Life Missing woman Jessica Runions identified - Page 8

BY LAURA BAUER AND KAITLYN SCHWERS
lbauer@kcstar.com
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Some of the bones found two days ago in rural Cass County have been identified as those of missing Raymore woman Jessica Runions.

Kansas City Police notified the Runions family Wednesday evening, according to a release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Runions, 21, was last seen on Sept. 8.

Forensic specialists were called in after a mushroom hunter found human bones Monday afternoon near a quarry in rural Cass County. One skull was found the first day of the search and a second the day after.

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Originally Posted by kstater:
Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter for Kopetski

guilty of Murder 2 for Runions

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Where are you getting this?
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Originally Posted by Dartgod:
Where are you getting this?

Twitter, but think the local news stations broke programming to announce too.
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Originally Posted by Dartgod:
Where are you getting this?

Twitter.

#BREAKING: A jury has found Kylr Yust guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Kara Kopetsky and second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Runions. #KylrYustTrial https://t.co/Zd4XJOfB5P
— FOX4 News (@fox4kc) April 16, 2021

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Originally Posted by Dartgod:
Awesome, justice for the families. I'm sure it will be appealed but at least the son of a bitch will remain behind bars.

Honestly, he got off lightly. I strongly felt it should have been murder in the 1st degree (it carries an automatic life sentence).

Hoping the sentencing phase pops him life.
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Whew! As long as this was taking, I thought this turd was going to get off on a hung jury thing! Hopefully this dude never sees freedom again.
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Originally Posted by Coach:
Honestly, he got off lightly. I strongly felt it should have been murder in the 1st degree (it carries an automatic life sentence).

Hoping the sentencing phase pops him life.

This!!!

I don't know if I have ever seen a situation where it was more obvious than this on who did it. Yet proving it was damn difficult due to the length of time involved.
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Originally Posted by Coogs:
Whew! As long as this was taking, I thought this turd was going to get off on a hung jury thing! Hopefully this dude never sees freedom again.

He will be released in 5-7yrs to make room for someone busted growing pot.
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I caught enough of his testimony to be dangerous. Apparently he bragged about killing the women he dated. To impress the women he was seeing. WTF
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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
So life in this case is a 30 year max....dude walks when hes 62?

They could max him on both and run then consecutive.
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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
So life in this case is a 30 year max....dude walks when hes 62?

Life in prison with a possibility of parole in 30 years is the highest for the Murder 2. 15 max for the manslaughter, so it will come down how they will adjudge him on his sentencing.

I still stand by that he got off lightly. This should have been Murder 1.
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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
So life in this case is a 30 year max....dude walks when hes 62?

That's for the murder 2 charge. Also 15 year max on the manslaughter, so if they are served consecutively, then 45 years max.
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