Investigators have searched the former property of “BTK killer” Dennis Rader, the murderer who was convicted of killing 10 people in Kansas in a bloody spree from the 1970s to 90s, as the search for connections to unsolved cases continues. Deputies from Osage County, Oklahoma, were in Park City, Kansas, Tuesday searching a property Rader… Continue reading Investigators search former property of BTK Killer in Kansas for connections to unsolved cases
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98-year-old co-owner of Kansas newspaper swears at police during raid
The co-owner of a Kansas newspaper, who died shortly after law enforcement raided her home, swore at Marion Police Department officers and questioned whether their mothers loved them, according to security footage reviewed by NBC News. The Aug. 11 raid, which targeted the Marion County Record newsroom as well as the home of its co-owner… Continue reading 98-year-old co-owner of Kansas newspaper swears at police during raid
Police accused raided Kansas newspaper of lying to get records. A reporter used public info.
A journalist’s seemingly routine public records search sparked unprecedented law enforcement raids of a Kansas newspaper office and the publisher’s home, court papers revealed. The search of Marion County Record offices was based on a police chief’s stated belief that one its reporters committed identify theft by accessing the driver records of a local restaurant… Continue reading Police accused raided Kansas newspaper of lying to get records. A reporter used public info.
Raided Kansas newspaper to have seized items returned after search warrant withdrawn
Police had “insufficient evidence” to raid the offices of a small Kansas newspaper — and seized belongings should be returned immediately, officials said Wednesday. Police raided the Marion County Record on Friday, the newspaper said, in a case that infuriated press freedom watchdogs, who claimed that this law enforcement action was a blatant violation of… Continue reading Raided Kansas newspaper to have seized items returned after search warrant withdrawn
State Investigators To Probe Police Raid Of Small Kansas Newspaper
MARION, Kan. (AP) — A small newspaper and a police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech as the newspaper struggled Monday to publish its next edition, days after police raided its office and the home of its owner and publisher. Officials with the Marion Police Department confiscated… Continue reading State Investigators To Probe Police Raid Of Small Kansas Newspaper
Police questioned over legality of Kansas newspaper raid in which computers, phones seized
MARION, Kan. — A small central Kansas police department is facing a firestorm of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner — a move deemed by several press freedom watchdogs as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s protection of a free press. The… Continue reading Police questioned over legality of Kansas newspaper raid in which computers, phones seized