Folder: Provenance/Correspondence, 1970s
Scope and Contents
Consists of court documents and law enforcement files related to the Leon Jordan murder investigation. Included are deposition transcripts, FBI files and Kansas City Police Department files. Material is contained in Addendum Boxes C1-C5. Addendum 3 material consists of deposition transcripts from court cases for James Willis and Maynard Cooper, both related to the Jordan murder investigation in the 1970s. Addendum 5 material consists of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files for Leon Jordan. Addendum 8 material consists of photocopies of the Kansas City Police Department investigation files of the original Jordan murder case in the 1970s. Addendum 9 material consists of photocopies of the Kansas City Police Department investigation files into the cold case of Jordan's murder, reopened and solved in 2010-2011.
Dates
- 1970s
Creator
- From the Collection: Jordan, Leon M. (Mercer), 1905-1970 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 14 Linear Feet (LaBudde: 5 Manuscript Boxes, 16 Photograph Boxes, 8 Addendum Boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives Repository