Welcome to “Bloody, MO,” a Civil War-through-modern day video peek into Kansas City’s bloody past – starring equally notorious and unknown gunslingers, fire-starters, and godfathers.
Today: Sharon “La Pistolera” Kinne
Sharon Kinne was known to shoot her way out of a situation she didn’t want to be in, earning her the nickname “La Pistolera.” Connected to at least three murders — two in Kansas City — Kinne escaped from a prison in Mexico and her whereabouts remain unknown.
She has currently the longest outstanding arrest warrant for murder in the history of Kansas City, Missouri, and one of the longest outstanding felony warrants in American history.
Next Monday: Willie “the Rat” Cammisano
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