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 was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted robbery in the Dec. 12, 2002, killing of John Coates, who was gunned down in the 2700 block of Haskell Avenue.

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, 56, an inmate at Kansas' El Dorado Correctional Facility, has died of colon cancer after suing the state DoC for allegedly failing to provide proper treatment.

Summary The John Calvin Ferguson Family papers measure 6.4 linear feet, and date from circa 1850s to 1988, with the bulk dating from 1900 to 1945. The bulk of the papers consists of John Calvin ...