Woman found dead in backyard at 40th and Olive; man shot to death in Budd Park
Before yesterday’s homicides, Kansas City, Missouri’s total homicide count for 2012 stood at 22. That total was equal to this time in 2008 (that year ended with 126 homicides). The homicide count was also ahead of 2011 and 2011 (15 and 18 homicides at this time, respectively).
Monday saw two more homicide investigations. Around 9:10 a.m., the body of a woman was found in a backyard of an abandoned home at 40th and Olive. Police say the woman’s body had “obvious signs of trauma.” The woman’s name and her cause of death have yet to be released.
Police are looking for suspects.
The next killing occurred in Budd Park.
