Man charged in Jewish site killings tried to explain motive

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

OLATHE, Kan. -- A white supremacist wanted to explain to jurors Monday his motive for killing three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City, but a judge told him the first phase of the capital murder trial was to focus solely on whether he committed the crimes -- not why.

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