TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka man accused of killing two family members, kidnapping a child and taking him to Illinois, is seeking new defense counsel. The Topeka Police Department arrested Christopher K. W. Barnshaw, 33, of Topeka, following the July 2025 double murder and kidnapping in Topeka's Oakl and neighborhood. Law enforcement officers in Illinois initially took [...] ...read more read less