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Richard Luse

Case from Leavenworth, KS dated Jan 04, 2014

Victim Details

Richard Luse

Male

White / Caucasian

Leavenworth

KS

2014-01-04

58

Richard

Luse

07/13/2026

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In the quiet, rural outskirts of Leavenworth, Kansas, the life of Richard Luse, a 58-year-old Caucasian male, came to a violent end. In the early morning hours of a December weekend in 2013, sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a residence on Springdale Road following reports of a disturbance. Upon their arrival, they discovered a man, identified as 48-year-old Jeffery Sifford, lying in the snow outside the main house. After detaining Sifford, the deputies proceeded to check a travel trailer lo ...
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  • https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article15529157.htm
  • Barnett Family Funeral Home: Obituary | Richard Eugene Luse | Barnett Family Funeral Home
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    Does anyone else find it puzzling how someone like Jeffery Sifford, with previous charges for drug p... ...Read More
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