State v. Horton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J.:

John Henry Horton appeals his 2004 conviction for first-degree felony murder. Horton’s conviction stems from the 1974 disappearance and death of 13-year-old Liz Wilson.

FACTS

On Sunday, July 7,1974,13-year-old Liz Wilson went swimming with her 11-year-old brother John at the public swimming pool in Prairie Village, Kansas. Liz and John lived about 3 or 4 blocks north of the swimming pool, and they often walked to the pool together. The campus for Shawnee Mission East High School is between what was the Wilsons’ house and the swimming pool, so…