KANSAS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION Cor WOMEi'/

P.O. BOX 1~S31 .

LENEXA, KS 66285
913384.7900

ilJDlcw. JNlATlAnve COMMISSION HEAlUNO .

DECBMBER 10. 1997
KAl/SAS NATIONAL ORC~iZATION ror WOMBN
TCS11MONY BY SHARON AlIN! ~K1tART
KA/lSAS STATIl COORDINATOR

The Hllional Organlwioo for Women vl'8o.JwOItl,en to stand up aDdno lOOICibc JiLent. COI:old ClWOuEUablc the law make,... 1he Jaw enforcers,
til. jud£e.1lld la••y." "boll,"!>" vl<llmJ•• women by lh<lr ml>dirocll:ddeeds.

NOW Iccelve.l letI••••",d pho,," .alil ~kloa.for cur help j'rom women or.d Ill'" who., bl•• OIldInju,d •• arc pmelvcd. 1 have selCC\Cdonly
tII.oa for lonlgbl'.teatlmooy. . . .

CASE _ I: In l.slImooy ahCll December.3. 19!n,!1 wu lepor1ad I Stlv ••• COWltyiUn.tt worilon and h.1 psrlnfr war. lUUaallnl willi •
"buck" knll••• hon h. fill 00 top oChel lodlln,lbe kn~ bclwo•• hb rib calO. She w•• lriJmedfOl.lyclwicd lind hald Inj.U awaluna trlal ••
all•.•••• un.ble to make boil. An ""pelt wllIlCSll•• lIJjcd thalli" worn" did nOlpo••••• SlmIgdlro lofllet the wound and llIa1illikelyllappenod
os obo '1I1ed. Sh•.•••• not allow"" to brio. up hlllOry ofabu" U '11••Quld bo pnjUdl.lall&alllSl her par1n.r."

HER St/llfllW Murder I. th, •••• nd "' •••• LIPL Parole pOlllbl" len yun .. She wu.told,"1f sbe h.d "dll,,,"d iul1~ ebarl' would
hn, bnD mID.lauabter". Llnath ot UMehoOD' aU'I,d crimt to senteAclng -180 dlY" .

CASt R', March 1996. I JO~Olon.Coun1)'WO:lllll1died ofmuhipl. >lobwound. Her hu.bBlld said sl\. "committed .uicld.'. AllluloPIY
rcpon 11s1l1n!urld A Ibrough T. The SUI1lll'.&ry SlI/OI: Th. deeod,nlellJlitcd •• I /ClUhof. deep pcnolnlling Slabwound 10the neck. Tbcto
wele mulllpl. oilier Injllti•• ofth. roc•• ncok and h•••do In e pencm thOlI. const,lenl willi dctCll.lve lnjurl"" COlTcllllon with 1~\~s1lllllve
flndlogs will b. r01luln:d. (Autopsy ovallibl. upon requ•• '.)

HIJiSlM'.;" MlnsllugbW. S~rvio. 1011)'-01•• mont~" Parol. unkno"", The defend•• t <antio.ed 10dcny ",il, lluouJholll. H. wu
cbarsedwlll1 scoond doC'" murder, but til. jan- round bllllllilty of the I••• et oh"i" ofvolll.'lIl)' mlllSlaught!r. "11•••• 10ho bid 00 ,,1011nil
,",ord, Ibc jude' follow,d SYATE SENTlNCING O.ld.Unu Ind iOlpooedIh' 49 moolll •• ntenc ••• L.nllb oftlllo from .IICB.d .rillo to
_"ftlanclnl' 583 dll". . .

CASE' 3' OIl OClober18, 1997. Sha_ CountY, Kans~ Judp B\lObelepwcd 0 dcallr'CJIltllOe on ClaudillCDombroW$1ciwhen ~c
olllercd her 10~ijjrIIcrJobin t..om.d, KIlllIIlSWI move to Topete IIIclose PI01dJtrilyto het ib~. Hal Richardson, ",ho hit hOtIn tho head with
I blunt InJlnUIlom~requlrJDgllilcllel willi. oha lind•••••proleotlon from abuJOOld.,; . OIl•• :Illorenlovcd hernlrtl'olll tho abusoI.by movlns to
L.irnod, tho Ibul' J!O'pped. Slnco lIldgo Buchcl•••. otllcr. he has ClI" apln begllllO blll13l her and Is anldollSly 1.••l1dulllet tClllm 10Topd<L
to
Whe. C1oudluoend bor dWlh •••• RJI<ldantv.1o Topeb, they will be hOmel•••• nd ClludlA. wlUb. jobl"L Sbel.s s<t up foil How 1I\I0y
onlh, wUIllal Riellal<loonbe sentenced !fh. kill. CllIIdlnl Dombro~i? Sbo1IldJudp Buchclc be hcld •• an """"'11

Th, KAl'/3AS NATlONAL.ORGANIl.ATlON f.rWOM!:NASKS:.

WHO WHAT WHY WHEN WHZlU; HOW

lYllQ will .p •• k OUI.08"ia•• tbe locon,ut •• cJu .nd bl•• I. lb. ,ourU? .
'MIA! ch.n." will b,lmp/em,oud by thll COllmllllonr

MiX do II rUD)' ducrepanclu nist ItKan.s1l bas II"" end auld,IIIl" to follDw!

~ "ill j~tlte fur.:I preyall?

WlitRE do" th. rNpor..ibl1lty lie to laro;1'; t~1 tUllenl or Klnlu? Perhaps tho n,wl print mrmbffl orthl. Commlulol will
brine pnnurt on th.lr IlHr new. piper edlton and puhlilbiu throaab nll~Kin •••.

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