LABETTE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Labette County Sheriff’s Office investigating the deaths of two people found Monday inside a residence in Mound Valley have identified the victims as 39-year-old Jason M. Bakken and 43-year-old Leanda R. Pound both of Mound Valley, according to a media release from the agency.
Autopsies determined that both victims died from gunshot wounds. The cases are now considered homicides.
Bakken had a previous drug conviction in Wilson County in 2016, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME. Tips can also be submitted online at https://www.kbi.ks.gov/sar.
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LABETTE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Labette County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after two subjects were found dead Monday in rural Mound Valley, Kansas, according to a media release from the agency.
The investigation indicates that Monday morning around 8:30 a.m., the Labette County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a subject who had discovered two bodies when he went to 693 16000 Road, in Mound Valley, to check on his friends.
When deputies arrived at the residence, they discovered the decomposing bodies of a man and woman They have not yet been positively identified.
The circumstances of their deaths are considered suspicious. Autopsies are scheduled.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME. Tips can also be submitted online at https://www.kbi.ks.gov/sar.