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Valerie Howard

Case from Lenexa, KS dated Feb 12, 2025

Victim Details

Valerie Howard

Female

White / Caucasian

Lenexa

KS

2025-02-12

63

Valerie

Howard

07/08/2026

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On February 12, 2025, the quiet community of Lenexa, Kansas, was disturbed by a grim discovery that marked the city's first and second homicides of the year. Inside a home on West 90th Street, police found the bodies of two women, later identified as 63-year-old female Valerie Howard and her 71-year-old former sister-in-law, Joyce Austin. Both women had been fatally shot, their lives brought to a violent end in what should have been the safety of their shared residence. The initial call to autho ...
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  • Johnson County Post: Lenexa Police called to home multiple times before deadly shooting, affidavit says
  • Johnson County Post: Lenexa Police investigate after 2 women found shot to death in home
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    I can't stop thinking about how this tragedy really underscores the importance of mental health supp... ...Read More
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