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Leonard Rowe

Case from Wichita, KS dated Oct 02, 1985

Victim Details

Leonard Rowe

October 21, 2022

Male

Wichita

KS

1985-10-02

Leonard

Rowe

06/22/2026


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Who killed Leonard Rowe?
On a tragic day in Wichita, Kansas, specifically October 2, 1985, a male by the name of Leonard Rowe was brutally murdered in his home located at 1303 N Minneapolis. Responding officers discovered his body, and it was determined that he had succumbed to multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma. The scene that confronted the authorities was one of immense violence and tragedy.

During the same horrific incident, Leonard's wife, Mary Rowe, was also viciously attacked. She sustained life-t ...
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  • Cold Case Unit | Wichita, KS
  • 22-3602 - Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes

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    Has anyone looked into the neighborhood dynamics around the time of Leonard Rowe's murder? I wonder ... ...Read More
    11/07/2024
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