MO - Kara Kopetsky, 17 - 2007; Jessica Runions, 21 - 2016; found deceased - *ARREST*

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Tuesday, January 21st:
*Evidentiary Hearing (@ am CT) – MO – Kara Elise Kopetsky (17) (May 4, 2007, Belton) & Jessica S. Runions (21) (Sept. 8, 2016, Lee’s Summit) – *Kylr Charles Yust (29/18 in 2007) indicted (3/1/18) & arraigned (6/18/18) on 2 counts of 1st degree & 2 counts of abandonment of a corpse. Plead not guilty. $1M cash only bond; originally charged with burning Jessica’s car.
Felony charges for arson dismissed on Oct. 5, 2017.
Trial was set to begin on 11/4/19-cancelled-now set on 7/22/20 with jury selection. Held in Cass County, jurors from St. Charles County.
Court info from 3/1/18 thru 12/2/19 reference post #1013 here:
MO - Kara Kopetsky, 17 - 2007; Jessica Runions, 21 - 2016; found deceased - *ARREST*
12/19/19 Update: Judge has set a trial date. Jury selection for the trial is set to begin on July 22. Jurors will be brought in from St. Charles County, which is just outside of St. Louis. Once the jury is set, the trial will begin the following Monday. A judge set an evidence hearing for Jan. 21 to discuss additional DNA testing that Yust’s attorneys have requested.
 
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17CA-CR00957-01 - ST V KYLR CHARLES YUST


01/21/2020 Motion Filed
Motion to withdraw orders dated January 17, 2020; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service.
Filed By: SHARON RENEE TURLINGTON
On Behalf Of: KYLR CHARLES YUST
Response Filed
Response to Discovery as of 12-10-2019; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service.
Filed By: JULIE L TOLLE

01/17/2020 Note to Clerk eFiling
Filed By: SHARON RENEE TURLINGTON
Proposed Order Filed
ORDER FOR JACKSON COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE TO ALLOW TESTING OF SKELETAL REMAINS PURSUANT TO RULE 2507B; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service.
Filed By: SHARON RENEE TURLINGTON
On Behalf Of: KYLR CHARLES YUST
Note to Clerk eFiling
Filed By: SHARON RENEE TURLINGTON
Proposed Order Filed
ORDER FOR JACKSON COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE TO ALLOW TESTING OF POTENTIAL DNA EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO RULE 2507B; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service.
Filed By: SHARON RENEE TURLINGTON
On Behalf Of: KYLR CHARLES YUST


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Judge/Commissioner Time Day Setting Event
WILLIAM B COLLINS 1:30 PM 1 OF 1 Case Review
Event Text: Location: DIVISION I COURTROOM Cass
Address: Cass County Justice Center 2501 West Mechanic HARRISONVILLE MO

Case.net: - Event Information
 
Monday, February 3rd:
*Case Review Hearing (@ 1:30pm CT) – MO – Kara Elise Kopetsky (17) (May 4, 2007, Belton) & Jessica S. Runions (21) (Sept. 8, 2016, Lee’s Summit) – *Kylr Charles Yust (29/18 in 2007) indicted (3/1/18) & arraigned (6/18/18) on 2 counts of 1st degree & 2 counts of abandonment of a corpse. Plead not guilty. $1M cash only bond; originally charged with burning Jessica’s car. Felony charges for arson dismissed on Oct. 5, 2017.
Trial starts on 11/4/19-cancelled-now set on 7/22/20. Held in Cass County, jurors from St. Charles County.
Court info from 3/1/18 thru 12/2/19 reference post #1013 here:
MO - Kara Kopetsky, 17 - 2007; Jessica Runions, 21 - 2016; found deceased - *ARREST*
12/19/19 Update: Judge has set a trial date. Jury selection for the trial is set to begin on July 22. Jurors will be brought in from St. Charles County, which is just outside of St. Louis. Once the jury is set, the trial will begin the following Monday. A judge set an evidence hearing for Jan. 21 to discuss additional DNA testing that Yust’s attorneys have requested.
1/21/20 Update: 1/17/20: Defense Proposed Order filed: Order for Jackson County ME's office to allow testing of potential DNA evidence & Defense Proposed Order filed: Order for Jackson County ME's office to allow testing of skeletal remains. 1/21/20: Defense motion filed to withdraw orders dated 1/17/20. Next Case Review hearing on 2/3/20.
 
Hey @Jewels53 - when you have time could you see when the next court date might be? TIA!
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Hey @Jewels53 - when you have time could you see when the next court date might be? TIA!
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17CA-CR00957-01 - ST V KYLR CHARLES YUST

MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020
Judge/Commissioner Time Day Setting Event
WILLIAM B COLLINS 1:30 PM 1 OF 1 Case Review
Event Text: Location: DIVISION I COURTROOM Cass
Address: Cass County Justice Center 2501 West Mechanic HARRISONVILLE MO

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020
 Judge/Commissioner Time Day Setting Event
WILLIAM B COLLINS 9:00 AM 1 OF 1 Pre-trial Conference
Event Text: Location: DIVISION I COURTROOM Cass
Address: Cass County Justice Center 2501 West Mechanic HARRISONVILLE MO

Case.net: - Event Information
 
Kylr Yust attorneys granted motion to retest some evidence

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Back in Feb the defense was granted their motion to test bone samples from both girls as well as hair found in a white SUV (Jessica's was black). All testing was to be done at the DNA Solutions lab in Oklahoma, according to the documents. The evidence was due to be returned to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office and Belton Police Department by April 30. I haven't found any updates on if this was done, hopefully we hear more after June 1

In other news, True Crime Society talks about Kylr on their podcast from April 22. I haven't listened to it yet but Liv has a decent summary of a lot of info throughout both girl's threads that you may alternatively read here True Crime Society - The twisted world of Kylr Yust – Podcast Episode 4
 
@Jewels53 - just going thru my June 1st hearings & just wanted to re-check that this hearing is still on for 6/1.
TIA! :)
 
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@Jewels53 - just going thru my June 1st hearings & just wanted to re-check that this hearing is still on for 6/1.
TIA! :)
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It looks like it changed to June 2nd.

17CA-CR00957-01 - ST V KYLR CHARLES YUST

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020
Judge/Commissioner Time Day Setting Event
WILLIAM B COLLINS 9:00 AM 1 OF 1 Case Review
Event Text: Location: DIVISION I COURTROOM Cass
Address: Cass County Justice Center 2501 West Mechanic HARRISONVILLE MO

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020
Judge/Commissioner Time Day Setting Event
WILLIAM B COLLINS 9:00 AM 1 OF 1 Pre-trial Conference
Event Text: Location: DIVISION I COURTROOM Cass
Address: Cass County Justice Center 2501 West Mechanic HARRISONVILLE MO

Case.net: - Event Information
 
Tuesday, June 2nd:
*Case Review Hearing (@ 9am CT) – MO – Kara Elise Kopetsky (17) (May 4, 2007, Belton) & Jessica S. Runions (21) (Sept. 8, 2016, Lee’s Summit) – *Kylr Charles Yust (18 in 2007/29/now 30) indicted (3/1/18) & arraigned (6/18/18) on 2 counts of 1st degree & 2 counts of abandonment of a corpse. Plead not guilty. $1M cash only bond; originally charged with burning Jessica’s car.
Felony charges for arson dismissed on Oct. 5, 2017.
Trial was set to begin on 11/4/19-cancelled-now set on 7/22/20. Held in Cass County, jurors from St. Charles County.
Court info from 3/1/18 thru 12/2/19 reference post #1013 here:
MO - Kara Kopetsky, 17 - 2007; Jessica Runions, 21 - 2016; found deceased - *ARREST*
12/19/19 Update: Judge has set a trial date. Jury selection for the trial is set to begin on July 22. Jurors will be brought in from St. Charles County, which is just outside of St. Louis. Once the jury is set, the trial will begin the following Monday. A judge set an evidence hearing for Jan. 21 to discuss additional DNA testing that Yust’s attorneys have requested.
1/21/20 Update: on 1/17/20: Defense Proposed Order filed: Order for Jackson County ME's office to allow testing of potential DNA evidence & Defense Proposed Order filed: Order for Jackson County ME's office to allow testing of skeletal remains. 1/21/20: Defense motion filed to withdraw orders dated 1/17/20. Next Case Review hearing on 2/3/20. 2/3/20: Case review hearing continued to 4/6/20.
4/3/20 Update: Case review hearing on 4/6 has been rescheduled on 6/1. And a pretrial hearing on 7/7. 5/14/20 Update: Attorneys for Yust were granted a motion to retest some physical evidence. DNA Solutions must be allowed to access skeletal remains for both Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions, whose remains were found in rural Cass County in 2017. Documents also say DNA Solutions must be allowed to test hair recovered from a white SUV in 2013. All testing must be done at the DNA Solutions lab in Oklahoma, according to the documents. The evidence must be returned to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office and Belton Police Department by April 30. Both the state and defense will be allowed to have representatives present during the transfer, as well as staff for the medical examiner’s office, Belton police and the Kansas City Crime Lab. Case review hearing on 6/1 has been moved to 6/2/20.
 
Surprise!
[URL="https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kylr-yust-lawyers-request-delay-in-murder-trial-citing-covid-19"]Kylr Yust lawyers request delay in murder trial, citing COVID-19[/URL]
In the motion, filed in Cass County on Tuesday, Yust’s St. Louis-based attorneys say they have been under stay-at-home orders for more than two months. On March 16, they were advised to self-quarantine after a co-worker was tested for the virus, according to the filing.

I don't know about you, but I got a lot done during stay-at-home time.

Then this. I don't know what to think.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article243087276.html
Reports found when police were cleaning out an old desk at the Belton Police Department detailed circumstances of a witness providing information in 2013 about another suspect, whose car was later searched by the FBI. Also found in the desk was a recording of a suspect who confessed to multiple people that he killed Kara (the evidence defense got in April) Yust’s defense team also said they have identified witnesses who saw Kopetsky after she was reported missing May 4, 2007. They said that testimony would disprove a key element of the state’s case against Yust.
 
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17CA-CR00957-01 - ST V KYLR CHARLES YUST

06/02/2020 Case Review Scheduled
Scheduled For: 07/07/2020; 9:00 AM ; WILLIAM B COLLINS; Cass

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 08/07/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 08/06/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 08/05/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 08/04/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 08/03/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 07/31/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 07/30/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 07/29/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 07/28/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 07/27/2020; 9:00 AM Jury Trial

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 07/09/2020; 9:00 AM Pre-trial Conference

Hearing Continued/Rescheduled
Hearing Continued From: 07/08/2020; 9:00 AM Pre-trial Conference

Case Review Held
Case called via Webex Video Conferencing. State appears by Prosecuting Attorney, Ben Butler and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Julie Tolle. Defendant appears in person and by attorneys, Sharon Turlington, Matt Vigil, and Molly Hastings. Court takes up case review. Due to continued discovery issues, the Court will appoint a Special Master to handle all discovery issues. Agreed upon proposed order for special master and proposed order for sheriff's office to be filed by parties by June 5, 2020. Court continues case review to July 7, 2020 at 9 AM for an in person hearing and grants continuance of the 3 week jury trial currently scheduled to begin July 27, 2020 at 9 AM to a later date to be determined. WBC/aks
Scheduled For: 06/02/2020; 9:00 AM ; WILLIAM B COLLINS; Cass

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020
Judge/Commissioner Time Day Setting Event
WILLIAM B COLLINS 9:00 AM 1 OF 1 Case Review
Event Text: In Person Hearing Location: DIVISION I COURTROOM Cass
Address: Cass County Justice Center 2501 West Mechanic HARRISONVILLE MO

Case.net: - Docket Entries
 
I'll post until I hear anything different from @Jewels53 - and no hurry Jewels! :) And I'll shorten this up a bit!

Tuesday, July 7th:
*Case Review Hearing (@ 9am CT) – MO – Kara Elise Kopetsky (17) (May 4, 2007, Belton) & Jessica S. Runions (21) (Sept. 8, 2016, Lee’s Summit) – *Kylr Charles Yust (18 in 2007/29/now 30) indicted (3/1/18) & arraigned (6/18/18) on 2 counts of 1st degree & 2 counts of abandonment of a corpse. Plead not guilty. $1M cash only bond; originally charged with burning Jessica’s car. Felony charges for arson dismissed on Oct. 5, 2017.
Trial was set to begin on 11/4/19-cancelled-now set on 7/22/20-cancelled no further dates. Held in Cass County, jurors from St. Charles County.
Court info from 3/1/18 thru 4/3/20 reference post #1034 here:
MO - Kara Kopetsky, 17 - 2007; Jessica Runions, 21 - 2016; found deceased - *ARREST*
5/14/20 Update: Attorneys for Yust were granted a motion to retest some physical evidence. DNA Solutions must be allowed to access skeletal remains for both Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions, whose remains were found in rural Cass County in 2017. Documents also say DNA Solutions must be allowed to test hair recovered from a white SUV in 2013. All testing must be done at the DNA Solutions lab in Oklahoma, according to the documents. The evidence must be returned to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office and Belton Police Department by April 30. Both the state and defense will be allowed to have representatives present during the transfer, as well as staff for the medical examiner’s office, Belton police and the Kansas City Crime Lab. Case review hearing on 6/1 has been moved to 6/2/20.
6/2/20 Update: Attorneys for accused double murderer Kylr Yust filed a motion this week asking for a delay in his trial, arguing the COVID-19 pandemic has "seriously hampered" their ability to provide counsel and interview potential witnesses. In addition to complications caused by the pandemic, his lawyers also argue they did not receive a police report regarding a witness who came forward in 2013 to provide information on another suspect, whose vehicle was later searched by the FBI, until January 2020. The reports were only found when the Belton Police Department cleaned out an old desk and contacted the prosecution, according to the filing. The lawyers also filed a second motion this week, requesting that Yust’s indictment be dismissed because of a violation of confidential communications. According to the filing, his lawyers were informed that a least two staff members at the Cass County Jail had listened to calls between Yust and his attorneys. These motions will be argued today. Case called via Webex Video Conferencing: Court takes up case review. Due to continued discovery issues, the Court will appoint a Special Master to handle all discovery issues. Agreed upon proposed order for special master and proposed order for sheriff's office to be filed by parties by June 5, 2020. Court continues case review to July 7, 2020 at 9 AM for an in person hearing and grants continuance of the 3 week jury trial currently scheduled to begin July 27, 2020 at 9 AM to a later date to be determined.
 
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17CA-CR00957-01 - ST V KYLR CHARLES YUST

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020
Judge/Commissioner Time Day Setting Event
WILLIAM B COLLINS 9:00 AM 1 OF 1 Case Review
Event Text: In Person Hearing Location: DIVISION I COURTROOM Cass
Address: Cass County Justice Center 2501 West Mechanic HARRISONVILLE MO

07/06/2020 Response Filed
Response to 12th request Discovery as of 07072020; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service.
Filed By: JULIE L TOLLE
Response Filed
Response to 11th supplemental request Discovery as of 06022020; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service.
Filed By: JULIE L TOLLE

Case.net: - Docket Entries
 
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HARRISONVILLE, Mo. — A Kansas City police officer is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a witness in two high-profile metro area murders.

Kylr Yust is charged with murdering Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions. Investigators found the remains of both victims in a rural Cass County field in 2018.

According to lawyers, new reports recently disclosed by Belton police indicate a Kansas City police officer has been investigating the disappearance of Kopetsky in his spare time for the last ten years. During the off-book investigation, the officer allegedly had a sexual relationship with a witness in the case.

Cop accused of sexual relations with witness in Yust case

Oh boy here we go with the defense we won't get a fair trial! jmo
 
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