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More delays in Whitworth murder trial

Written by Muleskinner Staff • January 16, 2014

By ANDY LYONS Muleskinner Managing Editor The man accused of murdering Warrensburg bar owner William “Blaine” Whitworth has had his trial moved from February to April after submitting an open letter...

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Reward in unsolved KC murder grows to $4,000

Written by Muleskinner Staff • October 30, 2013

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The reward for information in the shooting death of a Kansas City man has increased to $4,000. Investigators are asking for the public's help in the June 30 death of 47-year-old...

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Abid leaves US after Mo. charges dismissed

Written by Muleskinner Staff • August 22, 2013

By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A former University of Central Missouri aviation student who was accused of paying his roommate to kill a Warrensburg bar owner is back home in Saudi Arabia,...

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Charges dismissed against Saudi suspect in Whitworth murder

Written by Muleskinner Staff • August 2, 2013

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include comment from the Warrensburg Police Department. By ANDY LYONS (WARRENSBUG, Mo., digitalBURG) The Johnson County, Mo., Prosecutor's Office released...

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Appellate court denies motion to remove judge

Written by Muleskinner Staff • June 13, 2013

By ANDY LYONS (digitalBURG) - The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals has decided that R. Michael Wagner will remain the judge in the trial of Ziyad T. Abid. Attorneys for Abid, who is one of the...

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