ballistics_noteYesterday
County weather records contradict the stated ground conditions in the scene report. That changes the tyre impression reading.
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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Sedgwick County, KS
The Merritt Yard Murders (1980)
Unsolved homicide from 1980 in Sedgwick County, KS. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the witness timeline.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
- 1980
Body discovered near Merritt Yard; the county opens a homicide investigation.
- 1981
Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.
- 1997
A retired detective releases his field notes to the family.
- Recently
Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.
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2 fileddockethound2 days ago
Latent prints from the scene predate the national database. Nobody has requested a modern comparison.
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