Outraged community demands justice for Olivia Jansen

Community wants justice for murdered child

DEVELOPING TONIGHT --41 ACTION NEWS LEARNEDK-C-K POLICE OFFICERSWERE CALLED TO THEHOME WHERE 3 -YEAR OLDOLIVIA JANSEN LIVED --FIVE DIFFERENT TIMESTHIS YEAR.K-C-K-P-D PROVIDED USWITH THE CALL LOGS.ONE OF THOSE CALLSWAS A REPORT OF AJUVENILE ABUSE.BUT IT'S NOT CLEARWHO THE REPORT WASREFERRING TO.OLIVIA'S FAMILY MEMBERSSAY THEY CALLED POLICEAND THE DEPARTMENTFOR CHILDREN ANDFAMILIES -- REPORTINGCHILD ABUSE WEEKSBEFORE SHE WAS FOUNDDEAD.NOW THOSE WHO KNEWHER BEST -- WANTJUSTICE.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORGABRIELLA PAGAN TALKEDTO SOME OF THEMTONIGHT.FOR THE THIRD NIGHT IN AROW THE K-C-KCOMMUNITY HASGATHERED HERE OUTSIDETHE WYANDOTTE COUNTYCOURTHOUSE REFUSINGTO LET GO OF OLIVIA'SCASE.THEY'RE OUTRAGEDBECAUSE THEY SAY THISALL COULD'VE BEENPREVENTED AND THATCARE FREE, ALWAYSSMILING HAPPY GOLUCKY 3 YEAR OLD WOULDSTILL BE HERE.SOME OF THECOMMUNITY'S/KCK'SYOUNGEST ARE STEPPINGTO THE FOREFRONT IN THEFIGHT FOR JUSTICE - IN 3YEAR OLD OLIVIA JANSEN'SDEATH.Mindy Cartwright/CommunityMember"I mean if we are going to dothis let's do it.

Let's holdeverybody accountable thatfailed her because the systemfailed that little girl."MANY SAY IT WAS NOSECRET OLIVIA WAS IN ANUNSAFE ENVIRONMENT -BUT SAYTHEIR CONCERNS FELL ONDEAF EARS."when he released thecharges, if you knowsomething say something.People said something!Nobody did anything!"NOW - OUTRAGED THATSUCH A YOUNG ANDINNOCENT LIFE WASSTOLEN, THEY'REDEMANDING CHANGEFROM THE SYSTEM MEANTTO PROTECT HERASKING FORTRANSPARENCY."What would you do and all Icould think about was what ifthat was me I would wanteveryone to come together forme.""Again when does it stopwhen do they actually listen?What are they doing?"WANTING HER TO BEREMEMBERED AS THEHAPPY LITTLE GIRL SHEALWAYS WAS"Those eyes, those cheeksjust lit up!""When I say full of life...full of life."FULL OF LIFE ... LOVEDFROZEN LIKE ANY OTHER 3YEAR OLD... AND HERFAVORITE COLOR WASYELLOW.WHICH IS WHY YOU SEEDOZENS OF YELLOWRIBBONS TIED TO THEPOLES OUTSIDE THECOURTHOUSE IN KCKTONIGHT.NO SINGLE ORGANIZERPUT TONIGHT'SGATHERING TOGETHER.THEY SAY IT WAS ACOMMUNITY OF PEOPLEWHO CANNOT FATHOMWHAT HAPPENED TOOLIVIA IN THEIR OWNBACKYARD.REPORTING LIVE, GP, 41ACTION NEWS.