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Carolyn Rivers

Case from Wichita, KS dated Jun 08, 1981

Victim Details

Carolyn Rivers

July 20, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Wichita

KS

1981-06-08

1958-06-27

22

earnest-rivers-wichita-ks

Carolyn

Rivers

06/21/2026


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A young couple is found shot to death in their bed in their Kansas home
On a summer day in Wichita, Kansas, the lives of a young couple were brought to a violent and tragic end. Carolyn Rivers, a 22-year-old Caucasian female, and her husband, 23-year-old Earnest Rivers, were found shot to death in their home at 2002 N Minneapolis. The official date of their deaths is listed as June 7, 1981. Their murders marked the beginning of a case that would remain unsolved for decades.

The circumstances surrounding the double homicide sent a chill through the community, ...
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    My fiance is Adam Rivers. Son of Timothy Wayne Rivers. Timothy Rivers was Earnest Rivers brother.... ...Read More
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