Background
Stories proceed from the discovery of Ross's murder.
- Police search for clues in Ross' death
- County death ruled homicide (Nov. 15, 2003)
- 40-year-old attorney identified as homicide victim (Nov. 15, 2003)
- Slaying victim ID'd as lawyer, single mother (Nov. 16, 2003)
- Former colleagues shocked by attorney's slaying (Nov. 17, 2003)
- Investigators broaden homicide investigation (Nov. 17, 2003)
- Slaying facts remain elusive (Nov. 18, 2003)
- Police search prof's house (Nov. 20, 2003)
- Coroner keeping grip on results of autopsy (Nov. 21, 2003)
- Friends of homicide victim frustrated by silence (Nov. 26, 2003)
- Questioning hints at stabbing (Nov. 26, 2003)
- Violent ending difficult to grasp (Nov. 27, 2003)
- FBI to review rural homicide (Dec. 3, 2003)
- FBI joins in probe of rural homicide (Dec. 3, 2003)
- Lawrence slaying investigation extends to Ohio (Dec. 11, 2003)
- Victim's mother awaiting 'resolution' (Jan. 28, 2004)
- Victim's mother awaiting 'resolution' (Jan. 28, 2004)
- Authorities shift focus in investigation (March 2, 2004)
- Investigators building report on rural killing (May 2, 2004)
- Victim's parents suspect husband (May 11, 2004)
- Judge rules in favor of murdered woman's husband (Aug. 31, 2004)
- Investigation leads to Murray's arrest
- Ex-husband arrested for murder (Oct. 4, 2004)
- Ex-husband makes first court appearance in murder case (Oct. 4, 2004)
- Kansas State professor arrested for murder of his wife (Oct. 4, 2004)
- Ex-husband arrested for murder (Oct. 4, 2004)
- Ex-husband makes first court appearance in murder case (Oct. 4, 2004)
- Fallout from professor's arrest felt on campus (Oct. 5, 2004)
- K-State prof charged in ex-wife's slaying (Oct. 5, 2004)
- Bond reduced for professor accused of killing ex-wife (Oct. 7, 2004)
- Judge reviewing autopsy before deciding bond (Oct. 7, 2004)
- Judge reviewing autopsy before deciding bond (Oct. 7, 2004)
- DA: Victim brutally stabbed (Oct. 8, 2004)
- Autopsy confirms savagery of slaying (Breaking news, Oct. 8, 2004)
- Carmin Ross autopsy report released (Oct. 8, 2004)
- Autopsy confirms savagery of slaying (Oct. 9, 2004)
- Murray back in court (Nov. 5, 2004)
- Grandparents gain custody of child (Nov. 6, 2004)
- D.A. employees given chance to apply for jobs (Nov. 11, 2004)
- Family may hire special prosecutor in murder case (Nov. 13, 2004)
- Preliminary hearing for murder suspect scheduled for Monday (Dec. 3, 2004)
- Court TV sets sights on case (Dec. 3, 2004)
- Pre-trial and preliminary hearing
- Testimony begins in murder case (Dec. 6, 2004)
- Hearings begin in murder case (Dec. 6, 2004)
- Hearing continues in murder case (Dec. 7, 2004)
- Murder evidence outlined (Dec. 7, 2004)
- Colleague testifies in K-State prof's murder hearing (Dec. 8, 2004)
- Murder suspect's behavior revisited (Dec. 8, 2004)
- Murder hearing: Defense tries to strike body language testimony (Dec. 9, 2004)
- Witness: Suspect noted 'all the blood' (Dec. 9, 2004)
- Murray to stand trial for murder of ex-wife (Dec. 10, 2004)
- Web evidence used in murder hearing (Dec. 10, 2004)
- Murray ordered to trial in killing (Dec. 11, 2004)
- Couple's conflicts intensified near end (Dec. 12, 2004)
- Relatives lean on one another, thank Lawrence (Dec. 12, 2004)
- Professor enters not guilty plea (Dec. 17, 2004)
- Hundreds subpoenaed during trial preparations (Jan. 23, 2005)
- Murray's lawyers want evidence excluded (Jan. 23, 2005)
- Murray defense lawyers file motions (Jan. 24, 2005)
- Murder trial's evidence at issue (Jan. 25, 2005)
- Judge listens to pretrial motions in Murray case (Feb. 3, 2005)
- Police search murder suspect's home again (Feb. 3, 2005)
- Judge rules on pre-trial motions in Murray case (Feb. 3, 2005)
- Police search Murray home again (Feb. 4, 2005)
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"I miss you, or who you were. As much as Carmin died that day, you died, too."
—Ross' sister Heather Bowman told Murray during his sentencing.
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Carmin D. Ross
Police found Carmin Ross dead in November 2003 inside her home at 1860 E. 1150 Road. An attorney trained as a mediation expert, Ross previously worked as Manhattan city prosecutor and director of employee relations for Kansas State University. More »
Thomas E. Murray
Murray is a Kansas State University English professor and an expert in linguistics. Students describe him as an excellent teacher. More »
