Man charged with killing 72-year-old woman, cat, bird in Olathe home

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 40-year-old Olathe man has been charged with first-degree murder after a 72-year-old woman was found dead in a home Saturday evening.

According to court documents filed Tuesday, Brian Christopher Thode is facing three counts of criminal charges -- one count of first-degree murder and two counts of cruelty to animals.

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Count I said that Thode "unlawfully, feloniously...