Thursday, Feb. 6, 1986
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Autopsy performed on suspect
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An autopsy was performed yesterday on the body of a man authorities said hanged himself in a jail cell where he was held on a murder charge in the shooting death of a Bonner Springs patrol officer.
The suspect, Esteban A. Davis, 43,
Bonner Springs, was found dead
about 4:20 a.m., Wyndotte County
Underserhier Tim Johnson said.
Alan Hancock, Wyandotte County coroner, pronounced David dead at the scene. Autopsy results would not be expected before this morning.
Davis was alone in his cell in the jail's maximum-security section, which contains about five single-person cells. He apparently used a towel to hang himself, and no note was left behind, Johnson said.
Guards check on prisoners every 30 to 60 minutes, he said.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation into the hanging. Authorities questioned prisoners and jail employees to
determine exactly what happened and at what time.
Davis was charged Monday with murder in the shooting Friday of Maureen Kelly Murphy, a 28-year-old officer. At that time, bond was set at $100,000 and a court appearance scheduled for today.
Harry Miller, an attorney who represented Davis, said he did not believe his client was guilty of killing the officer.
"I do know this, Esteban Davis was not a person I think was capable of cold-blooded murder," Miller said "He had denied to me vehemently having any responsibility for the killing and I have no reason at this point to doubt it."
About 2,500 friends and law enforcement officers paid tribute Tuesday to the slain officer, who was shot in the head as she sat in her patrol car filling out a report. Murphy, a 6-year veteran of the Bonner Springs Police Department, is survived by her husband, Det. Randy Murphy of the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, and their daughter;
15-month-old Morgan Murphy.
Davis, who lived about 200 yards from where the officer's car was parked, may have been distressed about domestic problems at the time of the shooting, authorities said.
"Mrs. Davis went to a lawyer seeking to file for divorce," Nick Tomasic, Wyandotte County district attorney, said. "He attempted to assault his wife and children in the past and police responded. Officer Murphy was one that had responded."
Miller told a Kansas City area radio station that he had met with Davis on Tuesday night at the jail.
However, Davis' wife said she did
not believe her husband committed the crime.
"He became depressed during my conversation with him," Miller told KMBZ. "I suspected he was becoming despondent at that time."
Miller said that he took notes of the conversation and that Davis told him, "I want you to give this to my family, and write this down. Tell them that no matter what happens I didn't kill anybody."
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