Police meet to discuss murders of six clerks
Police from six departments and FBI agents met in Raytown to compare notes on a string of killings of store clerks in Missouri Kansas Indiana and Illinois. Investigators seek a motive and a profile of a white male drifter described as 35 to 40 years old 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 11 inches tall weighing 170 to 180 pounds with light brown or blond hair. The spree targeted small strip mall stores near interstates 70 and 35, with one clerk per store except Wichita where two were killed.
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Raytown
FBI
Larry Overfield
St. Charles
Indianapolis
Ind
Wichita
Kan
Terre Haute
Kansas City
Rick Pilgrim
Missouri
Kansas
Indiana
Illinois
Baytown
Pilgrim
Max Geiman
Five inmates escape Wyandotte jail complex
Five inmates escaped from the maximum security area of Wyandotte County Justice Complex in Kansas City Kansas. One is charged with murder, others face felony burglary theft or similar charges. They climbed to the roof using bed sheet ropes, possibly using a fire escape, and jumped or descended to ground between 10 and 11 30 p.m. Names identified: John McDaniel Johnny Austin Bruce Manning Gerald Maise Richard Rollins.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte County
Wyandotte
Rich Grosko
District Attorney’s Office
Grosko
John McDaniel
Johnny Austin
Bruce Manning
Gerald Maise
Richard Rollins
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