Man convicted of murder after woman he was accused of raping died in car wreck in KCK
A Wyandotte County jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of first-degree murder after the woman he was charged with raping died in a traffic crash while fleeing the scene.
Orlando Taylor, 35, was charged in 2017 with the rape and murder of 39-year-old Shannon Keithley in Kansas City, Kansas.
The day Keithley died, when her SUV smashed into a concrete pillar on Leavenworth Road at the Interstate 635 overpass, Taylor was found and arrested hiding under the back deck of her house.
A knife was found in the driveway.
According to family and friends Keithley called 911 at her home and was calling 911 again when she crashed her car just after 5 a.m.
After Taylor was initially charged with burglary and rape Keithley’s family and friends began speaking out, calling for him to be charged with murder as well.
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The Star has followed the case of Orlando Taylor since 2017. This week a reporter checked on the progress of his trial, which ended with his conviction Wednesday.
