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A 50-year-old mystery surrounding a woman accused of three murders may soon be solved. Authorities will hold a press conference Thursday to discuss the case of Sharon Kinne.
Kinne was accused of killing her husband in Missouri, her boyfriend’s wife, and a man she met in a Mexican bar. She was in a Mexican prison for these crimes but escaped in December 1969.
Kinne’s story has been the subject of a book, podcasts, and true crime television shows. Her escape and subsequent disappearance have remained a mystery until now.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in Missouri promises answers at the upcoming press conference. They hope to bring closure to the families of the victims and others affected by Kinne’s actions.
While official details are forthcoming, the FBI reportedly confirmed that a woman using the name Diedra Glabus, who died last year, had fingerprints matching Kinne’s.
Kinne’s first husband died from a gunshot wound in 1960. Initially ruled an accident, the case was reopened after the murder of her boyfriend’s wife just over a month later.
Kinne was acquitted of the second murder but convicted of killing her husband. That conviction was overturned, and a retrial resulted in a hung jury.
Kinne then fled to Mexico City where she was convicted of a third murder and sentenced to 13 years. Ballistics linked the gun used in this murder to the killing of her boyfriend’s wife, but she could not be retried.
Known as “La Pistolera” (The Gunslinger), Kinne gave interviews from prison before her escape. She expressed a desire for a life beyond Kansas City and spoke of the cautious respect she commanded from prison guards.