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George Tiller slain; Scott Roeder on trial

Coverage of the trial of Scott Roeder in the killing of Kansas late-term abortion doctor George Tiller.

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Reactions to the Scott Roeder verdict from both sides of abortion debate

BY FRED MANN, The Wichita Eagle | March 2 at 2:11 p.m.

The two sides in the abortion debate agreed on one thing Friday: A Sedgwick County jury delivered the only verdict it could in the Scott Roeder murder trial.

Jury finds Scott Roeder guilty of first-degree murder in the death of George Tiller

BY HURST LAVIANA, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 30 at 9:57 a.m.

The guilty verdict was read at 11:05 a.m. Friday. But prosecutors and defense lawyers agreed that the Scott Roeder murder trial ended at 4:55 p.m. Thursday.

Roeder trial updates from 1/29: Jury finds Scott Roeder guilty of first-degree murder in death of George Tiller

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | March 2 at 2:11 p.m.

District Attorney Nola Foulston said prosecutors filed numerous requests to try and keep abortion out of Scott Roeder's trial. It was a case of first-degree murder of Wichita abortion provider George Tiller, Foulston said. But abortion itself shouldn’t have been on trial, she said. A jury convicted Roeder of first-degree murder this morning after only 37 minutes of deliberations.

Roeder trial updates from 1/27: Judge Wilbert strikes down subpoena for Barry Disney's testimony

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | March 2 at 2:11 p.m.

In an afternoon session with lawyers, Judge Wilbert addressed motions to quash subpoenas and other legal issues.

Roeder trial updates from 1/26: Call from Roeder's brother to FBI described

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | March 2 at 2:11 p.m.

FBI Special Agent Michael Miller went with Denton Murray to David Roeder's house. Miller and Murray went to Roeder's house around 4 p.m. on June 1. The house sat on the Shawnee/Wabaunsee county line. Miller said he found shell casings in the woods around David Roeder's house.

Ushers say Roeder pointed a gun at them

BY HURST LAVIANA, The Wichita Eagle | March 2 at 2:11 p.m.

Gary Hoepner said he was stunned when a man walked into the lobby of Reformation Lutheran Church and shot George Tiller in the head.

Roeder trial updates from 1/25: Jury excused; trial to resume Tuesday

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | March 2 at 2:11 p.m.

Judge Warren Wilbert has excused the jury for the evening, admonishing them not to read the next issue of GQ, which includes a story headlined "Savior vs. Savior" about Scott Roeder and George Tiller.

Police and witnesses recall details of the day Tiller was shot

BY HURST LAVIANA, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 25 at 11:40 a.m.

Two minutes and three seconds after the first 911 call, Wichita police had the name of a suspect in the George Tiller shooting. A witness relayed the tag number on the getaway car to a dispatcher who matched the car to Scott Roeder and forwarded his name to police.

Roeder trial updates: Churchgoer who aided Tiller testifies

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 25 at 11:40 a.m.

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Roeder trial begins on Roe v. Wade anniversary

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 22 at 6:06 a.m.

On the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that gave constitutional protection for abortions, prosecutors this morning will begin presenting evidence that Scott Roeder killed George Tiller because he performed them.

Jury questioning opens to media in Roeder trial

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 21 at 5:55 p.m.

WICHITA — On the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the United States, prosecutors Friday morning will begin presenting evidence that Scott Roeder killed one of the doctors performing the procedure.

Jury taking shape in Scott Roeder trial

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 21 at 5:58 a.m.

Lawyers are closing in on having selected the number of jurors they need to move to the public phase of the first-degree murder trial of Scott Roeder.

Jury update: Lawyers pass half of those questioned in morning session

BY RON SYLVESTER, Via What the Judge Ate for Breakfast | Jan. 20 at 5:21 p.m.

Lawyers said they interviewed eight prospective jurors and passed four of them for cause this morning in the first-degree murder trial of Scott Roeder.

Kline to appear before state ethics commission

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 20 at 5:21 p.m.

As Phill Kline waits to testify in the trial of a man accused of killing an abortion provider, the former Kansas Attorney General was ordered to appear before the state ethics commission because of his investigation into that doctor.

Jury selection set to resume in Roeder trial

Eagle staff | Jan. 20 at 5:21 p.m.

Jury selection in the first-degree murder trial of Scott Roeder is scheduled to resume Tuesday.

Jury may get special instruction in Roeder trial

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 16 at 2:54 a.m.

Fearing jurors may think they are in danger during the murder trial of a man charged with killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller, Scott Roeder's defense asked Friday for the trial judge to issue special instructions when panelists are questioned as a group.

Roeder case stirs global reactions

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 17 at 12:05 a.m.

Judge Warren Wilbert's words in a Wichita courtroom are bouncing from national blogs to the Harvard Law School to other continents.

Expert wary of private juror questioning in Scott Roeder trial

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 20 at 5:21 p.m.

Privacy doesn’t guarantee honesty, a jury expert said.

Part of jury selection in Scott Roeder trial to be open

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 20 at 5:21 p.m.

After news outlets, including The Wichita Eagle, petitioned the Kansas Supreme Court, a judge agreed Wednesday to release a jury questionnaire and open portions of jury selection in the first-degree murder trial of Scott Roeder.

Judge to open parts of jury selection in Roeder trial

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 20 at 5:21 p.m.

WICHITA — After news outlets, including The Wichita Eagle, petitioned the Kansas Supreme Court, a judge agreed today to release a blank jury questionnaire and open up portions of jury selection in the first-degree murder trial of Scott Roeder.

Judge: Roeder can seek manslaughter defense

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 20 at 5:21 p.m.

WICHITA — A Sedgwick County district judge today refused to prevent Scott Roeder from pursuing a defense of voluntary manslaughter.

Prosecutors oppose 'imperfect self-defense' for Roeder

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 12 at 11:02 a.m.

Prosecutors today will make a final attempt to stop Scott Roeder from telling a jury he killed Wichita abortion provider George Tiller in defense of the unborn.

Prosecutors, defense to argue new motion in Scott Roeder trial

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 11 at 5:59 p.m.

WICHITA — Prosecutors asked a judge this morning to prohibit Scott Roeder from using voluntary manslaughter in his defense during his first-degree murder trial in the shooting of George Tiller.

Abortion issue front and center in Roeder murder trial

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 14 at 8:06 a.m.

When Scott Roeder's murder trial begins Monday, the question won't be whether or not he killed George Tiller.

Roeder's defense team subpoenas Kline

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 6 at 6:33 a.m.

Although Phill Kline condemned violence, he may not be able to avoid being linked to the killing of the abortion provider he pursued as Kansas attorney general.

Judge sets hearing on Roeder's request for change of venue

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 10 at 4:35 p.m.

WICHITA — A Sedgwick County District Judge has set a hearing next month to determine whether Scott Roeder's first-degree murder trial will proceed here or elsewhere.

Lawyer says Roeder can't use defense

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 10 at 4:35 p.m.

Scott Roeder's lawyer said Tuesday that the defense his client had hoped for in the murder trial of a Wichita abortion provider isn't legal.

Suspect in George Tiller murder confesses; experts doubt defense

By JUDY L. THOMAS, Kansas City Star | Jan. 10 at 4:35 p.m.

Scott Roeder confessed Monday to killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller, saying he had no regrets because "pre-born children were in imminent danger."

'Law & Order' bases episode on George Tiller's shooting

BY DION LEFLER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 10 at 4:35 p.m.

A television drama loosely based on the slaying of abortion provider George Tiller is rubbing nerves on both sides of the abortion divide in Wichita.

Tiller's work honored in D.C.

BY DION LEFLER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 9 at 4:48 p.m.

Slain Wichita abortion provider George Tiller was honored posthumously in Washington over the weekend with one of the highest honors given by the International Federation of Planned Parenthood Foundation, the group announced Monday.

Tiller shooting suspect may weigh justifiable homicide defense

By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 9 at 5:06 p.m.

The suspect in the killing of abortion provider George Tiller is in talks with a prominent attorney who represents anti-abortion protesters and has long advocated justifiable homicide as a legal defense in such cases.

Two Wichita churches get letters from Va. minister about Tiller

By JUDY L. THOMAS, Kansas City Star | Nov. 9 at 4:48 p.m.

A Virginia anti-abortion activist has sent a scathing letter to the church of slain Wichita abortion provider George Tiller, telling pastors they "brought damnation onto yourselves" for failing to rebuke the "babykilling."

Bible group scrutinized in Tiller killing

By JUDY L. THOMAS, Kansas City Star | Nov. 9 at 5:06 p.m.

They met in each other's homes on Saturday, their Sabbath, for a potluck dinner and Bible study sessions.

Militants contact Roeder in jail

By JUDY L. THOMAS, Kansas City Star | Nov. 9 at 5:11 p.m.

The list of those visiting and communicating with the man accused of killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller reads like a who's who of anti-abortion militants.

Roeder to face trial in Tiller killing; pleads not guilty at arraignment

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 9 at 5:11 p.m.

WICHITA — Gary Hoepner was grabbing a doughnut at the snack table at his church with George Tiller when he saw a man walk up, put a gun to the Wichita abortion doctor's head and pull the trigger, Hoepner testified in Sedgwick County District Court this morning.

Suspect in Tiller's death in court today

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 9 at 5:12 p.m.

For the first time since Wichita abortion provider George Tiller was shot to death inside his church, the public will hear details today about what happened that morning. Return to Kansas.com today for continuing coverage of the hearing.

Letters Tiller-death suspect sent to his son

BY JUDY L. THOMAS, Kansas City Star | Nov. 9 at 5:12 p.m.

In a series of letters, the man accused of killing George Tiller attempts to convince his young son that a heathen government must be resisted.

Roeder upset at Operation Rescue

By JUDY L. THOMAS, Kansas City Star | Nov. 9 at 5:12 p.m.

The man charged with killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller said in an interview he's angry about a major anti-abortion group he thinks has abandoned him.

Abortion opponents receive death threats

BY TIM POTTER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 10 at 4:35 p.m.

Three Wichita-based anti-abortion groups say they have received death threats in response to last month's killing of George Tiller.

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