Strange how we did not see this mass murder spree on the NATIONAL news….  Man beats eighty year old couple to death, then shoots another 88-year-old woman, and kills two more men in their 60’s. 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An elderly couple have both died after being beaten in their Kansas City home during an attack in which three other people were fatally shot.
Kansas City police say Ann and George Taylor, both in their 80s, died Tuesday after spending a week in the hospital on life support.
Prosecutors allege that 34-year-old Brandon Howell attacked the couple in the basement of their home on Sept. 2, then fatally shot three neighbors before fleeing in the Taylors’ SUV.
He’s charged with several felonies, including three counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of 88-year-old Alice Hurst, her son, 63-year-old Darrel Hurst, and 69-year-old Susan Choucroun.
It was Ann Taylor’s desperate 911 call that alerted authorities to the crime spree, reports CBS affiliate KCTV.
Howell, a convicted felon with a history of violence, was arrested shortly after the killings. Police say they found him walking along Interstate 29 with a loaded shotgun in his pants. (read more)

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) – An elderly couple who were brutally beaten inside their home have died from their injuries almost exactly a week after they were attacked. Police announced the death of 86-year-old Ann Taylor, whose desperate 911 call alerted authorities to a crime spree in south Kansas City.
Taylor died Tuesday at an area hospital, Kansas City police announced Tuesday afternoon. They said Taylor’s family had notified them of her death.
“Our condolences continue to be with all families involved,” the police department said in a news release.
In a separate news release, the Taylors’ family announced the death of both.
“George and Ann died peacefully and we are blessed that they left this Earth together. They were married more than 40 years, and loved each other dearly,” the statement said. “They lived life fully, and while many might say they were old, they were healthy, vibrant, independent and extremely active in the community – a community they loved and gave back to generously.”
Christine DeWitt, the Taylors’ granddaughter, spoke about how much they loved their family and friends.
“They were wonderful parents, loving grandparents, the best friends you could ask for, kind and caring neighbors and took pride in helping others. We are all better human beings for knowing and loving them,” she said. “While we are devastated to have lost George and Ann today, we want something good to come out of this tragedy and send this message: Love one another; hold your family close; have faith and live life fully – just as they did.”  (read more)