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Debate over police recordings in Kansas teen’s murder investigation

Sam Vonachen
Sam Vonachen

HUTCHINSON. – Attorneys in a Kansas teen’s murder case continue to debate audio and video recordings done by police during their investigation.

During a hearing held Tuesday in the Sam Vonachen case, the defense for the teen accused of two counts of first degree murder for a fire that killed his mother and sister wanted a transcript written from a court reporter outside of the case to be presented to the Judge so that she can compare it to audio from an in car camera.

That audio is part of an overall motion to suppress various audio and video recordings done by police in the case.

That hearing is expected to resume on Monday. While the transcript will not be used as evidence, prosecuting attorney Steve Maxwell objected to the use of the transcript.

Maxwell says it contained several inaccuracies stating that several key pieces of audio that were plainly evident during the hearing were written down as inaudible in the defense transcript.

Judge Trish Rose said she will take transcripts from both sides and look them over while listening to the audio.

Vonachen is accused of setting fire to the family home killing his mother and sister in September of 2013.

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