March 13, 2021
MISSING: 36-year-old Kansas man may need help
Police in Kansas are looking for a 36-year-old man they say is missing and endangered, KCTV5 reports. Eric Buyle was last contacted Friday night by phone, the Overland Park Police Department said, and he is believed to be in the metropolitan Kansas City area. Police described Buyle as 5 feet 11 inches, 180 pounds with …
Murder
February 7, 2021
13-year-old girl dies after car thief drags her for miles
A 13-year-old girl was killed Saturday when she tried to get out of a stolen vehicle and ended up being dragged for several miles, KWCH reports. Kevin Palmer, 34, was arrested and charged with felony murder in the incident, which took place around noon. Wichita police said the girl, who has not been named, was …
Murder
December 16, 2020
Kansas woman charged with father’s death after she’s found covered in blood
A 50-year-old Kansas woman has been charged with the weekend murder of her father near downtown Topeka, KSNT reports. Topeka police officers responded to an apartment building just south of the downtown area at about 5 a.m. Sunday after receiving reports of a woman covered in blood claiming her father had been killed. Shawnee County …
Battery
December 14, 2020
Teacher who kicked 5-year-old gets 30 days in jail, a year’s probation
A Kansas teacher fired when she was caught on video kicking a kindergartener pleaded guilty to battery last week and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and one year on probation, the Kansas City Star reported. Crystal Smith, 55, was seen on surveillance footage kicking a 5-year-old girl at Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School in the …
Missing
November 2, 2020
Where is Angela Green? Daughter’s recorded phone calls with her father raise more questions than answers
Newly released phone calls between a Kansas woman and her dad raise questions without easy answers about her mother, who’s been missing for more than a year. Ellie Green, 19, last saw Angela Green on June 20, 2019, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Since then, Ellie’s father, Geoff Green, has said she died of a stroke …
AMBER Alert
October 24, 2020
BREAKING: Abducted Kansas girls found safe, suspect in custody
Update: 8:06 p.m.: Two girls believed to have been abducted earlier Saturday by their father have been found safe, and a suspect is in custody, KMBC reports. Update: 6:40 p.m.: The Kansas Highway Patrol said it stopped the vehicle driven by Donny Jackson on Highway 169 near the Oklahoma state line at about 12:30 p.m., …
Accident
September 28, 2020
Semi trailer runs stop sign, kills mom and 4 kids in SUV
A Kansas mother and four of her children were killed last week when a semitrailer loaded with grain ran a stop sign and hit their SUV, splitting it in two. Jessica Noel, 32; her 10-year-old daughter Anaiah and her sons, 4-year-old Jeffrey and 4-month old Hank were pronounced dead at the scene on Friday. A …
Missing
August 22, 2020
Marilane Carter: Remains found in SUV in empty shipping container confirmed as missing pastor’s wife
Arkansas police confirmed Friday that the body found in a car inside an empty shipping container earlier this week was that of missing Kansas mother Marilane Carter, last seen by her family on August 1, according to the Memphis Commercia-Appeal. Crittenden County Chief investigator Todd Grooms revealed on Wednesday that Carter likely died of carbon …
Missing
August 15, 2020
Beautiful pastor’s wife, missing 2 weeks, originally planned to fly from Kansas to Alabama
A Kansas pastor’s wife who disappeared earlier this month while driving to visit family in Alabama originally planned to make the trip by airplane, Overland Park police say, but changed her mind and set off for Birmingham by car, AL.com reported. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Marilane Carter, 36, was last seen leaving her home at …
Sex Crimes
July 24, 2020
Therapist at facility for at-risk girls sexually abuses patient & tells her it’s for treatment: Docs
A Kansas woman who works as a therapist at a treatment facility for troubled girls was arrested Wednesday for allegedly having an inappropriate, sexual relationship with a teen patient for three months in 2015. Julie Herron, 51, was charged with unlawful sexual relations with a patient, who was reportedly between the ages of 16 and …