Ali Kemp Convicted Killer Shut Down

Important community note as family, community and friends rallied to bring media attention to this attempted early release:

Judge denies reduced sentence for Benjamin Appleby

JOHNSON COUNTY, KS (KCTV) -- A Johnson County judge has denied a motion requested by the man who got a hard 50 prison sentence for killing Ali Kemp at a Leawood pool back in 2002. According to a nearly 90-page motion, Benjamin Appleby and his attorneys argued that his sentence under the Kansas Hard 50 law is illegal and must be thrown out.