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Kansas monster, Marcas McGowan, sentenced to life without parole, for kidnapping and killing his girlfriend’s five-year-old daughter, after a lover’s quarrel

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260404&semi;">Marcas McGowan&comma; 32&comma;  kidnapped his girlfriend&&num;8217&semi;s five-year-old daughter&comma; Cadence Harris&comma; after a lover&&num;8217&semi;s quarrel&comma; in Kansas City&comma; Kansas&comma; back in July 2014 <&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260404&semi;">The court heard he had terrorized Christina Harris&comma; Cadence&&num;8217&semi;s mother during a five-year relationship that was said to &&num;8216&semi;often abusive&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260404&semi;"><strong>Marcas McGowan&comma; fleeing police after a domestic dispute in the home grabbed the little girl&comma; cops<&sol;strong> <strong> pursued him into Missouri before he crashed through a barricade near Leavenworth&comma; Kansas<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260404&semi;">He shot at police during the high speed chase and ended up fatally shooting Cadence&comma; who was  was found dead inside the car from a gunshot wound<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260404&semi;">He pled guilty to kidnapping resulting in death and to discharging a firearm during a crime of violence&period;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260404&semi;">McGowan was sentenced to life in prison without parole&comma; Tuesday for kidnapping&comma; plus 10 years for illegally discharging the firearm<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;" wp-image-104629 alignleft" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;marcas-mcgowan2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Marcas McGowan2&period;jpg" width&equals;"253" height&equals;"393" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Marcas McGowan &lpar;pictured &rpar; received a life sentence for kidnapping Cadence Harris&comma; resulting in her death <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">A Kansas man&comma; Marcas McGowan&&num;8217&semi;  has been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping his girlfriend&&num;8217&semi;s daughter and shooting the child to death during a 2014 police chase&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;32-year-old McGowan&comma; of Atchison declined to address the judge during his sentencing hearing on Tuesday in Kansas City&comma; Kansas&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He had already entered a guilty plea for kidnapping resulting in death and to discharging a firearm during a crime of violence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitLeft">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong>McGowan on July 18&comma; 2014  abducted his girlfriends daughter after an arguement with her mother Christina Harris&comma; at their home in Kansas&comma; authorities said&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"share-pictures-1" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-104637" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;marcus-mcgowan4&period;png" alt&equals;"Marcus McGowan4&period;png" width&equals;"1318" height&equals;"519" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Marcas McGowan &lpar;pictured left&rpar;&comma; received a life sentence for kidnapping Cadence Harris in July 2014 and fatally shooting her during a police chase&period; <strong>Scene from where the police chase ended &lpar;right&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-104761" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;christina-harris3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"christina-harris3" width&equals;"618" height&equals;"618" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Cadence &&num;8216&semi;Cady&&num;8217&semi; Harris was abducted by her mother&&num;8217&semi;s boyfriend&comma; Marcas McGowan abducted on July 18&comma; 2014&period; The pair had been arguing at their home in Kansas City&period; He has been convicted and sentenced to life without parole in her death<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery"> Five-year-old victim Cadence Harris pictured above&comma; who was abducted by McGowan on July 18&comma; 2014 after he argued with her mother Christina Harris at their home&comma; authorities said<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">McGowan abducted Cadence Harris&comma; also known as Cady&comma; on July 18&comma; 2014&comma; after arguing with her mother Christina Harris at their home&comma; authorities said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;During the domestic dispute&comma; McGowan had threatened Harris with a gun and she called police&comma; according to the <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;leavenworthtimes&period;com&sol;news&sol;20161122&sol;mcgowan-sentenced-to-life-for-girls-kidnapping-death" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow">Leavenworth Times<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In the high-speed police chase that followed the argument&comma; McGowan fired at police while traveling at speeds of up to 95mph and fatally shot the girl&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Authorities pursued him into neighboring Missouri before he crashed through a construction barricade near Leavenworth&comma; Kansas&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Officers shot him after he pointed a gun at them&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Cadence was found dead inside the car from a gunshot wound and McGowan was briefly hospitalized and has been held in jail since&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-104677" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;christina-harris-mother-of-cadence-harris1&period;png" alt&equals;"Christina Harris&comma; mother of Cadence Harris1&period;png" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"456" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption">Cadence&&num;8217&semi;s mother&comma; Christina Harris&comma; &lpar;centre&rpar; speaking to the media in July 2014 about her years of torture with the accused<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;" size-full wp-image-104764 alignleft" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;cadence-harris2&period;png" alt&equals;"cadence-harris2" width&equals;"282" height&equals;"380" &sol;>Forensic evidence revealed McGowan had shot the girl close range with a 9mm handgun while she was in the car&comma; according to prosecutors&period;  Christina Harris&comma; the victim&&num;8217&semi;s mother&comma; in previious statements had described her 5-year relationship wit McGowan as often abusive&period; After her boyfriend murdered her daughter&comma; she told reporters she and McGowan had a toxic on-again&comma; off-again relationship lasting over five years&comma; quite often was abusive&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She said they got into an arguement on the day McGowan abducted Cadence and that he took the girl while she went to call the police&period; Cadence was not McGowan&&num;8217&semi;s biological daughter but he had treated her as his child&comma; Harris said at the time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap">&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"share-pictures-5" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay">&NewLine;<strong>During the police chase that followed the domestic dispute&comma; McGowan shot Cady &lpar;above&rpar; in the head at close range&comma; the forensicslater on proved&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-104765" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;christina-harris2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"christina-harris2" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"480" &sol;><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong>Victims&&num;8217&semi; mother&comma; Christina Harris &&num;8216&semi; Not only did he kill my daughter&comma; but he took my best friend&period;&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption"> In court on Tuesday&comma; the court heard from Christina Harris and Cadence&&num;8217&semi;s grandmother in emotional victim impact statements which described the girl as a child who loved to sing&comma; draw and dance&comma; according to <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kansascity&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;crime&sol;article116518898&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow">The Kansas City Star<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Her mother&&num;8217&semi;s statement said McGowan took away not only her only daughter but her best friend&period; She also told the court that McGowan had subjected her to years of abuse&comma; fear and torture before the killing&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m a shell of a person&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Christina Harris&&num;8217&semi; statement read in part&period; &&num;8216&semi;I cannot put into words what has been taken from me&period; Not only did he kill my daughter&comma; but he took my best friend&period;&&num;8217&semi; <img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-104762" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;marcas-mcgowan5&period;jpg" alt&equals;"marcas-mcgowan5" width&equals;"980" height&equals;"551" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"> <strong>Marcas McGowan cose not to address the court as he received a life sentence without parole for kidnapping Cady Harris<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">McGowan has been sentenced to life without parole for the kidnapping charge and an additional 10 years for the firearms charge&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In passing sentence&comma; Judge Robinson noted McGowan’s past history of criminal history&colon; He had broken one person’s jaw&comma; fired a shotgun at three others and threatened to kill Hristina Harry&comma; the victim’s mother&comma; the judge said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;McGowan  who declined the opportunity to address the court&comma; stood and stared in silence at family members before being led out of the courtroom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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