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Riley Nicole O’Laughlin

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated May 05, 2023

Victim Details

Riley Nicole O’Laughlin

Female

White / Caucasian

Kansas-city

MO

2023-05-05

27

Riley

Nicole O’Laughlin

07/08/2026

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On May 5, 2023, the life of 27-year-old Riley Nicole O’Laughlin was tragically cut short in a warehouse in North Kansas City, Missouri. A female who had been actively turning her life around, her death was the culmination of a situation steeped in domestic turmoil.

In the weeks leading up to the fatal shooting, Riley had taken steps to protect herself from a man named John C. Hadley. She had reported to the North Kansas City Police on April 22 that Hadley had kidnapped her from her work ...
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  • North Kansas City police release identities of 2 killed in suspected murder-suicide
  • KMBC: Police: 2 dead in potential murder-suicide shooting in North Kansas City
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