Prison City Murders — Case 2 Paroled Murderers



7 people were convicted of the murders listed below. One died in prison and one is still incarcerated.  The others are either on parole or have been released.

June 17, 1979, Topeka, Kansas. Catherine Cummings, age 20, 6-1/2 months pregnant, is found raped and stabbed to death with a screwdriver.

September 2, 1980, Pittsburg, Kansas. A man walks into the police department saying he has just shot two people.

April 8, 1987, Wichita, Kansas. Zeola Wilson, age 36, 8 months pregnant, is shot to death in her car.

February 19, 1989, Kansas City, Kansas. 17-year-old honor student at Piper High School, Syndi Sue Bierman, is found beaten and stabbed to dead in her bed.

February 7, 1993, Kansas City, Kansas. Police are called to the scene of a fatal shooting. Two men are seen leaving a home near the crime.  One of the men pipes up “I shot the bitch.”

The initial source and inspiration for this podcast is Kansas City Star “19 Kansas inmates convicted of 1st-degree murder paroled in last 3 years” posted by Hurst Laviana.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article314454/19-Kansas-inmates-convicted-of-1st-degree-murder-paroled-in-past-3-years.html

Other links:

https://law.justia.com/

https://www.doc.ks.gov/

https://www.dougmagee.com

https://www.pomc.com

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org

https://www.newspapers.com/

https://newspaperarchive.com/

https://www.ancestry.com/

https://www.genealogybank.com/

https://www.findagrave.com/

https://www.kansascity.com/

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