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Bryan Sheppard, who was sentenced to life in prison for a 1988 arson fire explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters, was ordered released by a federal judge.
In 1988, two powerful explosions shook Kansas City, Missouri, killing six firefighters. Nine years later, five people were convicted of arson and sent
Nearly three decades later, our play, co-produced with KCPT, looks back at the 1988 arson-fueled explosion that killed six firefighters.