The Death of Kathy Middleton - 653

Generation Why: True Crime

Wondery

Exhibit C, Government, Society & Culture, Documentary, Conspiracies, Trial, Murder, Serial Killer, True Crime, Crime, Controversy, 855520, Unsolved, Conspiracy, Case, Missing Person

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🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Feb. 20, 1990. Blue Springs, Missouri. Several frantic phone calls were made to 911 by Ken Middleton who begged for help. His wife Kathy had been shot. But when police arrived, they placed him under arrest for killing his wife. For more than 30 years, Ken Middleton has been trying to persuade the courts of his innocence. Was Kathy Middleton's death an accident? Or was she murdered?

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