http://www.kansascity.com/1139/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star Chiefs Murder-Suicide 60 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:28:27 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/14/4010286/autopsy-belcher-was-drunk-when.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/14/4010286/autopsy-belcher-was-drunk-when.html#storylink=rss Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:32 CST Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was legally drunk when he killed his girlfriend at their home and then himself outside the team's Arrowhead Stadium practice facility, according to autopsy results released today. 1779229 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/04/3995261/zoey-belcher-now-living-in-texas.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/04/3995261/zoey-belcher-now-living-in-texas.html#storylink=rss Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:25 CST The struggle over who will care for the daughter of a Chiefs player who committed suicide after killing the girl's mother is taking shape in Missouri and Texas courts. 1779230 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/17/3970971/police-reports-shed-light-on-jovan.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/17/3970971/police-reports-shed-light-on-jovan.html#storylink=rss Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:41 CST In a text message sent to his secret girlfriend, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher said he "would shoot" longtime girlfriend Kasandra Perkins "if she didn't leave him alone," according to police reports obtained by The Star. On Dec. 1, Belcher shot and killed Perkins then killed himself at Arrowhead Stadium. 1779230 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3950553/in-911-call-belchers-mother-frantically.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3950553/in-911-call-belchers-mother-frantically.html#storylink=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:00 CST After Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend nine times and fled his house Saturday, his frantic mother pleaded with 911 dispatchers for help and shouted at the dying girlfriend to "Stay with me!" 1779230 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3950238/chiefs-gather-to-remember-belcher.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3950238/chiefs-gather-to-remember-belcher.html#storylink=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:03 CST Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who witnessed Jovan Belcher take his own life last weekend, gave a eulogy for the fallen player during a one-hour memorial service attended by Chiefs players, coaches and staff, including chairman Clark Hunt, on Wednesday afternoon. 1779230 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3950117/gun-debate-misses-the-real-issues.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3950117/gun-debate-misses-the-real-issues.html#storylink=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:43 CST Too much of the surmising after the deaths of Kasandra Perkins and Jovan Belcher cheats domestic violence of its power. To attach blame on the gun, or the knife or whatever weapon helped cause an injury, unfairly obscures the hold that domestic violence has on America. And this is a death grip. 1779230 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3950111/belchers-daughter-to-receive-1.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3950111/belchers-daughter-to-receive-1.html#storylink=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:41 CST The estate or guardian of the infant of the Chiefs player who killed her mother before turning a gun on himself will receive more than $1 million under terms of the NFL's collective-bargaining agreement. 1779230 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3949333/belchers-mother-pleads-in-911.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3949333/belchers-mother-pleads-in-911.html#storylink=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:39 CST Inside the KC house that Jovan Belcher fled Saturday morning, his infant daughter cried, his mother was in hysterics and his girlfriend was barely breathing. On Tuesday, the recording of the frantic call for help after Chiefs player Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins was released. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/04/3948604/long-term-custody-of-zoey-is-unclear.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/04/3948604/long-term-custody-of-zoey-is-unclear.html#storylink=rss Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:25 CST Orphaned at 3 months old, the daughter of Kasandra Perkins and Jovan Belcher, is being cared for -- for now -- by her paternal grandmother. 1779231 http://videos.kansascity.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=156563111 http://videos.kansascity.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=156563111#storylink=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:56 CST The Kansas City Police and Fire Departments have released audio from emergency radio traffic last Saturday morning related to Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killing his girlfriend and then himself. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/04/3948005/before-shootings-belcher-spent.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/04/3948005/before-shootings-belcher-spent.html#storylink=rss Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:48 CST Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher spent part of the night at a woman's apartment and stayed until 6:30 a.m. Saturday before going home, killing his longtime girlfriend and later himself, Kansas City police said Tuesday. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/04/3946159/belcher-shot-himself-as-kc-police.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/04/3946159/belcher-shot-himself-as-kc-police.html#storylink=rss Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00 CST Police say the Chiefs were providing counseling to linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. But before taking his own life Saturday outside the team's practice facility, Belcher, who had killed Perkins earlier in their home, said the counseling wasn't enough to fix their problems. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3947220/all-too-often-domestic-violence.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3947220/all-too-often-domestic-violence.html#storylink=rss Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:05 CST Jovan Belcher's explosion into national headlines over the weekend brought to light a crime often hidden from even the closest friends and relatives of its victims. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3946831/in-college-belcher-had-violent.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/05/3946831/in-college-belcher-had-violent.html#storylink=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:43 CST Former Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher's name appears on at least three police reports released by University of Maine officials on Monday. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3947014/romeo-crennel-on-jovan-belcher.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3947014/romeo-crennel-on-jovan-belcher.html#storylink=rss Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:49 CST Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel on Monday spoke with reporters about the events of the weekend, when Crennel witnessed linebacker Jovan Belcher commit suicide at Arrowhead Stadium after earlier killing his girlfriend in their home. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3946990/with-heavy-hearts-chiefs-turn.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3946990/with-heavy-hearts-chiefs-turn.html#storylink=rss Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:31 CST The Chiefs returned to work Monday, but they didn't have the energy to celebrate their win Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. That achievement was lost in the shadow of Jovan Belcher killing his girlfriend on Saturday before taking his own life. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3944960/friends-of-murder-suicide-victim.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3944960/friends-of-murder-suicide-victim.html#storylink=rss Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:38 CST Ten days before her longtime boyfriend killed her, Kasandra Perkins told a close friend life was good. She and Jovan Belcher, a Kansas City chiefs linebacker, had their rocky times in the past. Yet things had gotten better. That's why the news of what happened Saturday morning inside the couple's home in the 5400 block of Crysler has hit close friends so hard. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3946635/jamaal-charles-and-kassandra-perkins.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3946635/jamaal-charles-and-kassandra-perkins.html#storylink=rss Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:53 CST Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles, whose wife is a cousin of Kasandra Perkins, and the Perkins family released statements on Monday. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3945621/sam-mellinger-crennel-the-perfect.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3945621/sam-mellinger-crennel-the-perfect.html#storylink=rss Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:00 CST Romeo Crennel likes to say his best quality is his even spirit. He learned it from his father, a lifetime military man. In the midst of battle, the advantage is with the man who can keep his mind, and Romeo has always remembered this. Stiff upper lip and all of that. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3945275/emotionally-charged-chiefs-defeat.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3945275/emotionally-charged-chiefs-defeat.html#storylink=rss Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:00 CST The Kansas City Chiefs played a perfect game on a surreal Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3945276/the-stars-editorial-tentacles.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3945276/the-stars-editorial-tentacles.html#storylink=rss Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:35 CST Kansas City quickly responded to Javon Belcher's suicide and the murder of his girlfriend by gathering up money and toys for their infant daughter, who is now orphaned. It is important to remember, however, that dozens of children in Kansas City lose parents to violence every year, and efforts are far better spent on prevention than on the disastrous aftermath. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3945601/costas-advocates-for-gun-control.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3945601/costas-advocates-for-gun-control.html#storylink=rss Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:48 CST NBC broadcaster Bob Costas used his halftime segment on "Sunday Night Football" to advocate for gun control following this weekend's murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, causing an immediate debate on social media. 1779231 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3944161/tragedy-and-trauma-land-hardest.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/02/3944161/tragedy-and-trauma-land-hardest.html#storylink=rss Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:05 CST "An infant girl wakes up this morning without parents, both dead, dad killing mom and then turning the gun on himself," The Star's Sam Mellinger writes of the murder-suicide in which Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his longtime girlfriend Kasandra Perkins then himself. "There are no answers. None that make sense, anyway." 1779231