Ali Was Here: A Promising Life. A Brutal Murder. Justice, and a Legacy of Hope.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Roger Kemp, the father of Ali Kemp, a girl who was murdered in Leawood in 2002, died Thursday, the Ali Kemp Foundation announced in a release. Authorities in Leawood, Kansas, had few clues or suspects at first in the college student’s brutal murder. Retired Leawood Deputy Police Chief Craig Hill said there was clearly a struggle — it "looked like a grenade went off in” the maintenance room where Ali was found. A tube of antiseptic ointment had also been removed from the room’s first-aid kit and uncapped.

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It was absolutely awful. Her brother called and called for her, and her Dad came to help and he found her in the pump house under some coverings." A Perfect Storm" - Lisa Bado [44] was a 20-year-old culinary student who had just moved to Lantana, Florida with her mother Rita. In August 1992, during the midst of Hurricane Andrew, both women are murdered. Cigarette butts found at the crime scene eventually lead to an arrest. This is the true story of the brutal murder of Ali Kemp and the exhaustive search for her killer. It's also the story of a family's dedication to protecting other women from the same horrible fate by sponsoring women's safety awareness and self-defense courses coast to coast. I killed her,” Appleby said on the tape. “I strangled her, I guess. I don’t know what I used. There was something laying there.” Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets (2012-08-07). "Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets". Investigation Discovery . Retrieved 2013-10-23.

Jorger's killer convicted in Lansing after 16 years". Argus-Press. 27 June 2002 . Retrieved 2013-10-23. Jurors in Johnson County District Court deliberated less than three hours before finding 31-year-old Benjamin Appleby guilty of capital murder and attempted rape. Appleby’s lawyers had rested their case earlier Tuesday without calling any witnesses. Lone Star, Double Murder" - Shawna Ferris [54] and her friend Robyn Richter were found dead in Robyn's SUV in June 2008. The key to solving the murders of the two Granbury, Texas women is the restaurant which they ate at the night before their deaths, and latent fingerprints found inside the vehicle. Angie Welling (2006-04-07). "Trial set in '91 death of Kennecott guard". Deseret News . Retrieved 2013-10-23.

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Grinberg, Emanuella. "Mississippi teacher gets life for killing lover's pregnant fiancee - CNN.com". CNN. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10 . Retrieved 2013-10-23. Schwartz, Robbie (2007-10-10). "Maloy pleads guilty to murder - WaltonTribune.com: News". WaltonTribune.com . Retrieved 2013-10-23. The Mask" - Lisa Fein [20] was abducted from her home in Galien Township, Michigan and murdered in June 2000. Her body was discovered in a shallow grave nearby. DNA evidence under Lisa's fingernails is able to tie her murder to Frank Spagnola, the father of her child.

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Leawood police asked authorities in Connecticut to get a DNA sample from Appleby to possibly match it with blood found at the crime scene, including on Kemp’s shirt and bra, according to the application for an arrest warrant. Following the murder of his daughter, Kemp led a billboard campaign with the sketch of her possible killer that resulted in a tip to police, which then led to a conviction in her case. In the Name of Love" - Avis Banks [12] was a daycare worker from Ridgeland, Mississippi and a mother-to-be. In November 2006, she was found slain in her garage. Her fiancé is initially the prime suspect, but his mistress and co-worker Carla Hughes turns out to be the real perpetrator. Arrest made in 1993 cold case murder | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon". KATU.com. 2010-06-16 . Retrieved 2013-10-23. Til Death Do Us Part" - Dawn Hacheney [17] was a young minister's wife in East Bremerton, Washington when her house caught fire in December 1997. When a confidant comes forward years later however, it reveals that Dawn's death was no accident and that she was actually suffocated by her husband.

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Final Delivery" - Bob Lexa [49] was an aspiring actor and a pizza delivery man living in West Palm Beach, Florida. While working one day in June 1997, he was shot to death in his car. Police initially believe the crime was a botched robbery, but it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. I strangled her, I guess … I don’t know why I f--king did it,” Appleby says in the recorded interview featured on the episode. He did provide information and evidence that caused Kansas detectives to conclude that this accused was to be charged,” Connecticut State Police said in a statement.Newlywed Nightmare" - Jamaica Howard [45] and Paul Chase were young newlyweds living in Tacoma, Washington. One night in December 2002, the couple is found shot to death in their car. A decade later, their murders are solved when police officers investigating another murder arrest Antwone Goolsby. Scott Gutierre (2007-12-21). "1975 murder case no longer cold". seattlepi.com . Retrieved 2013-10-23.

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But it would take more effort on the part of those closest to Ali before her killer would be caught. Roger recalled to ‘In Ice Cold Blood” how he also stepped up his efforts in 2003. Man sentenced for strangling woman with chord". The Orange County Register. 21 August 2013 . Retrieved 2013-10-23. When we tell people where we live, we say by the swimming pool where the girl was murdered,” the retired accountant said. Frankie McGee Sentenced to Life for Killing Tryon Eichelberger". wltx.com. 2011-08-10. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30 . Retrieved 2013-10-23.

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Appleby has been arrested several times in Missouri and was convicted on felonies including second-degree robbery and second-degree sexual misconduct, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Teen Charged In Pizza Man's Shooting Death - Sun Sentinel". Sun-Sentinel. 1997-07-17 . Retrieved 2013-10-23. The Crystal Todd Murder Case". True Crime Scenes. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.