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Pending eviction prompted Shawnee youth pastor to stab family, burn house: Affidavit

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Matthew L. Richards, 41, confessed to stabbing his family, including his wife and the couple's five children. Richards was charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson with risk of bodily harm. Richards said he thought it would be better if they all died rather than for his kids to have to deal with the trauma of the truth.

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Facing eviction, Johnson County youth pastor stabbed family and set fire: affidavit

The 41-year-old told police he had not been honest about their financial situation and believed it would be better for his family to die than “find out the truth,” according to an affidavit unsealed Monday.

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Pending eviction prompted Shawnee youth pastor to stab family, burn house: Affidavit

A pending eviction prompted a Shawnee youth pastor to stab his family before setting the house during the early-morning hours Sept. 16, he told police.

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KSHB-TV broke the news in on Monday, September 25, 2023.
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