[Gay State Conservative]

There are two states having jurisdiction as well as the federal government.

Is Overland Park near the Missouri border? Was the girl found in Missouri? And,apart from the kidnapping,why would the Feds have jurisdiction here? I haven't followed this case closely and none of this is explained in the short news blurb above.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Overland Park and Olathe (home of the alleged killer) are both adjacent (contiguous) with Kansas City. Kansas City spans the Kansas/Missouri border. You cannot tell where the line is. My grandchildren live in Overland Park. The highway dips in and out of Missouri on the way to their house.

[Non-Sequitur]

Is Overland Park near the Missouri border? Was the girl found in Missouri? And,apart from the kidnapping,why would the Feds have jurisdiction here? I haven't followed this case closely and none of this is explained in the short news blurb above.

Yes. Overland Park is a very large suburb of Kansas City and we're a couple of miles from the state line. Her body was found in a similar suburb on the Missouri side of the line. The feds have jurisdiction because the crime crossed state lines - abducted in Kansas and found, perhaps killed in Missouri.

[MarkL]

Is Overland Park near the Missouri border? Was the girl found in Missouri? And,apart from the kidnapping,why would the Feds have jurisdiction here? I haven't followed this case closely and none of this is explained in the short news blurb above.

The "Kansas City metropolitan area" includes both Kansas City, MO and Kansas City, KS, as well as numerous suburbs on both sides of the state line, such as Independence, Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, and Grandview on the MO side, and Shawnee Mission, Prairie Village, Leewood, Overland Park, Lenexa, and Olathe on the KS side (and there are lots of other communities as well).

I live in Lee's Summit, MO and work in Overland Park, KS. I've got a 22 mile drive each way. From my house to the target store where she was abducted, the drive is a bit less than 30 minutes. I live less than 15 minutes from where she was found: Longview Lake spans both Grandview and Lee's Summit.

Wiki actually has a good overview: Wiki article on KC Metro Area

Mark