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October 13, 2014
It was a brutal crime that rocked the city of Wichita and has gone down as one of the worst crimes in state history.
Fourteen years ago, two brothers were accused of going on a crime spree of murder, assault, rape and robbery, killing five people in the brutal attacks. Two years later, Reginald and Jonathan Carr were tried, convicted and sentenced to death, but recently the Kansas Supreme Court overturned their death penalty sentences and some convictions.
Now there is a movement to have two Supreme Court justices removed from the bench following their decision on the case.
“Took our breathe away. We were all completely shocked and devastated again that it felt like we were going back to that day,” Amy James said.
That day for James dates back to December 2000 and is considered one of the worst in the history of Kansas as the Carr brothers wrapped up the brutal crime spree.
Brad Heyka was one of five victims who were assaulted, tortured and taken to a frozen field where they were shot execution style and run over with a truck. One of the victims survived, but Heyka did not. He and James had been dating for three years at the time of his murder.
“Brad and I were very serious in terms of our relationship, so for me it was a huge change, it changed everything. It changed the kind of person that I am and the things that I believe in. It just shifts who you are,” James said.
The Carr brothers were convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.
But 14 years after their murderous spree, the Kansas Supreme Court overturned their death penalties, stating the trial judge should have separated their penalty proceeding. Several convictions were also overturned.
James and other victims’ family members were at the Kansas Supreme Court when the appeal arguments were being heard last December.
“What really upset me was how the justices talked about it like they were talking about the weather. They were very arrogant,” she said.
With the six-to-one ruling to overturn the death penalty, the family and friends have formed the group Kansans for Justice. They are urging voters not to retain Kansas Supreme Court Justices Eric Rosen and Lee Johnson in the Nov. 4 election.
“Help us remove those two justices so that we can hopefully put new people in place who will move cases along,” James said.
James said putting the surviving victim through another trial is criminal itself and believes it’s time to focus on the victims who lost their lives and not the monsters who took them.
Rosen issued a response that said, “I have been recognized by victims and their families, media covering criminal proceedings and a variety of organizations including a former attorney general for my compassion and sensitivity toward crime victims.”
He went on to say, “At the same time my colleagues and I have a legal and ethical duty to uphold the constitution and the laws of the state of Kansas which sometimes is at odds with victims or their family’s wishes.”
Rosen said he had no further comment on the matter.
