Friday, December 28, 2018

Kansas Bureau of Investigation seeking public assistance

PLEASE SHARE: A person of interest has been identified connected to two homicides that occurred last night in Iola. The KBI and the Iola Police ask anyone who knows the whereabouts of 38-year-old Ben Converse, to contact the Iola Police Department at 620-365-4960. 

Mr. Converse is a white male, 5 ft. 9 in. tall, and approximately 175 lbs. He has hazel eyes. Converse may be driving a maroon 2011 Kia Forte with Kansas license plate 509 KZS. He may be in Oklahoma. If you see Converse or the vehicle, please do not approach, but contact police.

Converse is a person of interest connected to the murders of 36-year-old Molly E. Wilson and 69-year-old John Tadlock. Just after 5 p.m. on Dec. 27, the Iola Police Department responded to 114 S. Kentucky in Iola, to the report of two subjects who were found deceased. 

Upon arrival, officers discovered the victims who had died from apparent gunshot wounds. The KBI, the Iola Police Department, and the Allen County Sheriff's Office are investigating the case.



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