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Decades-Old Murder Charge Dropped | Topeka News
After decades, prosecutors in Wyandotte County dropped a 1987 murder charge against 77-year-old Ormond Wimberly Jr., who’s already serving life for a 1981 killing — and has another 1969 conviction. The case unraveled due to vanished witnesses, unusable evidence, and missing documents, forcing the prosecution to file in February only to find the trail cold. The same gun tied to both the 1981 and 1987 crimes couldn’t overcome the constitutional right to a speedy trial, which became unmet by the time the case reached court. Wimberly, brought in for the trial, will return to prison — a stark…
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