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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Sedgwick County, KS

The Orchard Grove Homicide (1965)

Unsolved homicide from 1965 in Sedgwick County, KS. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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Steel bridge over dark water under a grey sky
Timeline
  1. 1965

    Body discovered near Orchard Grove; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1966

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1988

    A retired detective releases his field notes to the family.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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openrecords4 days ago

The bus terminal manifest for that week survives in a transit archive. It has never been cross-checked against the suspect list.

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mapsandtime6 hours ago

The autopsy summary and the charging document disagree on time of death by roughly six hours.

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