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The Chainsaw Case That Changed Social Work Safety | Kansas City News
Andrew Ellmaker, the teen convicted in the 2004 chainsaw murder of social worker Teri Lea Zenner, has died in a Kansas prison. At just 17, he was sentenced to life with a “Hard 50” — 50 years before parole eligibility — after being found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated battery for stabbing his own mother during the attack. The case shocked the community and spurred lasting change: Johnson County Mental Health Center adopted new safety rules, including mandatory cell phones for field workers, and Zenner’s family helped pass 2010 legislation requiring safety training for all new…
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