WICHITA, KS — On Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court released their opinion in State of Kansas v. Jonathan D. Carr and State of Kansas v. Reginald D. Carr. The two brothers are on death row for a quadruple killing known as the “Wichita massacre”
Summarized, the Kansas Supreme Court agreed with the State’s argument made in January of 2026 that Judge Clark was clear when he imposed the death penalty.
The ruling also stated that the Kansas Supreme Court had been clear in 2014 that the death penalty as to Heather Muller, one of the victims in the case, was upheld for each defendant. In other words, the Kansas Supreme Court rejected each defendant’s arguments and upheld their respective death sentences.
The Carr brothers broke into a Wichita home in December 2000 and forced the three men and two women there to have sex with one another and later to withdraw money from ATMs.
According to authorities, the women were raped repeatedly before all five were taken to a soccer field and shot. Four victims died: Aaron Sander, 29; Brad Heyka, 27; Jason Befort, 26; and Heather Muller, 25. One of the women survived to testify against the Carr brothers. Other crimes over six days left a fifth person dead.
The brothers are being held in the El Dorado Correctional Facility.