Markus Whitelaw charged with murder; Oladimeji Oladipo allegedly killed over a laptop computer

Early in the morning of July 13, the body of Nigerian-born Oladimeji Oladipo was discovered in his vehicle parked in the lot of a McDonald’s restaurant at 6406 Troost. Oladipo, a student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City who was employed as a corrections officer, had been shot to death. His laptop computer was missing. No one had been charged with his slaying, the 59th of 2010, until Thursday.

Markus E. Whitelaw, known as “Twin,” admitted providing the gun used in the robbery turned murder of Oladipo. Jackson County prosecutors have now charged Whitelaw with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.