/ Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Monday that a Kansas City man imprisoned for 43 years is innocent and should be freed immediately.
Kevin Strickland, now 62, was convicted of a triple murder in 1978 on the testimony of one eyewitness and sentenced to a “hard 50.” Strickland always said he was innocent.
A Kansas City man who was convicted of a 1978 triple murder on the word of one eyewitness must be freed immediately, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Monday.
Kevin Strickland, now 62, deserves to be exonerated because he did not commit the murders, Baker said. The case against him relied on the testimony of a woman who witnessed the murders and later recanted.
Prosecutors: Missouri man wrongly convicted of triple murder
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 10, 2021 at 6:37 pm EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Prosecutors called for the release of a Missouri man who has spent more than 40 years in prison for a triple murder that the prosecutors concluded he didn’t commit, a letter released Monday showed.
The release of the letter, indicating overwhelming support for the release of Kevin Strickland, 62, came after his attorneys filed a petition urging the Missouri Supreme Court to free him immediately, The Kansas City Star reports. In the letter, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker and her chief deputy, Dan Nelson, said the evidence used to convict Strickland as a teenager has since been “eviscerated.”
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There s no greater evidence that rural Missouri conservatives absolutely despise Kansas City than a sketchy proposal to move cops out of town.
It s a horrible idea without absolutely no merit or incentive other than to worsen relations betwixt community and police.
The upside . . . There s anecdotal chatter about recruitment and the opportunity for police to send their youngsters to other school districts Both of these talking points have been quickly debunked.
To be fair, KCPS is a disaster but they re just one of
MORE THAN A DOZEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS INSIDE KCMO.
Overall, this is a reactionary effort that seemingly hopes to aggravate what is already a tense relationship between police and the community they serve.