Tulsa PD: Man Sought In Kansas Double Homicide Shot Himself

Authorities are searching for the boyfriend of a slain woman and her father after their bodies were found in eastern Kansas.

Friday, December 28th 2018, 3:42 pm

By: News 9


The Tulsa Police Department says the man sought in a double homicide out of Kansas shot himself Friday. 

Authorities were searching for 38-year-old Ben Converse after his girlfriend and her father were found dead in their home in Iola, Kansas. 

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that 36-year-old Molly Wilson and her father, 69-year-old John Tadlock, died of apparent gunshot wounds. 

Converse was identified as a person of interest. Friday, the KBI said he may be in the Oklahoma area.

Friday evening, authorities learned that Converse was found suffering from a gunshot wound at 66th Street and Mingo in Tulsa.

This is a developing story. Stay with News 9 and News9.com for updates. 

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