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Leon Taylor

Death by Force
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Leon Taylor, aged 56, passed away on January 28, 2018, in Kansas City, Missouri. His death was not a result of natural causes but rather a culmination of a long-standing legal battle and a tragic event that occurred decades earlier. Leon Taylor was executed by the state of Missouri for the murder of Robert Newton, a gas station attendant, in 1994. This incident took place in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, and was marked by its brutality and the presence of Newton's 8-year-old s ...Read More
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  • kansascity: Victim fatally shot at 16th and Elmwood Avenue was 56-year-old man
  • KSHB: One dead, another injured in shooting at 16th and Elmwood in KCMO
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    Victim Details

    Leon Taylor

    Male

    Black / African American

    Kansas-city

    MO

    2018-01-28

    56

    Leon

    Taylor

    11/24/2025

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