Man Has Fatal Accident In Haunted House
Victim Was President Of Catacombs
POSTED: 9:33 am CDT July 26,
2005
UPDATED: 11:35 am CDT July 27,
2005
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The man who died working on a haunted house in the West Bottoms was part of the family that founded the Halloween attraction.
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Police said Dennis E. Kingsolver, 38, of Kansas City North, died Monday night in an accident involving the elevator of an old structure in a warehouse at 1100 Santa Fe St.Investigators said the elevator's counter weights broke and hit Kingsolver, killing him.Another person inside the building called for help.A police spokesman said the man's death was ruled an accident.Kingsolver's family formed the Catacombs Extreme Scream haunted house, which had been operating at the site since 1988. Kingsolver was president of the company that ran the haunted house.
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Vivion Road
(Antioch Shopping Center)
Kansas City, MO 64119
Police said Dennis E. Kingsolver, 38, of Kansas City North, died Monday night in an accident involving the elevator of an old structure in a warehouse at 1100 Santa Fe St.Investigators said the elevator's counter weights broke and hit Kingsolver, killing him.Another person inside the building called for help.A police spokesman said the man's death was ruled an accident.Kingsolver's family formed the Catacombs Extreme Scream haunted house, which had been operating at the site since 1988. Kingsolver was president of the company that ran the haunted house.
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A memorial fund has been set up for Kingsolver's family. Donations can be sent to:Dennis Kingsolver FundBank of America
Vivion Road
(Antioch Shopping Center)
Kansas City, MO 64119
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