Sharon Kinne: podcast appearances and interviews

Sharon Kinne was an American murderer, suspected serial killer, and prison escapee born Sharon Elizabeth Hall on November 30, 1939. Her criminal activities in the 1960s included a conviction in Mexico for one murder and suspicion of two others in the United States. Kinne was the subject of one of the longest outstanding arrest warrants for murder in Kansas City, Missouri, and her case is among the longest unresolved felony warrants in U.S. history. In her early life, she was involved in multiple murders and legal proceedings, which garnered significant attention. In 1960, her husband James Kinne was shot in the head inside their home; she claimed it was an accidental shooting involving their child. Later that year, she was linked to the murder of Patricia Jones, a local file clerk, and was tried and acquitted for Jones's murder in 1961. However, she was convicted of her husband's murder in 1962 but the verdict was overturned due to procedural issues. She faced multiple trials, which resulted in hung juries and mistrials, leading to her release on bond. After traveling to Mexico, she was convicted in 1965 for the killing of Mexican-born American citizen Francisco Paredes Ordoñez during an incident she claimed was self-defense. She was sentenced to ten years, later extended to thirteen, and escaped from prison in 1969 during a power outage. Kinne's whereabouts remained unknown for over five decades until 2025, when it was confirmed that she had lived in the Canadian town of Taber, Alberta, from approximately 1973 until her death in 2022 at age 82.