In the early morning hours of September 15, 1980, the city of Kansas City, Missouri, was rocked by a tragedy involving one of its sports icons. James 'Jim' Efflo Tyrer, a 41-year-old male and former star offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, was found dead in his home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The grim discovery also revealed the body of his wife, Martha, whom he had shot and killed in their upstairs bedroom. The incident, which occurred in their quiet Southeast Kansas City com
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