The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the convictions and death sentence for a man convicted in the 2013 murders of four people in northeast Kansas.
The court rejected the appeals of 38-year-old Kyle Flack, saying he did not clearly invoke his right to remain silent before making statements that led to his conviction in 2016.
Flack was convicted in Franklin County for the deaths in April, 2013 of 21-year-old Kaylie Bailey and her 21-month-old daughter, Lana, along with the deaths of 30-year-old Andrew Stout of Ottawa and 31-year-old Steven White of Ottawa. The bodies of the adults were found on a farm while the child’s body was found in a suitcase in a creek. Defense attorneys had argued that Flack suffered from a severe mental illness.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a statement supporting the court’s decision, saying it brings the victims’ families one step closer to seeing justice served.
