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Father of slain Kan. toddler grieves in Mo. jail

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:44 -0400

LEBANON, Missouri - It's only about 200 miles along curvy highways and country roads from Lebanon, Missouri, to Ottawa, Kansas, where in a few hours, visitation services would begin for Shawn Patrick Bailey's 18-month-old daughter and estranged wife, victims of a quadruple homicide discovered last week in Ottawa.

Man accused in Kan. farm slayings appears in court

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:34:52 -0400

OTTAWA, Kansas - A man charged with killing three adults and a toddler on an eastern Kansas farm made a brief appearance in a packed courtroom Monday, but showed little emotion while a judge set a new court date.

Sheriff: Girl slain on Kan. farm, body was moved

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:28:10 -0400

OTTAWA, Kansas - Authorities believe that a slain 18-month-old girl whose body was found over the weekend was killed on the eastern Kansas farm where her mother and two men were killed, and that the child's body was later disposed of in the next county.

3 bodies found on farm in east-central Kansas

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:10:05 -0400

OTTAWA, Kansas - Authorities in eastern Kansas on Tuesday were investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found on a rural property a day after friends of the residents called police to report a foul smell at the site.

Link sought in farm deaths and missing mom, baby

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:35:30 -0400

OTTAWA, Kansas - Olathe police are waiting to learn whether one of the three bodies found in a neighboring county is that of a young mother reported missing along with her daughter.