MURDERED: Anastasia WitbolsFeugen
In 1997, a young woman is found shot dead in a cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Police work on tracking down the group of friends she was last seen with…and they learn another life has been lost. As the pressure mounts, the investigation stalls until a shocking confession gets the Wheels of Justice moving. But at the end of the day, some are left to wonder…Did they find the right person?
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Anastasia WitbolsFeugen.
Credit: Jackson County Police Department
Justin Bruton.
Credit: Jackson County Police Department
Byron Case.
Credit: Jackson County Police Department
Justin and Byron.
Credit: Jackson County Police Department
Lincoln Cemetery.
Credit: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO
Entrance to Mount Washington Cemetery.
Credit: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO
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Timeline:
7pm
Anastasia, Justin, Byron and Kelly are seen at Mount Washington Cemetery.
8:30pm
Anastasia is last seen.
4am
Anastasia’s body is found in Lincoln Cemetery.
10:25am
Justin buys a shotgun.
Justin is found dead by suicide.
Jackson County prosecutors file a first-degree murder charge against Byron Case.
Byron Case is found guilty and is sentenced to life without parole.
Lincoln Cemetery
Where Anastasia’s body is found.
Mount Washington Cemetery
The first cemetery they visit.
De Soto, KS
Where Justin’s body is found in his car.
E Truman Rd
The road where Anastasia got out of the car.
Dairy Queen
The former location of the Dairy Queen where Anastasia used the payphone and got picked up from.
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Episode Source Material
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Leah Rothman’s reporting as featured in The Real Killer Podcast.
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The Real Killer (Podcast, Season 3, All Episodes). Hosted by Leah Rothman. 2025. Accessed April 17, 2025 via Iheart.com for transcripts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-real-killer-90218427/
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The Skeptical Juror and The Trial of Byron Case, by J Bennet Allen. Byron Case Transcripts 10 Glenn Colliver https://www.scribd.com/document/16462507/Byron-Case-Transcripts-10-Glenn-Colliver
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Free April Wilkens Blog: 2 Killings, 1 Tulsa Car Dealership Family: April Wilkens connection to Byron Case https://aprilwilkensblog.wordpress.com/2021/02/07/2-killings-1-tulsa-car-dealership-family-april-wilkens-connection-to-byron-case/
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FREE APRIL WILKENS BLOG: RE: APRIL’S CONNECTION TO BYRON CASE AND JUSTIN BRUTON. https://aprilwilkensblog.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/re-aprils-connection-to-byron-case-and-justin-bruton/
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Section 571.015. Unlawful use of a weapon: Revisor of Statutes of Missouri. accessed July 7, 2025. https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.015
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Robert C. Witbolsfeugen: Missouri State Highway Patrol, offender ID 26662714. accessed July 7, 2025. https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/CJ38/OffenderDetails?page=0&column=name&id=26662714&lastName=Witbolsfeugen&suffix=&firstName=Robert&middleName=C
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