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BURLINGAME, Kan. – Authorities have filed capital murder charges against a man accused of killing his wife and two teenage daughters in eastern Kansas.
James Kraig Kahler also faces charges of attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of his wife's 89-year-old grandmother, Dorothy Wight.
The 46-year-old former director of the Water & Light Department in Columbia, Mo., was arrested Sunday in the deaths of his 44-year-old wife, Karen, and their daughters, 18-year-old Emily and 16-year-old Lauren.
The Kansas attorney general's office says Kahler also is charged with aggravated burglary because authorities suspect he broke into Wight's home to commit the crimes.
It was not immediately clear whether Kahler had an attorney.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
BURLINGAME, Kan. (AP) — The divorce attorney for a woman whose husband is accused of killing her and the couple's two teenage daughters in Kansas says he had no interest in the girls and only wanted to see the couple's son.
Attorney Dan Pingelton described suspect James Kraig Kahler as a misogynist.
Kahler, the 46-year-old former director of the Water & Light Department in Columbia, Mo., was arrested Sunday on suspicion of three counts of capital murder in the shooting deaths of his 44-year-old wife, Karen, and their daughters, 18-year-old Emily and 16-year-old Lauren.
He also is accused of attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of his wife's 89-year-old grandmother, Dorothy Wight.
Kahler was due in court Monday to face the charges. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney.
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