- Families, Ottawa community grapple to understand quadruple homicide
- May 12, 2013
- Less than a day after the body of a missing toddler was discovered by police, the family of two homicide victims shared their grief as the Ottawa community seeks to come to grips with a quadruple homicide. By Shaun Hittle and Ian Cummings
- Authorities believe Lana-Leigh Bailey’s body was moved to Osage County after killings in Ottawa
- 01:09 a.m., May 12, 2013 Updated 10:30 p.m.
- Authorities said Sunday they believe that 18-month-old Lana-Leigh Bailey was killed on the same rural Ottawa property last week as her mother and two men, and that her body was then moved to Osage County. Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards said officials are confident that the body found in Osage County Saturday was that of Lana-Leigh. Final identification has not yet been made, he said, pending a forensic examination. By Ian Cummings • Arrest of defendant in Ottawa homicide case brings new questions
- Arrest of defendant in Ottawa homicide case brings new questions
- May 12, 2013
- The arrest of Kyle T. Flack in connection with the killings of three adults and a child last week in rural Ottawa, and the capital murder charges filed against him Friday, answer some questions that have bothered many since the bodies were discovered. But other questions remain: What happened at 3197 Georgia Road? How were the victims killed? How did a body believed to be that of Lana Leigh Bailey get to Osage County, where it was found Saturday evening? And why was Flack roaming those country roads free after shooting a man down in 2005 and being convicted of attempted murder? By Ian Cummings and Shaun Hittle
- Search for missing toddler — presumed dead — ramping down after intense week
- May 11, 2013
- There will be no mass search for missing toddler Lana Bailey on Sunday, but investigators continue to follow leads elsewhere, Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards said Saturday. Searches will begin anew Monday, with the total manpower available down to about 50 from the 150 working this week. Officials are still holding out hope of finding the 18-mongh old child of a young woman found dead along with two other men in rural Ottawa early this week. By Ian Cummings and Shaun Hittle
- Hundreds gather at candlelight vigil for Ottawa homicide victims
- May 10, 2013
- Many of those who gathered at Ottawa’s Forest Park Friday night were strangers to each other, but they were together in mourning the four young people killed in rural Ottawa this week. Ian Cummings
- Suspect in Ottawa killings charged with four counts of first-degree murder; could face death penalty
- May 10, 2013
- Kyle T. Flack was charged with four counts of first-degree murder Friday of a woman and two men whose bodies were found in rural Ottawa earlier this week, as well as a toddler whose is still missing but presumed dead. He could face the death penalty if convicted. Bond in the case was set at $10 million. The 27-year-old Ottawa man made his first court appearance at the Franklin County courthouse Friday afternoon to hear the charges, which also included a count of rape, a count of criminal possession of a firearm and two counts of capital murder, which opens up the possibility that Flack could face the death penalty if convicted.By Shaun Hittle
- Two KU students arrested in connection with break-in at Memorial Stadium
- May 10, 2013
- Two 19-year-old Kansas University students were arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of breaking into the university’s Memorial Stadium and attempting to steal a chair.
- Prosecutors planning to move forward with allegations of animal cruelty at KU fraternity
- May 10, 2013
- A resolution make be coming soon in the case of a Dec. 14 allegation that a turkey had been abused and killed at a KU fraternity, the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Prosecutors hope to move forward with the case in the next couple of weeks, but it was not clear Friday what actions might be taken. Ian Cummings
- All 3 Kansas prison escapees recaptured
- 10:13 a.m., May 10, 2013 Updated 12:49 a.m.
- Two of three inmates who walked away from a northeast Kansas prison are in custody in northwest Missouri.
- Ottawa man charged; FBI joins search for missing toddler, now presumed dead
- 12:01 a.m., May 10, 2013 Updated 05:12 p.m.
- A suspect in a quadruple homicide made his first appearance in court at 4 p.m. Friday and was charged with murder, rape and criminal possession of firearms. The search for a missing toddler, now presumed dead, continued earlier Friday on a rural Ottawa property where three bodies were discovered this week. The Federal Bureau of Investigation became involved and as many as 150 law enforcement officers in helicopters, planes and on horseback, are combing the area. By Ian Cummings & Shaun Hittle
- Homicide suspect had mental health and drug problems, sources say
- May 10, 2013
- As Kyle T. Flack sits in a Franklin County Jail cell awaiting multiple charges of murder, relatives of a man Flack nearly killed eight years ago paint a picture of the suspect as a troubled young man prone to mental health and drug issues. Flack served four years in prison for the 2005 shooting of Ottawa resident Steven Dale Free, 47. By Shaun Hittle
- Franklin County Sheriff faces high-profile case just weeks into office
- May 10, 2013
- It’s been trial by fire for new Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards, as he works a potential quadruple homicide case, just weeks after taking over the office in April. By Shaun Hittle
- Lawrence man arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, domestic battery
- May 9, 2013
- A 26-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on several charges following an alleged domestic violence incident Thursday, including aggravated assault, criminal threat, and domestic battery.
- Drug investigation nets 81 arrests in northeast Kansas
- May 9, 2013
- The Kansas Bureau of investigation says 81 people were arrested on drug-related charges after a lengthy investigation by local and state authorities.
- FBI, police dogs search for missing toddler; 27-year-old Ottawa man arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder
- 07:32 a.m., May 8, 2013 Updated 05:02 p.m.
- Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have arrived in rural Ottawa to help search for missing Lana-Leigh Bailey, the 18-month-old daughter of one victim in the triple homicide discovered there this week. The toddler is presumed dead, officials said today, and an Ottawa man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Kyle T. Flack, 27, Ottawa, was arrested after being held for questioning Wednesday, but has not yet been charged. Family members of the missing child said they are holding out hope for her safe return. By Shaun Hittle & Ian Cummings
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