Im a veteran investigative reporter who came up through newspapers and moved to public media. He reached speeds of more than 100 mph and ran stop signs before he struck a curb and flattened a tire, the affidavit said. But in 2000, the then-15-year-old's world was shattered when she learned that the man she knew as her uncle, John Robinson, was actually a serial killer accused of murdering multiple women in the Kansas City area, including her biological mother. Questions about Golubskis connections to these women werent just whispered among people who knew the victims. At the time, Kansas City Police called the claims completely unfounded, saying in a statement that there is no basis to support this rumor.. According to the probable cause form, T.J. said she escaped from a room in the mans basement. The names in the book included her cousin, Vicki Hollingshed Dew, who was 46 when her body was found in a KCK alley in June 2000. Dodds even snuck around the crime scene tape line that day. Anyone with information on either of these homicides is urged to contact the KCPD Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043. The Excelsior Springs Police Department confirmed to The Daily Mail that it was actively investigating the possibility of two more women victims.. Police found Linda Gantt suffering from gunshot wounds in a car near East 45th Street and Prospect Avenue. That wasn't just in Kansas City, Kansas. The ruins where many womens bodies were found is officially called the Quindaro Ruins. Police are investigating Hendersons death as a homicide. Several of these women were sex workers, ones Golubski was accused of abusing. The boy was found dead at an east Kansas City home late Tuesday, according to a probable cause statement. Rose was seventh among them. Nearly 30 years later, after McIntyres release, she came back and joined other activists whove been trying to get attention for so many other cases connected to Golubski and for her friends who disappeared. Just what is Roger Golubski accused of now? Updated: Feb 27, 2023 / 04:43 PM CST. Tharpe says once her grandmother let T.J. inside, she said that Haslett had kidnapped her and killed her friends, according to KCTV. First responders were called to the 3900 block of South Benton Avenue around 5 p.m. on a report of gunfire. A Kansas City, Missouri, woman pleaded guilty in the death of her wife, while her wifes children were in the same apartment. Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the 41 Action News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. A woman inside refused to open the door. It was readily apparent that she had been held against her will for a significant period of time, Lt. Ryan Dowdy of the Excelsior Springs police told reporters outside Hasletts home. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. Body Found in Home Where 3 Kansas City Officers Were Shot. Perry, 29, is charged with first-degree murder and the criminal discharge of a firearm at a motor vehicle. I gave her a pair of rust, orange, Kaylee jeans to wear.. They wanted to prove that this was, in fact, how the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department operated. Subscribe now to Overlooked wherever you get podcasts. Authorities from the Kansas City Police Department initially called the reports of a serial killer targeting Black women completely unfounded, according to a statement published by the Kansas City Star newspaper. But interviews and documents obtained from public records suggest that, in their ongoing investigation into Golubski, FBI agents are asking questions about these unsolved murders. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. The autopsy says Rose died by asphyxia through strangulation. On Oct. 7, after about a month in the basement, she fled and sought help from neighbors while the man was taking his child to school. That same location is where the escaped woman would later say she had been abducted. After Lamonte McIntyres release, Niko told his attorney, Cheryl Pilate, that she would continue to help with his case if they looked at the unsolved homicides of many women she knew. 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In January 2020, former KCKPD Chief Terry Zeigler who was partnered with Golubski for a time in the early 2000s said he never saw Golubski do anything wrong. He attributed all the coverage to fake news drummed up to sell newspapers. Exposing a 'chameleon' who built a career on abusing Black women, Black women say KCKPD detective Roger Golubski preyed on them for decades. Calvin is among several Black women in Kansas City, Kansas, whose murders have remained unsolved for years. She said she was shocked to see her ex-husband looking so old and unhealthy. He said their families were grief-stricken. Authorities identified the deceased as 31-year-old Cashay Henderson. I mean there is several detectives that run a thread through some of these cases that have never been investigated. Now theres a new chief: Karl Oakman took over as leader of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department in June 2021. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Niko says she saw several of the women on the list get into police cars before their deaths, or they were seen riding around with Golubski, like Nikos sister Stacey did. In a statement, a spokesperson with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said this is a rumor with no factual basis. A full protection order was granted by courts, but had not been served. Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. KCUR serves the Kansas City region with breaking news and powerful storytelling. Henderson is the third transgender woman to be killed in Milwaukee in the last eight months. Smith was sentenced to SES probation or suspended execution of sentence for five years. There was Elza "Liza" Michie, a 30-year-old Black woman found lying on the side of the road in February 2004 with two gunshots to the head. May 6 - Eugene Shaw, 50, and Marcia Boring, 52, found dead from apparent trauma in a wooded area near East Second Street and Lydia Avenue. . As previously reported by REVOLT, last week, prosecutors declined to press charges against a Black woman who shot and killed a white off-duty firefighter.On Oct. 6, the unidentified woman was trying to break up a fight between 41-year-old Anthony Santi and her male friend Ja'Von Taylor. What police department leaders might historically have categorized as just opinions reports of sexual misconduct or harassment against sex workers, confidential informants, or women who were already incarcerated or in the midst of being arrested are now part of the FBIs indictment against Golubski. Police: Woman's death at abandoned car wash in south Kansas City ruled homicide. Ryan Sorrell, founder of the Kansas City Defender digital news site says police wrote off their reporting of community concerns as rumors. Haefs, who was also charged with armed criminal action, was being held in the Jackson County Jail on no bond. When reached by CNN about the concerns raised by Caldwell and others, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) said, we respond every day to Prospect Avenue for calls for service.. 110. Johnson told affiliate KCTV she called police after TJ ran to another home for help. I told the FBI, I said, He won't make it to the trial. I want to give people a better understanding of the criminal justice system by focusing on its deeper issues, like institutional racism, the poverty-to-prison pipeline and police accountability. Shes leaning up against the wall of what looks like a church basement. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a statement that the child's gruesome death "takes our breath away.". She was a sex worker who told Niko and others that Golubski was a regular customer. Nobody in charge kept track of the number of women whose bodies turned up around the Quindaro Ruins back then, at least that we know of. So it really wasn't her, he said. Around the time of the womans disappearance from a Kansas City neighborhood, community members had reportedly expressed worry about a possible serial killer, citing the disappearance of multiple Black women and girls. She said she saw Rose face up, her red dress pulled up above her waist enough so she could see Rose wasnt wearing underwear. 12:49 PM EDT, Wed October 19, 2022. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Court documents show Navas 14-year-old daughter told police she was in the front room of the apartment when she heard someone jiggling to doorknob. I mean, they was finding these women everywhere on dead ends, Niko says. Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. The FBI has even stepped in, and this week offered a reward of $50,000 for information . And the name that comes up in all of their cases is Roger Golubski. Williams allegedly pointed a gun at Gantt and the driver sped away. ", "This child's death is a call for something more," she said. All rights reserved. Lillian Jackson was on her way home from Mount . Her cousin described her on the fundraising page as a bubbly spirit with a down to earth, tell it like it is personality.. Those who knew 16-year-old Jason Ugwuh of Kansas City, Missouri, said that he was a smart student and a talented basketball player. On Friday, the nonprofit newspaper The Kansas City Defender reported another disturbing factor in the case. They were called to a house near Northeast 118 Terrace and North Illinois Avenue, inside the Northland Manufactured Home Community, just before 11 p.m. When they arrived they found the victim suffering from what looked like a gunshot injury inside the house, where she died. I said, What took you guys so long? And I'm like, but they should have done something about this long time ago.. 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That included a temporary protection order that expired on the day of the shooting. Social media promotion by Allison Harris. Jackson County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Tasha L. Haefs in the death of her 6-year-old son, who Kansas City police found decapitated in a residence late at night . Hendersons family created a GoFundMe to help cover funeral costs and the costs associated with returning her body to her hometown of Chicago. Hes being held on a $500,000 bond. Members of the community formed organizations such as Justice for Wyandotte, where activists Khadijah Hardaway and Nikki Richardson, host of the 7th St. Podcast, have held rallies to keep attention on these women. Gantt died at a hospital a short time later. The statement said responding officers saw blood on the front steps of the home and apparent blood and hair on the front door and a severed head near the home's threshold. But Lowe said law enforcement waited to enter the home until they could get robotics inside to determine it was safe. KANSAS CITY, Mo. KANSAS CITY, Mo. He told police he heard gunshots and Gantt told him she had been shot, a court document states. I said, He's going die before you guys do anything. Hes the second Black chief in the departments history. 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Yet the autopsy reports that Rose was wearing turquoise panties, that a black bra was pulled above her breasts and that she was wearing Nike sneakers. A 25-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man faces a murder charge in a Jan. 12 shooting death. In a press release from Thursday, police said the Kansas City, Missouri, man is charged with premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated . Milwaukee Fire responded to an apartment building Sunday morning, evacuating residents following a fire near the front of the building. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Less likely to be believed and more likely to fear coming forward. Police found out from Smiths friend that she was staying with her grandparents in Raytown. Federal prosecutors said in a news release that he has multiple prior felony convictions. Her body was found at 1021 Walker Ave., just a few blocks from the home where she grew up. civil lawsuit against the government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, and various police officers, risked their lives crossing the Missouri River, issued a reward of up to $50,000 for information about her murder, suggested there might be more charges to come, added claims of conspiracy, kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse and attempted aggravated sexual abuse, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK, Who is Roger Golubski? Nothing? Tribue was a 33-year-old mother of six. The women and girls named in the FBI's indictment were young, poor, vulnerable. He told CNN that about 50 people attended the meeting. In September, Golubski was charged with abuse of two women and court filings suggested there might be more charges to come. It is unclear whether T.J. was ever reported missing. And she loved to rearrange furniture and stuff, said Tracy. 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