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Suspect accused of strangling Kansas City woman in police custody, formally charged

Suspect accused of strangling Kansas City woman in police custody, formally charged
USING FEATURE SCAN. THAT’S COMING UP. HE’S CHARGED WITH A WOMAN’S MURDER, BUT HE STILL HASN’T BEEN CAUGHT. TONIGHT, POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO MAKE AN ARREST. 31 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH STIVERS WAS FOUND STRANGLED TO DEATH OUTSIDE HER HOUSE IN NORTHEAST KANSAS CITY LAST TUESDAY. HER FAMILY IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY. K.B., TONIGHT’S PEYTON HEADLEE LIVE WITH NEW DETAILS FROM PROSECUTOR BADEN. RIGHT, CHRIS. AND RIGHT NOW, THE BIG QUESTION FROM THE FAMILY IS WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO HURT ELIZABETH STIVERS. POLICE SAY THERE IS AN ACTIVE ARREST WARRANT OUT FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF THE CRIME, BUT THE FAMILY SAYS THEY’RE JUST READY FOR JUSTICE. MY REACTION WAS ELATION THAT THEY CAUGHT HIM. BUT FOR THE FAMILY OF ELIZABETH STIVERS, THIS IS ALL FAR FROM OVER. NOTHING LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE EVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE, ESPECIALLY ELIZABETH. NEW COURT DOCUMENTS ARE GIVING THE STIVERS FAMILY ANSWERS A PROBABLE CAUSE STATEMENT SAYS THAT 24 YEAR OLD DARIAN HALL COMMITTED A SERIES OF CRIMES BEFORE STRANGLING STIVERS TO DEATH. THE REPORTS SAY IT STARTED JUST BEFORE SEVEN IN THE EVENING ON MARCH 14TH, WITH THE CALL ABOUT A STOLEN TRUCK NEAR CLEVELAND AVENUE. SHORTLY AFTER. PROSECUTORS SAY HE’S ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OUT OF PHILLIPS, 66, ON INDEPENDENCE AV, BEATING UP A CUSTOMER AND CHASING THEM OUT OF THE STORE. A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AND MINUTES LATER THEY ADD HALL TRIED, BUT FAILED TO ROB A WALGREENS. IT SEEMS VERY RANDOM, LIKE WHY WOULD YOU JUST GO AND DO EVERYTHING YOU DID THAT NIGHT AND THEN KILL AN INNOCENT WOMAN WHO NEVER DID ANYTHING TO YOU? JUST WHY PAUL WAS ARRESTED. BLOCKS FROM WHERE? STIVERS DIED. THE REPORT SAYS HER BLOOD WAS ON HIS CLOTHES. IT WAS EXTREMELY SENSELESS. TIMES. I’M OKAY. OTHER TIMES, I’M SO UPSET. FOR NOW, HER FAMILY WILL KEEP WAITING FOR JUSTICE. HE NEEDS TO BE PROSECUTED, CONVICTED AND SENT TO PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. COURT DOCUMENTS SAY HER MOM WAS THE ONE WHO FOUND HER BODY OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE ON TUESDAY NIGHT. HER FAMILY SAYS HER MOM JUST WANTS HER DAUGHTER BACK. LIVE IN KANSAS CITY, PEYTON HEADLEE KMBC9 NEWS. PROSECUTORS SAY HALL IS FACING THREE COUNTS, INCLUDING
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Suspect accused of strangling Kansas City woman in police custody, formally charged
A Kansas City man has been formally charged in the fatal beating and strangulation of Elizabeth Stivers. Darion Hall was charged late Friday night with second-degree murder, tampering with a motor vehicle and attempting stealing. Stivers was found injured near 7th Street and Spruce earlier this month. She died from her injuries at the hospital. Court documents state that Stiver’s mother was the one who found her body outside of the house on Tuesday night. Documents also show Hall committed a series of crimes before strangling her to death.

A Kansas City man has been formally charged in the fatal beating and strangulation of Elizabeth Stivers.

Darion Hall was charged late Friday night with second-degree murder, tampering with a motor vehicle and attempting stealing.

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Stivers was found injured near 7th Street and Spruce earlier this month. She died from her injuries at the hospital.

Court documents state that Stiver’s mother was the one who found her body outside of the house on Tuesday night.

Documents also show Hall committed a series of crimes before strangling her to death.