MICAH MOORE IHOP SEX CULT JACKSON COUNTY MURDER CHARGES DISMISSED!!!

TKC NOTE: A bit of a shocker regarding a case that included sex cult deets and murder accusations. Check it:

Charge dismissed in 2012 death

After an internal review of the criminal charge filed against Micah Moore in connection with the 2012 death of Bethany Deaton, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has concluded it is appropriate to dismiss the charge, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.

“My office concluded that we could not ethically continue to pursue the case given the current evidence against Micah Moore,” Baker stated. “The duty of the prosecutor is to seek justice, not merely to convict.”

Baker added in a statement released today:

The death of Bethany Deaton remains a great tragedy.  She was a talented and gifted young woman whose life ended too soon. Our deepest sympathies continue to go out to her family. This decision was reached after consultation with the victim’s family.


The prosecutor’s office properly filed a murder charge against Micah Moore after he went to police and told them he had suffocated Bethany Deaton about a week earlier, on Oct. 30, 2012.

But our office’s subsequent investigation determined that some statements made by Moore to police were unreliable or unsupported by the evidence. These included:

- Moore’s DNA was not found on the bag used to suffocate the victim but her DNA was found on the bag. DNA samples were taken from multiple persons close to the victim and her associates, but without positive results.

- Handwriting analysis of a note found with the victim concluded she had written it.

- Seroquel was not found in the victim’s system, although Moore stated in his confession to police that she was given that drug.

- No electronic evidence that Moore pointed to was found to corroborate his statement to police.

- The medical examiner’s office concluded, in a ruling transmitted to us on Oct. 7, 2014, that Bethany’s manner of death was undetermined. We believe the medical examiner’s office – which we rely heavily upon as the state’s expert – did a thorough review.

- The religious practices of those involved raised questions regarding their credibility and veracity.

Bethany’s death remains under investigation. Our office will continue to work with local law enforcement. And we will do all within our authority to further ensure justice is done.

The office plans no further public comment on the dismissal as the case remains under investigation.
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Other News outlets:

KMBC: Murder charge dismissed in Bethany Deaton case

KSHB: The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed the criminal charge against Micah Moore in connection with the death of Bethany Deaton.

Fox4: Citing unreliable evidence, Jackson Co. prosecutor dismisses charge in twisted murder case