Kansas Considers Clemency After Wichita Massacre Committed By Carr Brothers

Kansas Considers Clemency After Wichita Massacre Committed By Carr Brothers

Tragic #TBT informs this report on one of the most horrific crimes Kansas has ever witnessed in the modern era . . . 

Context . . . 

The Wichita Massacre, also known as the Wichita Horror, was a week-long violent crime spree perpetrated by brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr, in the city of Wichita, Kansas, between December 8–15, 2000. Five people were killed, and two people, a man and a woman, were severely wounded. The brothers were arrested and convicted of multiple counts of murder, kidnapping, robbery, and rape. They were both sentenced to death in October 2002. Their vicious crimes created panic in the Wichita area resulting in an increase in the sales of guns, locks, and home security systems. 

Here's the postscript and update on advocacy that continues after a conviction . . . Check-it: 

"The Carr brothers, who killed five people in Wichita in 2000, have applied for clemency from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.

"Reginald and Jonathan Carr are likely trying to have their death sentences reduced to life in prison, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said.

"The Kansas Prisoner Review Board said it received Reginald Carr’s clemency application on May 26 and Jonathan Carr’s on May 28."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Carr brothers among Kansas inmates seeking clemency. DA says it's a long shot

Several hurdles must be cleared before an inmate sentenced to death in Kansas can be considered for clemency.

Families, law enforcement urge governor to reject clemency for Carr brothers, Scott Cheever and Justin Thurber

Governor Laura Kelly is reviewing clemency applications from some of Kansas' most notorious death row inmates

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