Fire survivors find balance years after Boardwalk blaze
Leaguing with KU graduate Leigh McHatton, now in Overland Park, survivors describe renewed purpose after injuries. She notes lasting caution yet says fears fade, while using the experience in brain injury caregiving. Other Boardwalk residents endure loss, with Sandy Meyer and Nancy Bingham recounting trauma, grief, and coping through memory, charity, and family life.
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Leigh McHatton
Kansas University
McHatton
Overland Park
Nancy Bingham
Wichita
Nicole
Bingham
Boardwalk
Nicole Bingham
Crested Butte
Mont
Nancy
Fire timeline at Boardwalk Apartments prompts murder trial
Chronology shows 2005 Boardwalk fire at 524 Fireside Drive killed Yolanda Riddle Jose Gonzalez and Nicole Bingham with about 20 injured. 2007 mistrial in Jason Rose case. May 2007 conviction for involuntary manslaughter arson and aggravated battery. 2009 settlement 12 million, demolition plans 2009 for new 192 unit complex. site construction ongoing.
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Richard Gwin
Journal-World File
Jason Rose
Boardwalk
Yolanda Riddle
Jose Gonzalez
Nicole Bingham
Kansas University
Jason Allen Rose
Rose
Journal-World
Douglas County
Boardwalk Apartments
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Teen in good spirits after emergency amputation
McLouth High School student and football player Roberts remains upbeat after an emergency leg amputation following injuries on a homecoming game day. He had just scored an 80 yard kickoff TD and two passing TDs in the first half, with 193 total yards. His guardians and community offered overwhelming support as he considers prosthetics and the possibility of future sports participation.
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Bogard
McLouth High School
Roberts
Lisa
Jerrad Hamerickhouse
Jerrad
McLouth
Different views of Jason Rose
In Kansas crime statistics Jason Rose is listed as a triple murderer yet many who knew him describe a kind, mentally challenged young man railroaded by the system. Five years after the 2005 Boardwalk fire he is about halfway through a 10 year sentence for arson, manslaughter and battery.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Lawrence
Boardwalk Apartments
Jason Allen Rose
Rose
Douglas County
Jason Rose
Russ Beeson
Victory Bible Church
Beeson
Sandy Meyer
Meyer
Jason
David Melton
Melton
Ron Evans
Evans
Leigh McHatton
Branson
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