Inside a KCK church on Friday, the family of John Calvin stood and wept. It’s bad enough that they recently learned 56-year-old Calvin is dying of colon cancer, but he will likely die in prison.

John Keith Calvin is serving a life sentence for a 2002 KCK murder he didn’t commit. He deserves a compassionate release from prison.

Calvin was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted robbery in the Dec. 12, 2002, death of John Coates, who was shot on the 2700 block of Haskell Avenue.

John Keith Calvin is serving a life sentence for a 2002 Kansas City, Kansas, murder he didn’t commit. He deserves a compassionate release.

The family of John Keith Calvin, 56, who died Wednesday of colon cancer, believes he was framed by former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski, who was also connected to their sister, Rose.

John Calvin samples the cake baked in honor of his 502nd birthday. English professor James Vanden Bosch donned the traditional black garb to play John Calvin on the reformer's 502nd birthday. Read his ...