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On May 1, 2004, the body of Alonzo Brooks was found in La Cygne, Kansas, about a month after he was reported missing aft...
31/01/2024

On May 1, 2004, the body of Alonzo Brooks was found in La Cygne, Kansas, about a month after he was reported missing after April 3, 2004.

On April 3, 2004, Brooks traveled with three friends to a party in La Cygne, approximately 50 miles south of Gardner. While at the party, racial slurs were allegedly uttered toward Brooks, possibly igniting tension between Brooks and the other individuals. As the party continued, Brooks's friends left the party at La Cygne at different times, accidentally leaving Brooks behind due to a perceived misunderstanding on how he would be getting a ride home to Gardner. The next day Brooks did not return to Gardner and was deemed to be missing.

Following the night of the party, the Brooks family traveled to La Cygne to search for their son and contact the local authorities. Eventually, the Linn County Police Department turned the case over to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation after failing to locate Brooks. Both the KBI and FBI were unsuccessful in locating Brooks.

On May 1, 2004, the Brooks family was allowed to search the property for their son. On the first day of the search effort, Brooks' body was found on the banks of Middle Creek adjacent to the house where he was last seen a month earlier. Postmortem examination indicated that Brooks did not have any broken bones, any signs of blunt force trauma or injury, nor any of the biological signs of drowning in his lungs. Consequently, the pathologist could not determine a cause of death.

On June 11, 2020, the FBI reopened the cold case and issued a $100,000 reward for information related to Brooks' death.

On July 1, 2020, Brooks' death was featured in the fourth episode "No Ride Home" of the fifteenth season of Unsolved Mysteries TV series. On November 16, 2020, Unsolved Mysteries stated the FBI had learned of a second party in La Cygne the night Alonzo Brooks disappeared. Attendees left the party after a fight broke out, then headed to the farmhouse where Alonzo was last seen.

Alonzo Brooks’ murder remains unsolved.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the individual or individuals that may be responsible for Alonzo Brooks’ death.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the FBI Kansas City office at 816-512-8200 or the Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS or submit a tip online at “tips.fbi.gov”. You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

On the night of August 15, 2003, 51-year-old hairstylist Carol Fleming and her boyfriend, Rick Harris, had gone out to a...
31/01/2024

On the night of August 15, 2003, 51-year-old hairstylist Carol Fleming and her boyfriend, Rick Harris, had gone out to a club, then stopped by Fleming’s hair salon to pick up Harris’s son. From there, the couple went to Fleming’s home in Beloit and then went to bed.

Later that night or early the next morning came a 911 call: Fleming had been shot in the head while in bed with Harris, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and a Kansas Missing and Unsolved flyer.

Fleming’s teenage son was in a second room. Another son, Charles “Chuck” Ray Fleming, who was 31 at the time, had parked his pickup in the garage and when police showed up “was in the process of feeding the dog,” the flyer states.

Investigators reported no significant findings that led to the immediate identification of a suspect in the killing. For 15 years the case went cold despite an executive order from then-Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius offering a $5,000 reward leading to an arrest and conviction.

In 2018, police arrested Charles, then 45, in Johnson County, Kansas, on suspicion of first-degree murder in his mother’s death, according to a statement from Beloit City Manager Jason Rabe, who is acting as a spokesman for the Beloit Police and the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Department.

Charles Fleming has a criminal record that includes a 1996 conviction on multiple counts of writing worthless checks and driving while a habitual offender, a 2000 conviction for perjury and a 2008 conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to records of the Kansas Department of Corrections.

In 2019, Chuck Fleming was found not guilty by a jury of 4 men and 8 women after deliberating for seven-and-a-half hours over the course of 2 days.

“Though the verdict was not the result desired by the state, it was important that a trial was held to tell the story of what happened in the early morning hours of April 16, 2003, to Carol Fleming,” Mitchell County Attorney Mark J. Noah said in a statement.

“Although much speculation has been made over the years, through a joint law enforcement effort, it was the decision to file charges and pursue justice for Carol Jean Fleming,” Noah said in the statement. “The case proceeded from a preliminary hearing where it was determined that sufficient evidence existed to bring the matter to trial. Unfortunately, the jury believed that there was reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the Defendant.

“We in the law enforcement community are thankful that a jury took the time to review the available evidence and render a verdict and we respect their decision.”

Carol Fleming’s murder remains unsolved.

If you have tips or information regarding this case, please contact the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at (785) 296-8200.


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