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George Taylor

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Sep 02, 2014

Victim Details

George W. Taylor

Male

White / Caucasian

Kansas-city

MO

2014-09-02

81

George

Taylor

07/19/2026

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In the late summer of 2014, a quiet Kansas City neighborhood was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the lives of an elderly couple. George Taylor, a man in his 80s, and his 86-year-old wife, Ann, were viciously attacked in the basement of their home on September 2nd. The severe beating left both with critical injuries, necessitating life support to keep them alive.

The alleged perpetrator of this heinous crime was 34-year-old Brandon Howell. Following the assault on the Ta ...
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    It's truly upsetting to think about the impact that George and Ann Taylor's deaths had on their comm... ...Read More
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