Grave of man killed 27 years ago dug up at Kansas City cemetery, police say
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story made reference to a possible connection between the death of Delshon Dupriest and a separate homicide case in which Jason E. Broom, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Larry A. Weaver. While the charging documents in that case alleged that Broom told an unnamed witness that he was paid to carry out the shooting in retaliation for DuPriest’s killing, other documents in the case state that Broom did not make any statements to police.
The resting place of a homicide victim 27 years ago was disrupted when someone opened a grave at Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery.
Kansas City police officers were called to the cemetery at approximately 9:35 a.m. Tuesday about a disturbance, according to police spokesperson Alayna Gonzalez. Officers found a gravesite dug open, along with the crypt and casket broken open.
Cemetery employees told police the grave was intact when the cemetery closed Monday, Gonzalez said.
The grave held the body of Delshon Dupriest, who was 25 when he was shot and killed on Jan. 22, 1998.
Other desecrated cemeteries
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery is among several Kansas City cemeteries that vandals have hit.
Elmwood Cemetery, off Truman Road near Northeast Kansas City, had several mausoleums and its chapel damaged during overnight break-ins in April. Bronze doors were stolen from three mausoleums. The doors can be worth more than $10,000 per set.
Anyone with information in either incident is asked to call the Greater Kansas City CrimeStoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published July 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM.
