GUILTY KS - Olivia Jansen, 3, found deceased, Kansas City, 10 July 2020 *arrests*

[Thuwal]

Yes, but it's not been used since 1965.

Capital punishment in Kansas - Wikipedia

Kansas | Death Penalty Information Center

This is utterly ridiculous.
Why do they have the death penalty on the books if they don't want to use it? Mystery...

 

[Knox]

Family and friends of Olivia Jansen on Wednesday learned the Kansas Department for Children and Families has produced a 533-page case file for a judge's review on the 3-year-old girl's interaction with the agency, including an investigation into her death in July.

A Wyandotte County judge held a hearing on the case Wednesday and said he would rule within the next two weeks if the public should see the full case file, after open records requests were filed by KMBC 9 News and other media outlets after the girl's death.

Both the prosecution and defense argued before Judge Michael Russell against the release of the full case file, saying it could jeopardize a fair trial.

The extended family of Olivia Jansen sat in the courtroom on Wednesday as Olivia's accused killers -- her father Howard Jansen III and his girlfriend Jacqulyn Kirkpatrick -- sat with their attorneys. Both Jansen III and Kirkpatrick are charged with murder.

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Sept. 15 at 11 a.m.
Kansas DCF has 533-page case file on 3-year-old Olivia Jansen

 

[KatzEye]

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Sept. 15 at 11 a.m.
Kansas DCF has 533-page case file on 3-year-old Olivia Jansen

Also from this article :

Kansas DCF has already released a summary in the case, showing Olivia had two interactions with case workers.

The case summary released last month shows two calls to DCF regarding Olivia's well-being. The first was a hotline call for physical abuse in February, which the department deemed "unsubstantiated" after visiting Olivia at home.

533 pages seems excessive for two interactions. JMHO

 

[Knox]

Reminder-

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Sept. 15 at 11 a.m.

 

[iQuill]

. . . so . . . what happened on September 15th . . . where are the updates and . . . God Speed baby Olivia.

 

[Knox]

Wish we knew what happened, I'm unable to find any updates.

 

[oceanverde]

The only thing I found was here: KCTV5 News Morning Update: October 29, 2020

Which said they were in court that day (October 29) for a status hearing but there has been no update since

 

[Knox]

The only thing I found was here: KCTV5 News Morning Update: October 29, 2020

Which said they were in court that day (October 29) for a status hearing but there has been no update since

Thank you for searching!

 

[Niner]

@Jewels53 - I'm following this case now! Can you access Wynadotte County court site? I've tried to find a link, but not doing very well in my searches. If you find one can you post & I'll see if I can access it & won't have to bother you again on this case. TIA!

 

[Niner]

I found the jail site - here's Jansen's:

Code Description Type Disposition Case # Offense Date
21-5601(b)(1)_F_G09 Aggravated endangering a child; Reckless situation to child <18 F PENDING 20CR0453 7/10/2020

21-6205(a)(1)_M_A Criminal desecration; Unauthorized control of a dead body M PENDING 20CR0453 7/10/2020

KCKWARRANT KCKWARRANT V DISMISSED 01945097 6/12/2019

21-5402(a)(2)_F_OFF Murder in the 1st degree; In the commission of a felony F PENDING 20CR0453 7/10/2020

link: Jail Management


Kirkpatrick:

Code Description Type Disposition Case # Offense Date
21-5601(b)(1)_F_G09 Aggravated endangering a child; Reckless situation to child <18 F PENDING 20CR0454 7/10/2020

21-6205(a)(1)_M_A Criminal desecration; Unauthorized control of a dead body M PENDING 20CR0454 7/10/2020

21-5402(a)(2)_F_OFF Murder in the 1st degree; In the commission of a felony F PENDING 20CR0454 7/10/2020

link: Jail Management


@Jewels53
I found this court site, but they aren't on here.

Kansas District Court Public Access Portal

edited to add: Jansen's case # is 20CR0453; Kirkpatrick's #20CR0454

 

[Jewels53]

@Niner I am not having much luck finding anything either. I do better on the Missouri cases. I will keep trying though.

 

[Niner]

@Niner I am not having much luck finding anything either. I do better on the Missouri cases. I will keep trying though.

Okay! I'll try again tomorrow too...

 

[casesensitive]

Thank you Niner and Jewels53 for your help.

 

[Niner]

Thank you Niner and Jewels53 for your help.

We're trying! And your welcome!

The last hearing was on 10/28 - so another one might not be until late Nov. or even December, I'm guessing. Hopefully we can find their court site!

 

[Knox]

Looks like you can only search Dockets in the 29th District Court-
KS Courts - Search District Court Records
District Court - Unified Government

 

[Niner]

Looks like you can only search Dockets in the 29th District Court-
KS Courts - Search District Court Records
District Court - Unified Government

I went to both of these links earlier. Nothing comes up on the first one for either one - tried their case #s too - nothing.
And the 2nd link - no where to "search" for a person.... at least I can't find a link on that page.

 

[SassynOz]

Kansas court cases are nearly impossible to find when children are involved. They are private under law due to being Minors involved. I can’t even get records for a case I was involved in. ‍

 

[Yellow Rose]

what an adorable little angel

 

[Marg from Oz]

Yes, she was adorable. How anyone could hurt her is beyond compression.

 

[Knox]

I went to both of these links earlier. Nothing comes up on the first one for either one - tried their case #s too - nothing.
And the 2nd link - no where to "search" for a person.... at least I can't find a link on that page.

I searched the dockets for both names yesterday and neither showed up? It appears we will have to rely on MSM to provide updates