Man sentenced to 29 years in prison for murder of 3-year-old
Howard Jansen was sentenced Friday to 29 years in prison for his role in the murder of his 3-year-old daughter, Olivia Jansen.
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Howard Jansen was sentenced Friday to 29 years in prison for his role in the murder of his 3-year-old daughter, Olivia Jansen.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A father was sentenced Friday to 29 years for killing his 3-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a wooded area of Kansas City, Kansas, in 2020. The prison term for Howard Jansen III, 30, was handed down during a hearing in Wyandotte County District Court, the Kansas City Star reported .
An Amber Alert was issued for the Kansas City, Kansas, girl in July 2020 after her father reported that he awoke to find her gone and a door open.
Howard Jansen III, 30, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated endangerment of a child, and abuse of a child in the July 2020 killing of his daughter, Olivia, in Kansas City.
Police found the body of Olivia Jansen on July 10, 2020, hours after Jansen had reported her missing.