Episode 048: Sharon Kinne and the murders of James Kinne, Patricia Jones, and Francisco Ordonez

On March 19, 1960, James Kinne was allegedly shot and killed by his 2-year-old daughter who had been playing with James .22 pistol and accidentally fired the gun, killing her father. Within a month, James’ widow, Sharon Kinne, was involved in an affair with Walter Jones, who was married to Patricia Jones. When Sharon asked Walter to leave his wife Patricia, Walter refused. Mysteriously, Walter’s wife, Patricia, was murdered days later. Sharon was arrested for Patricia’s murder and prosecutors also suspected that Sharon was responsible for her husband, James Kinnes, death as well. Sharon was put on trial but acquitted of Patricia’s murder. When it came to the trial for James’ murder, there were a series of mistrials. While Sharon was out on bail, awaiting a fourth trial for James’ death, Sharon went to Mexico, where she killed Francisco Ordonez. Sharon was arrested in Mexico and found guilty of murdering Francisco and sentenced to sever 13 years in prison. 5 years into her sentence, Sharon escaped prison and was on the run for over 50 years. In December of 2023, an anonymous tip came in claiming that Sharon had been living in the rural Canadian town of Taber, Alberta.   Sources: Graveland, Bill, “American killer and fugitive lived for 50 years under a new name in an Alberta town”, Global News, Jan 31, 2025, https://globalnews.ca/news/10991664/american-killer-fugitive-alberta/, accessed Feb 13, 2025.      Grant, Meghan, “Needlepoint and banana bread: Murderous American fugitive who hid in Alberta for decades remembered by friends”, CBC News, Feb 1, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/sharon-kinne-dee-glabus-taber-alberta-missouri-kansas-city-mexico-murder-fugitive-1.7447811, accessed Feb 20, 2025.     Graveland, Bill, “’Her traumatic legacy’: American killer and fugitive lived 50 years in Alberta town”, Calgary Herald, Jan 31, 2025, https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/her-traumatic-legacy-american-killer-and-fugitive-lived-50-years-in-alberta-town, accessed Feb 20, 2025.    “Sharon Kinne”, Wikipedia,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Kinne, accessed Feb 20, 2025.     “Discover Taber”, Town of Taber, https://www.taber.ca/discover-taber, accessed Feb 21, 2025.