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Two brothers convicted of the brutal ‘Wichita Massacre’ 24 years ago have been denied a new hearing. Jonathan Carr, 44, and Reginald Carr, 46, killed five people within days in December 2000, including a cellist and others in a home invasion. They were sentenced to death and remain on death row. Their attorneys argued for a new hearing due to concerns about racial bias and prosecutorial misconduct, but a judge denied their request. The Kansas Supreme Court upheld their convictions, and the US Supreme Court refused a formal resentencing hearing.

The Carr brothers will not receive a resentencing hearing for their role in the “Wichita massacre” as a Kansas judge ruled he lacks jurisdiction. The brothers, Jonathan and Reginald Carr, were convicted of killing five people in 2000. Despite appeals and arguments of ineffective counsel, the court upheld their death sentences.

Attorneys for two brothers sentenced to death in the infamous “Wichita massacre” will argue for a resentencing hearing on Monday. The brothers, Jonathan and Reginald Carr, were convicted of killing four people in 2000 after forcing them into sexual acts. The appeal comes after several unsuccessful attempts, including a U.S. Supreme Court rejection last year.

Attorneys for Jonathan and Reginald Carr, sentenced to death for the 2000 ‘Wichita massacre,’ will argue for a resentencing hearing on Monday. The brothers’ joint sentencing hearing and ineffective trial counsel are among the concerns raised. The prosecution opposes the request, maintaining the brothers’ guilt in the murder of four victims and another killing. The case has been marked by lengthy appeals, with the Kansas Supreme Court previously upholding the death sentences and the U.S. Supreme Court denying a resentencing request last year.