Kansas City landlord found guilty in 2021 deadly stabbing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City landlord accused of stabbing his tenant more than 30 times and killing him in 2021 was found guilty.

A Clay County jury returned a guilty verdict on Wednesday against Gordon McBeth for the charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

According to court documents, McBeth showed up at his rental property on Oct. 22, 2021 to confront 28-year-old Darryl Gilland and his girlfriend . Court papers show the couple messaged McBeth because the heat in the home near 62nd Street and North Topping Avenue stopped working.

Gilland’s girlfriend said McBeth became aggressive and started throwing things at her when he arrived at the house. Those same documents show that she told police McBeth pulled a large hunting-style knife, pointed it at Gilland, and verbally threatened the victim. That’s when the woman said McBeth started stabbing Gilland. She screamed and ran to a neighbor’s home.

Other neighbors heard her screams and ran to help. One of the neighbors said he found McBeth on top of Gilland with a knife. He pointed his gun at McBeth and ordered him onto the ground. Police said he held McBeth at gunpoint until officers arrived and arrested McBeth.

Gilland’s girlfriend and another neighbor tried to help the victim, according to court records, but the victim died before emergency responders arrived.

Investigators said they obtained surveillance video from one of the witnesses that supports at least part of what the witnesses said happened. The probable cause statement also said that officers determined that McBeth “viciously stabbed a man to death for no apparent reason.”

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