DENVER (CN) — The 10th Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to Kansas City detectives whose investigation led to the wrongful conviction of Olin Coones in 2009.
“In light of the significant evidence of Kathleen’s dishonesty, her history of fabricating stories about Mr. Coones, her motive to commit suicide, and her motive to frame Mr. Coones for her death, the detectives could not reasonably rely on her uncorroborated accusation of Mr. Coones,” wrote U.S. Circuit Judge Carolyn McHugh in a 55-page opinion.
Just after 2 a.m. on April 7, 2008, Kathleen Schroll called her mother, saying “Pete” was going to kill her husband, Carl, and cover his tracks. The mother told her son, who called 911, sending detectives to the Kansas City home to find the couple dead…