Teen terror suspect had a brilliant front

He figured he wouldn't stand out if he posed as a rap artist.

Sex slavery cult busted

bizarro world.

College cheerleader injured in 5-story fall: Alcohol was involved

And eight people are charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor.

More bad news for Penn State

Donkey molester back in jail

The victim's name is "Doodle."

As part of his plea deal he was required to give up the donkey.

“I miss her,” he said.

A huge sextortion scheme

The suspect allegedly coerced 350 women into getting naked.

Thursday's open thread

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Discretion advised in reporting crimes

Robbers stole his marijuana pipes.

He called police to report it.

Not a good idea.

Nothing funny about these cartoons

Or the three years in prison a Missouri man got for possessing cartoons depicting child pornography.

Church congregation robbed

Two suspects are in custody, but police in East St. Louis are searching for others.

A close call on the train tracks

A Kansas deputy pulls a man from his truck just before it gets plowed by a train.

And there's dash cam video.

Keeping us safe from applesauce

There's a lawsuit, of course, stemming from a woman's applesauce related run-in with airport security.

Wednesday's open thread

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Selling guns on Facebook

Not a good idea if you're a felon.

13 months in prison for 9th DUI conviction

And judging from his mugshot he appears to be a happy drunk.

 

Dedicated to her craft

A woman arrested in a prostitution sting made it easy for police by traveling to the police station to meet her "date."

Goat killer attacks dad with ax

His father previously had this to say about his son when he was arrested in a goat sacrifice caper:

"He's going through a difficult period in his life. Hopefully 20 years from now he'll be doing something worthwhile."

Tuesday's open thread

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Read more here: http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2013/01/fri-1.html#storylink=cpy

Family concocted $70 million phone scam

Scary stuff.

Secret videotapes of showering boys lead to more charges

The case is against a St. Louis area teacher.

Evading taxes $1 at a time

According to federal prosecutors, Kirk Roberts, 49, the owner of a Salina strip club:

Pleaded guilty to three counts of filing false income tax returns for tax years 2006, 2007 and 2008. In his plea, he admitted that while he was the owner of Wild, Wild West, Inc., he failed to report cash receipts totaling $537,942. As a result, he underpaid his federal income taxes by $153,510.

 

        The club collected $3 to $5 cash per night per customer for door cover charges. It also collected between $25 and $50 per night in cash for house fees paid by dancers so they could dance on stage, as well as $35 per half hour in cash paid by dancers for using private rooms or “champagne rooms.”

Topeka death penalty conviction thrown out

Inneffective assistance of counsel: When your lawyer tells a jury about your previous voluntary manslaughter conviction and repeatedly calls you a "professional drug dealer" and "shooter of people."

Everybody must get stoned

Even the mice that inhabit the Wichita police evidence and property room.

The dude abides.

Monday's open thread

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A cold case in cold blood

A follow-up on the investigation into a Florida quadruple murder and the suspects from the infamous Kansas case.

Mom gets life in prison for pimping daughters

The KCK woman drove to Wichita at least five times so a man she knew could have sex with the girls.