Accused Cop Killer Suffered Serious Abuse, Expert Tells Jury

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Accused Cop Killer Suffered Serious Abuse, Expert Tells Jury

An accused cop killer currently on trial in St. Louis endured years of childhood abuse at the hands of both parents, an upbringing that a forensic psychologist says ultimately led to the August 2020 psychotic episode in which Thomas Kinworthy killed St. Louis police officer Tamarris Bohannon. The prosecution and defense agree on the basic facts of the case. On August 29, 2020, Kinworthy was armed when he ran into a house on Hartford Street in To…