Family recalls slow descent into tragedy of Kansas Turnpike death
Lisa Boothe and her family described Raymond Boothe's worsening mental illness over two weeks before his son Levi died on the Kansas Turnpike. They details erratic behavior, failed rehab, and a decade of hospital care, with grief and blame directed at the illness not the man.
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Lindsay Boothe
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Excelsior Springs
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Carol Boothe
Iowa State
Surviving children recount crime on Kansas Turnpike
The Boothe children witnessed their father Raymond stab Levi with needle-nose pliers and abandon him on the Kansas Turnpike east of Lawrence. Levi, 1, died likely from the attack or passing traffic, while three siblings survived a later crash, all staying with Raymond’s mother in Osborn as authorities investigate the fatal events.
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Levi Boothe
Kansas Turnpike
Liga Boothe
Levi
Raymond Boothe
Lawrence
Lisa Boothe
Daddy Pop Levi
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Carol Boothe
Osborn
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Lawrence Avenue
Raymond Boothe to undergo 60 day psychiatric evaluation
Lisa Boothe traveled from Missouri with her mother in law to visit Raymond Boothe in Larned State Hospital where officials arranged a 60 day psychiatric evaluation. The visit, limited to one visitor at a time, revealed Raymond's confusion and babbling as his family discussed Levi Boothe, the boy Raymond is accused of killing, and his troubled past. Dr. Peter Graham of Menninger Clinic noted signs of manic psychosis consistent with untreated bipolar disorder.
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Lisa Boothe
Tiny Osborn
Raymond
Boothe
Carol Boothe
Raymond Boothe
Leavenworth
Iowa
Levi Boothe
Peter Graham
Menninger Clinic
Topeka
Wildfires Destroy Homes Threaten Power Lines Across SoCal
Dozens of buildings burned as two Southern California wildfires scorched about 20 000 acres. Hundreds fled, power lines were threatened, and temperatures over 100 fueled the blazes. The Angeles National Forest blaze above Azusa destroyed 72 structures, including 50 cabins and a ranger station, while a 15 800 acre fire northeast of downtown shut two main power lines and threatened a third. In Leona Valley another fire destroyed five homes, evacuated about 100 residents, and stood 40 percent contained. A third blaze northeast of Los Angeles halted Metrolink service, with buses shuttling passengers.
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Tragic family case spans interstate clues and calls
A sequence of events from Aug 27 to Aug 28 shows Cameron Missouri police responding to a trash fire at the Boothe house, Raymond Boothe later seen at stores and pumping gas, then taking his son Levi from Creston to Osborn, as family members describe escalating behavior. Police report a fatal crash near the Kansas Turnpike and Levi’s body later found. Raymond Boothe jailed on murder charges.
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Lawrence
27Th Street
Lawrence Avenue
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Boothes
Osborn
Creston
Iowa
Irving Elementary School
Staci Perry
Lisa Boothe
Excelsior Springs
Perry
Cameron Police
Leavenworth County
Kansas Turnpike
Douglas- Leavenworth
Levi Boothe
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