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The FAQ: The Murder of Anastasia WitbolsFeugen
Is there a chronology of the night of the murder?

Here is an approximate chronology from what is known or estimated from communications, statements, testimony, evidence, and extrapolation. Specific sources are cited.

  • October 22
    •  3:30 PM    Having already received a call from Justin asking her to meet him, Anastasia asks a ride from her stepmother (1)
    •  4:10 PM    Anastasia leaves her home with her stepmother for Mt. Washington Cemetery(2)
    •  4:20 PM    Anastasia arrives at the south gate at Mt. Washington; she hikes the quarter-mile to the Nelson Mausoleum(3)
    •  4:30 PM    Justin Bruton calls Anastasia’s house, speaks to her sister, says he can't make it to pick her up(4)
    •  5:30 PM    Anastasia walks from the Nelson to DQ, calls Justin Bruton's condo, leaves a message demanding he pick her up(5)
    •  6:50 PM    Bruton, Case, and Moffett pick Anastasia up at DQ(6)
    •  7:00 PM    All arrive at Anastasia’s house; Anastasia changes clothes(7)
    •  7:15 PM    Glenn Colliver spots Justin Bruton’s car at Mt. Washington(8)
    •  7:30 PM    Anastasia is murdered by Byron Case at Lincoln Cemetery
    •  7:40 PM    Byron Case drives to a spot west and north of the murder to drop the gun on railroad tracks
    •  8:05 PM    Bruton, Case, and Moffett arrive at Bruton's condo
    •  8:25 PM    Bruton, Case, and Moffett visit Abraham Kneisley where he is house-sitting(9)
    •  9:20 PM    Bruton, Case, and Moffett arrive at Kelly Moffett’s home in Lenexa, KS(10)
    •  9:30 PM    Justin Bruton calls from Kelly Moffett's home to Anastasia’s house, speaks to her sister again(11)
    • 10:10 PM    Bruton and Case visit Tara McDowell at her apartment(12)
    • 10:30 PM    Justin Bruton drops Byron Case off at his mother's apartment
    • 10:40 PM    Justin Bruton calls Anastasia’s house, speaks to her father(13)
    • 11:00 PM    Byron Case leaves his mother's apartment to start working on alibi
    • midnight      Byron Case revisits Lincoln Cemetery, then drives to a restaurant in Independence, MO for further planning
  • October 23
    • ~2:00 AM   Byron Case goes to stay at his father's home in Kansas City, KS(14)
    •  3:44 AM    Anastasia's body is discovered by police(15)
    •  9:00 AM    Justin Bruton calls Byron Case, brief conversation
    • 10:30 AM    Justin Bruton arrives at the Bullet Hole gun shop, buys a shotgun(16)
    •  5:00 PM     Evening news broadcasts report Anastasia's name as murder victim(17)
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