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Possible bomb found amid investigation into Kan. double-murder

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have found a possible bomb while serving a search warrant at the home of one of the three suspects in a double homicide in Topeka.

Crime scene tape at the home where police were conducting the murder investigation-photo courtesy WIBW TV

Topeka police Lt. Andrew Beightel says the discovery was made Thursday as officers searched for evidence related to the killings of 28-year-old Lisa Sportsman and her cousin, 17-year-old Jesse Polinskey, in the small Washington County town of Greenleaf.  Details about the suspicious item weren’t made available Thursday afternoon.

Sportsman, Hutto and Showalter -photos Shawnee County

Police say the two victims were pronounced dead Monday at a residence in Topeka’s Hi-Crest neighborhood after paramedics arrived. Police say they had been stabbed and beaten to death.

Sportsman’s estranged husband Bradley Sportsman, Richard Showalter and Matthew Hutto were arrested Monday afternoon during a traffic stop in Topeka.

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