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Crime & Courts December 18, 2024 - 7:09 pm

Woman exonerated in Eudora infant’s death alleges coroner, prosecutors hid and fabricated evidence

by Mackenzie Clark

A Lawrence woman who was convicted and later exonerated in the death of a 9-month-old Eudora boy has filed a new federal lawsuit that includes allegations that prosecutors and the coroner hid crucial information while fabricating other evidence.

Crime & Courts July 2, 2024 - 2:06 pm

‘The truth finally came out’: Attorneys allege Douglas County DA’s office lied about investigation

by Mackenzie Clark

Attorneys have alleged in a wrongful conviction case that the Douglas County district attorney and her legal counsel falsely asserted that a murder investigation was ongoing in order to delay proceedings and withhold documents.

Crime & Courts January 26, 2023 - 7:52 pm

Fundraiser seeks to help Lawrence woman wrongly convicted in infant’s death

by Mackenzie Clark

A Lawrence woman who was wrongly convicted of killing a boy who had died from natural causes is hoping for community support to start putting her life back together.

Crime & Courts January 4, 2023 - 6:56 pm

Eudora infant died ‘from natural disease,’ prosecutors’ new expert report concludes

by Mackenzie Clark

An expert’s report has concluded that a 9-month-old Eudora boy likely died of natural causes, and the Douglas County district attorney will not continue prosecution of Carrody Buchhorn, whose conviction in connection with the boy’s death was overturned.

Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts December 16, 2022 - 4:36 pm

Murder case against Carrody Buchhorn dismissed

by Mackenzie Clark

The case against Carrody Buchhorn, charged in connection with the death of a Eudora infant in her care, has been dismissed.

Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 1, 2022 - 4:54 pm

Judge orders new preliminary hearing in case of Eudora infant’s death

by Mackenzie Clark

Carrody Buchhorn, whose murder conviction was overturned last year, will have a new preliminary hearing to determine whether she should stand trial again, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Crime & Courts October 5, 2022 - 7:09 pm

Attorney requests new preliminary hearing in case of Eudora infant’s death already remanded for new trial

by Mackenzie Clark

Carrody Buchhorn’s 2017 second-degree murder case was remanded for a new trial — but now prosecutors are seeking a new expert in place of an embattled coroner, and Buchhorn’s attorneys think the legal process needs to go back a step further.

Crime & Courts August 19, 2022 - 9:47 am

Kansas Supreme Court remands Carrody Buchhorn’s case for new trial in Eudora baby’s death

by Mackenzie Clark

The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeals ruling that reversed Carrody Buchhorn’s conviction in the 2016 death of 9-month-old boy at the Eudora child care center where she worked.

Crime & Courts March 30, 2022 - 12:16 pm

‘Just bunk’: Kansas Supreme Court asks state to defend coroner’s theory in Eudora baby’s death

by Mackenzie Clark

Kansas Supreme Court justices on Wednesday raised questions about a coroner’s theory that “depolarization” in an infant’s brain had caused instantaneous death at the hands of a child care provider. 

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 24, 2021 - 3:09 pm

Kansas Supreme Court will review Carrody Buchhorn murder case

by Mackenzie Clark

The Kansas Supreme Court will review the high-profile Douglas County murder case of Carrody Buchhorn, who was charged with killing a 9-month-old boy at a Eudora daycare but whose conviction was overturned this summer.

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