Marlawn J Chaney

Marlawn J. Chaney, a 23-year-old man, was found shot to death on the front porch of a vacant house in the 1800 block of Newton Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, in September 2011. His death was described as an 'execution-style' shooting. At the time of his death, Chaney was embroiled in a murder case, not as a victim, but as a key witness who had recanted his testimony.

Chaney had previously been an accomplice and witness against Marlyn Standifer in the January 2007 shooting death of James ...