98-5299 Reward FundCoed date0Selina
RESOLUTION NUMBER 98-5299
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CITY -HELD REWARD
FUND ESTABLISHED WITH PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST
AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ABERCROMBIE-MCKIM
HOMICIDES.
WHEREAS, following the murders of Dorothy McKim, Carol Abercrombie, and
Christopher Abercrombie on July 21, 1996, a number of concerned citizens and businesses sent
money to the Salina Police Department for the purpose of establishing a reward fund for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible; and
WHEREAS, On November 9, 1996, Alan White, the primary suspect in the
Abercrombie -McKim homicides, was arrested at a Boston, Massachusetts homeless shelter and
was subsequently convicted of the crimes and sentenced to nearly 160 years in prison; and
WHEREAS, A Reward Fund Committee consisting of Larry Welch, Director of the
Kansas Bureau of Investigation; Julie McKenna, Saline County Attorney; Glen Kochanowski,
Saline County Sheriff, and James Hill, Chief of Police, have recommended that the privately
contributed reward funds held by the City of Salina in the current amount of $39,062.69 and the
Governor's Reward Fund of $5,000 be awarded as follows:
a. Former cellmate of Alan White $10,000.00
b. Mary King, Boston, MA balance of $34,062.69
SO NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of the City
of Salina, Kansas:
approved.
Section 1. The recommendation of the Reward Fund Committee is accepted and
Section 2. That the privately contributed reward funds held by the City of Salina in
the current amount of $39,062.69 are awarded for distribution by the Chief of Police and the
City's Director of Finance in conjunction with the Governor's Reward Fund of $5,000 and in
accordance with the recommendation of the Reward Fund Committee set forth above.
adoption.
July, 1998.
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ATTEST:
Section 3. That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners and signed by the Mayor this 6th day of
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Peter F. Brungardt, Mayor