John and Joseph Hooker, KCMO homicides 42 and 43: Police ID bodies found in shopping cart

Kansas City police say the bodies found in a shopping cart behind a home at 4501 Askew belong to John and Joseph Hooker.

John Hooker was 21; his birthday was just three days away. Joseph Hooker was 19.

A call to the TIPS Hotline led police to the bodies behind a home.

Their cause of death has not been released.

Earlier today, a search warrant was executed in the 4500 block of Monroe.