Conroy G. Obrien

In the early morning hours of May 24, 1978, a routine traffic stop on the Kansas Turnpike near Matfield Green took a tragic turn, ending the life of 26-year-old, White / Caucasian, male, Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Conroy G. O'Brien. At approximately 5 a.m., O'Brien pulled over a vehicle for speeding. Inside the car were three men: Jimmie K. Nelms, Walter Myrick, and Stanford Swain, who were later found to be wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies. What began as a simple citatio ...