Kay Robinson murder 1979 - Butler County Genealogy Trails Kansas

18 - YEAR OLD AUGUST WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD

An 18-year-old Augusta women was found dead in an Augusta duplex at 1:30 a.m. today.

She is identified as Kay Robinson, 18, a senior at Augusta High School. She had received apparent knife wounds.

She was last seen at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday as she left work at Lehr's Restaurant in Augusta. Her body was found by a friend as he returned home from work to the duplex at 926 Lulu.

An autopsy was scheduled for this morning at a Wichita hospital. The cause of death has not bee officially determined.

Sheriff Dave Williams, whose department is investigating the homicide along with several other agencies, said that investigators have no suspects or motives.

Police have questioned the man who found Miss Robinson and are still conducting the investigation at the scene. No weapon had been found as of this morning.

Other agencies investigating the crime are the Augusta Department of Public Safety, The Wichita Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The Wichita Police have been called in to perform laboratory work.

Miss Robinson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robinson, 1904 Meadowlake, Augusta. (El Dorado Times, May 9, 1979, front page)

POLICE HAVE NO MOTIVE OF SUSPECT YET IN DEATH OF WOMAN AT AUGUSTA

Officers are continuing to investigate the stabbing death of the 18-year-old Kay Robinson in Augusta late Tuesday but have no motive or suspect in the killing, Sheriff Dave Williams said today.

Miss Robinson's body was found at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday by her boyfriend, Mike Rogers, when he returned home to his duplex at 926 Lulu in Augusta. Rogers, about 20 years old and a second shift worker at Boeing in Wichita has been "pretty much rulled out" as a suspect, Williams said.

The victim was last seen when she left her job as a waitress at Lehr's Restaurant about 10 p.m. Tuesday. She apparently then drove to Rogers' residence to wait for him.

No signs of forced entry were found at the crime scene, Williams said, indicating that the assailant could have been waiting for Miss Robinson, or followed her into the residence or been let in by her.

No signs of a struggle were mentioned by Williams, although he said that Miss Robinson did have some bruises on her shoulder. An autopsy report confirmed that she died of stab wounds, but a sexual assault has not been confirmed. The victim's throat had been slashed twice. Her body was found in a bedroom.

Officers spent Wednesday and part of Wednesday night questioning neighbors and fellow employees and conducting an investigation at the crime scene, Williams said. More questioning was planned for today. A knife was found at the scene but investigators do not believe it was the murder weapon, Williams said.

Rogers and Miss Robinson were planning to be married and were going to shop for rings this week, he added.

Services for Miss Robinson will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church at Augusta with the Rev. Richard Axmann officiating. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery at Augusta.

Miss Robinson was born at El Dorado on Feb. 9, 1961, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robinson of Augusta. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Sue Jones of Louisville, Colo., and Mrs. Jan Colvin of Lenexa; her grandmother, Mrs. Nina Jones of Augusta, and three nieces and nephews.

Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, May 10, 1979, front page)

ARREST TWO MEN FOR MURDER OF AUGUSTA WOMAN

Two Augusta men were to have been arraigned in Butler County District Court at 1 p.m. today for the stabbing murder of Kay Robinson, 18, in Augusta earlier this week.

Allen Ray Jordan, 23, and Douglas L. Williams 22, were arrested Friday afternoon by officers. Neither man offered any resistance, Sheriff Dave Williams said.

Douglas Williams was arrested in Andover by Capt. George Small of the Augusta Department of Public Safety and an agent from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Another KBI agent and Steve Shaffer, ADPS chief, arrested Jordan at his apartment next door to the apartment were Robinson's body was found early Wednesday.

Jordan and Douglas Williams both lived at 926 Lulu in Augusta. Robinson's body was found in the same four-plex when her boyfriend, Mike Rogers, returned to his apartment there about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday from his second-shift job at Boeing in Wichita.

Investigators found fingerprints at the scene and flew them to the KBI in Topeka at 7 a.m. Friday, Sheriff Williams said. A positive match was found in the KBI files quickly, he said.

Each of the two suspects is being charged with murder, rape, kidnapping and burglary. A kidnapping charge can be filed when a person is held against his or her will, and a burglary charge can be filed when a break-in happens with the intent to commit a theft or a felony crime.

An autopsy performed in Wichita has confirmed that Miss Robinson died of knife wounds. Her throat had been slashed twice. However, authorities are still waiting for the results of laboratory tests to confirm whether she was raped.

Miss Rogers was to have graduated from Augusta High School this month and had planned to marry Rogers. She had worked as a waitress at Lehr's Restaurant, where she was seen leaving at 10 p.m. Tuesday. She then apparently went to Roger's apartment to wait for him. (El Dorado Times, May 12, 1979, front page)

TWO MEN ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER

Two Augusta men were arraigned Saturday afternoon in Butler County District Court in the murder of Kay Robinson, 18, in Augusta last week.

Allen Ray Jordan, 23, was arraigned on charges of premeditated murder, murder during the commission of a felony, aggravated kidnapping, rape and aggravated burglary. He is being held on $100,000 bond.

Douglas L. Williams, 22, was arraigned on the same charges plus one count of aiding and abetting a felon. He is being held in the Butler County Jail on $50,000 bond.

The men were arraigned early Saturday afternoon in separate hearings before Mike Jaworsky, Butler County associate district judge. Preliminary hearings to determine whether the men will be bound over for trial, were set for 1:30 p.m. May 21, for Williams and 1:45 p.m. May 21 for Jordan.

The two were arrested Friday afternoon Williams in Andover and Jordan at the residence which he and Williams shared in Augusta, next door to the apartment where Robinson was found stabbed to death in the early-morning hours on May 9.

Her body was found in a four-plex at 926 Lulu by her boyfriend, Mike Rogers when he returned to his apartment there from his second-shift job at a Wichita aircraft factory. Robinson had last been seen about 10 p.m. May 8 as she left her job as a waitress at Lehr's Restaurant in Augusta.

Investigators found fingerprints at the scene and flew them to Topeka at 7 a.m. May 11. A positive match was found quickly in the files of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

An autopsy performed in Wichita confirmed that Robinson died of knife wounds. Her throat had been slashed twice. Laboratory tests were to be performed to confirm whether she was raped.

Robinson was to have graduated from Augusta High School this month, and had planned to marry Rogers. She had gone to his apartment to wait for him after leaving her job at Lehr's late May 8. (El Dorado Times, Front Page, May 14, 1979)

Note: Allen R. Jordan was tried and convicted for the murder of Kay Robinson and is incarcerated at the Lansing State Prison - January 19, 2008.