Tawnya Dawn Knight is featured as the 3 of Clubs.
Courtesy of: Kansas Department of Corrections and Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Episode Info
If you have any information about the murder of Tawnya Dawn Knight, please call the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office directly at 913-715-5560, or you can also email their tip line at: coldcasetips@jocogov.org.
A photo of Tawnya with her brothers, Chris and Wayne. Courtesy of: Lori Knight
A photo of Tawnya Dawn Knight. Courtesy of: Lori Knight
A photo of Tawnya Dawn Knight with her brother Chris, mother Lori, and brother Wayne. Courtesy of: Lori Knight
ScreenshotA photo of Tawnya Dawn Knight. Courtesy of: Lori Knight
A photo of Tawnya Dawn Knight. Courtesy of: Lori Knight
A photo of Tawnya with her brothers, Wayne and Chris. Courtesy of: Lori Knight
A photo of the field where Tawnya’s remains were discovered. Courtesy of: Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
A photo of the Spring Hill cemetery that bordered the field where Tawnya’s remains were discovered. Courtesy of: Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
A photo of Tawnya’s casket. Courtesy of: Lori Knight
A photo of Tawnya’s gravesite. Courtesy of: Lori Knight
Episode Source Material
- Original reporting by Annie Roderique-Jones and Dan Callahan.
- Albright, Scott. “Autopsy reveals foul play in death of teen.” Olathe News, 22 August 1997, https://www.newspapers.com/image/818116363/ & https://www.newspapers.com/image/818116370/. Accessed 3 March 2026 via Newspapers.com.
- Albright, Scott. “Death of Spring Hill teen-ager caused by trauma.” Olathe News, 11 June 1997, https://www.newspapers.com/image/818069638/. Accessed 3 March 2026 via Newspapers.com.
- Albright, Scott. “Murder probe lacks leads.” Olathe News, 12 June 1997, https://www.newspapers.com/image/818070617/ & https://www.newspapers.com/image/818070635/. Accessed 3 March 2026 via Newspapers.com.
- Honeycutt, Sherae. “Who killed Tawnya Knight? New investigation brings life to murdered teen’s 21-year-old cold case.” FOX 4 News, 19 July 2018, https://fox4kc.com/news/who-killed-tawnya-knight-new-investigation-brings-life-to-murdered-teens-21-year-old-cold-case/. Accessed 4 March 2026.
- Williams, Benita Y. “Nine years later, father still hopes for clues in daughter’s death.” The Kansas City Star, 8 December 2005, https://advance.lexis.com/document?crid=87579acb-efbd-4d1f-94b0-2d7f825e1088&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fnews%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A4HRV-MMB0-TWX3-W2PT-00000-00&pdsourcegroupingtype=&pdalertemail=False&pdcontentcomponentid=145214&pdmfid=1519360&pdisurlapi=true. Accessed 3 March 2026 via LexisNexis.