State Directory

Cold Cases in Kansas

ColdCaseIndex documents 4 cold cases in Kansas, spanning 1974–2004. 2 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.

4 Documented Cases

2 Still Unsolved

1974–2004 Year Range

4 Case Types

By Type

1 Serial Killer Victims 1 Multiple Homicide 1 Missing Person 1 Homicide

By Status

2 Conviction 2 Unsolved

All Kansas Cases

Unsolved 2004

Alonzo Brooks

Alonzo Brooks, a 23-year-old man, disappeared after a party at a rural farmhouse near La Cygne, Kansas, in April 2004; his body was found weeks later in a nearby creek. Long dormant, the case was reopened by the FBI as a

La Cygne Homicide Age 23

Unsolved 1988

Randy Leach

Randy Wayne Leach, a 17-year-old high school senior from Linwood, Kansas, disappeared in the early morning hours of April 16, 1988, after attending a pre-graduation party in rural Leavenworth County. Neither Leach nor hi

Linwood Missing Person Age 17

Conviction 1974

BTK Killer Victims

Dennis Rader, known as BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill), murdered 10 people in and around Wichita, Kansas between 1974 and 1991. He taunted police and media for decades. After lying dormant, he began communicating again in 2004

Wichita Serial Killer Victims

Conviction 1974

Otero Family Murders

The Otero family — Joseph, Julie, Joseph Jr., and Josephine — were bound and murdered in their Wichita home by BTK killer Dennis Rader. This was BTK's first confirmed attack. Rader was not identified for 30 years. When h

Wichita Multiple Homicide