KS - Layne Mays, 22, murdered by her brother, 27, Overland Park 14 Jan 2020

[Niner]

Thank you @sister7 for this update! Much appreciated.

 

[bananararma]

Any updates about this lunatic? How does someone commit murder and we just never hear a thing about it again?

 

[Niner]

Any updates about this lunatic? How does someone commit murder and we just never hear a thing about it again?

Per my notes:
3/19/20 Update: Defendant appears in custody with Attorney Driscoll. Comment: hearing on competency-defendant to be transported to Larned (State Mental Hospital). Hearing continued by defense. Defendant ordered to personally appear at next court hearing on 6/19/20 for No-Go Preliminary hearing.

 

[Jewels53]

@Niner Update!

20CR00137 Mays, Parker

06/09/2020 RESCHED. NO GO PRELIM HEARING on 07/14/20,10:00am,Div 8

04/14/2020 FILE STAMP 04/14/2020, FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT FILED (APPROVED)

07/14/20 10:00am 8 NO GO PRELIM HEARING

CASE HISTORY (ROA)

 

[borndem]

Did he post bond? I find it interesting that he had a public defender appointed, I guess his agents aren't paying for a lawyer.

Yes, I noticed the public defender being appointed, too. Interesting, isn't it? He may well need a good one...
We'll see if that changes as time goes on...
(please forgive this "late" response -- I just saw this thread tonight )

 

[borndem]

Not to my knowledge and I haven't seen anything in the news. With a $1,000,000,000 bond I doubt very seriously he will be able to post a bond.

If he does post bond, it should put a new light on the public defender appointment, IMHO.

 

[borndem]

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My daughter went to school with Parker and was friends with him. She lost track of him after HS, but had nothing but good things to say about him. Quick witted-funny- well grounded.
This is definitely a SHOCK to the entire community.

No one is a winner in this situation. Very sad.

bbm
You're so right.
Although you've been with WS since January, here it is --

Welcome to Websleuths,
sister7 !!​

 

[borndem]

Here is his bandcamp link- music and audio
Hope this is allowed.
Good Talking Vol. II, by Parker Mays

I partially listened to his conversation -- a bit odd and a little scary. But maybe that was his intent...

 

[borndem]

Yes I went a little overboard, sorry. Got carried away with those darn 0's. I just had cataract surgery so I am blaming it on that. lol

Heck, Jewels -- nothing wrong with thinking bigly!!!
Hope your cataract surgery goes as well as mine did. (And as the Stones say (at least in my case), "What a drag it is getting old..."

 

[borndem]

Parker mays’ father was my psychiatrist for a good 7-8 years of my life. He had me so over medicated I was in a SSRI-induced state of mania for almost 3 years; I have no recollection of most of those memories except from what family has told me. I was violent, dangerous, and had no inhibition. I didn’t even think straight, I was delusional. I can’t even identify with the person I was As mays’ patient as a successful, empathetic, and non medicated adult. There’s something more to the story of Parker mays and his relationship to his quack father that plays into this. I have horror stories from the ‘drug trials’ I was put through as his patient. Ruined my life and made me have dark thoughts, Kevin mays treats people like guinea pigs. I hope that justice is brought to that side of this story.

Oh my, @handsandwich, what a sad thing to hear. But now you are healthy enuff to look back to see what happened to you and to realize it was totally the wrong treatment for you. Be proud of yourself for overcoming those bad times which were not the way you needed to be helped!
Maybe the same thing happened with Parker. This is such a sad, sad story for all of them.
And one more thing,

Welcome to Websleuths,
handsandwich !!​

 

[borndem]

I watched for about 30 minutes. Absolutely fascinating. His soliloquy and "vignettes" never had uhs or hummms. And he really pronounced his "ts". His stream of consciousness was separated by long sighs. Was he drunk? Drugged? Fascinating and weird.

I had to keep fast-forwarding it. I am in extreme rhetoric-phobia right now -- too much, too wrong, too cruel -- so I skimmed it. It was sad to hear -- he's wa-a-a-ay out there isn't he, poor soul? How'd he get there? And for him to do what he allegedly did is such an extreme nightmare for so many. SMH. Nope.

 

[borndem]

He seems like he is drunk, doesn't it? And is he wearing pink pastel fingernail polish??
I know he was into 'psychedelic' rock. You can find pics of him online.

I think the nice boy my daughter knew was probably depressed when she knew him. It only worsened as he went off to college. It seems he had no job ..no way to make money. Just played music and drew pictures.

I can't imagine this goes to trial. SURELY he will plead out.

This one may indeed be a true insanity-plea case. I think he is very sick. But we certainly don't know everything about all this yet -- and we certainly won't ever get it all, as it should be, but we still have a once-promising young woman now gone.

 

[drama_farmer]

I thought this film was very well done. I've always been fascinated (and horrified) by the sudden onset of schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like illnesses. Families and friends watch their loved one transform before their eyes into a completely different person. Even with early intervention and treatment, and all of the help in the world, there are some who will never regain their "old" selves.

I don't want to "spoil" it for anyone, but one of the patients featured in this doc is a young man whose illness had devastating consequences for his loving family. IMO

It's available (free) on YouTube.

Out of Mind, Out of Sight: Inside the Brockville Psych | A TVO Original Documentary
From the description: What happens to people who suffer from mental illnesses and commit violent crimes? Some are sent to forensic psychiatric hospitals, once called asylums for the criminally insane, where they disappear from public view for years. Filmmaker John Kastner gained unprecedented access to one such facility, the Brockville Mental Health Centre. He follows the treatment of patients struggling to gain control over their lives, so they can return to a society that often fears and demonizes them. Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award at the Hot Docs Festival.

 

[borndem]

Thanks, @drama_farmer, for the reference to the "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" documentary -- I am going to watch it tonight.

 

[sister7]

bbm
You're so right.
Although you've been with WS since January, here it is --

Welcome to Websleuths,
sister7 !!​

I've got a fan! *wink
Thank you

 

[borndem]

I've got a fan! *wink
Thank you

Indeed!

 

[Niner]

@Jewels53 - just wanted to check & see if he is still a "go" for 7/14/20 hearing?

TIA!

 

[Jewels53]

@Jewels53 - just wanted to check & see if he is still a "go" for 7/14/20 hearing?

TIA!

As of right now it is still on the schedule.

 

[Niner]

As of right now it is still on the schedule.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, July 14th:
*No-Go Preliminary Hearing (@10am CT) – KS – Layne Rebecca Mays (22) (Jan. 14, 2020, Overland Park) - *Parker John Mays (27) (bro) arrested & booked (1/14/20) & charged (1/16/20) with premeditated 1st degree murder. No plea entered. $1M cash or surety bond.
1/17/20: Initial appearance scheduled. Defendant appears in custody, appointed public defender Cade. Defendant ordered to appear at next No-Go Preliminary hearing 1/23/20 @ 10:30am. Bond conditions: Electronic monitoring; no use of illegal drugs or controlled substances & submit to testing when direct by court; no alcohol; no firearms; no contact with victim(s) or witnesses, their residence or employment whether or not they post bond.
1/23/20 Update: Defense files motion for competency evaluation-granted. Defendant appeared in court. Defense asks for continuance, defendant ordered to personally appear at next court hearing on 3/19/20.
3/19/20 Update: Defendant appears in custody with Attorney Driscoll. Comment: hearing on competency-defendant to be transported to Larned (State Mental Hospital). Hearing continued by defense. Defendant ordered to personally appear at next court hearing on 6/19/20 for No-Go Preliminary hearing. 4/14/20: Financial affidavit filed-approved. 6/15/20 Update: Hearing on 6/19/20 has been rescheduled for 7/14/20.