Kansas City History: 1988 Explosion Killed Six Firefighters & Persecuted Innocent

Thirty-seven years later and nothing is really resolved.  

What we know for certain is that heroic Kansas City fire fighters lost their lives and in the aftermath, a rush to find "closure" for the families of victims inspired a prosecution that railroaded a group of people on the lower end of the socioeconomic food chain.  

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From our perspective . . . There have been quite a few brave reporters who have kept on this story but in the early days only local newsie J.J. Maloney pressed the question and committed career suicide in order to advocate for the innocent. He met a tragic end but was a legendary reporter who deserves credit for the part he played in bringing so many injustices to light.

Here's a quick review and more reading . . . 

"Nov. 29, 1988, an explosion at a Kansas City construction site killed six firefighters. The cause was later determined to be arson, and five suspects were sentenced to life in prison nearly ten years later, in 1997."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

This Day in History: 6 firefighters killed in Kansas City construction site explosion

Actually, here are few resources that provide an even better accounting . . . 

KCfirefighterscase | A Quest for Closure Outweighed the Search For Truth!

A deadly combination of twenty-five thousand pounds of ammonium nitrate and fuel used to clear the limestone cliffs, caused two storage units to explode, killing six city firefighters.

What really caused the explosion that killed six KC firefighters in 1988? - Kansas City Magazine

It was one of the most shocking murder scenes in the history of Kansas City, a town that's had more than its fair share. In the early hours of November 29, 1988, six city firefighters were killed in the explosion of a storage unit stuffed with twenty-five thousand pounds of ammonium nitrate used to blast...

New information in 1988 KC explosion which killed 6 KC Firefighters, security guards named

There is new information in a construction site fire which ultimately killed six Kansas City firefighters back in 1988.

Defendant in 1988 Kansas City firefighter explosion wins $344,000 after suing for government records

Bryan Sheppard spent nearly 22 years in prison before he was released in 2017.

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