Family of Olivia Jansen said multiple calls were made to the Kansas Department of Children and Families for help.
The department has yet to provide information on Olivia's file after several requests from the 41 Action News I-Team.
NEWS.NEW AT SIX --GETTING ANSWERS FOROLIVIA.IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKSSINCE THE THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS FOUNDDEAD AND BURIED NEAR AWALKING TRAIL IN K-C-K...THE SAME DAY AN AMBERALERT WAS ISSUED FORHER DISAPPEARANCE.HER FATHER - HOWARDJANSEN AND HISGIRLFRIEND JACQULYNKIRKPATRICK ARECHARGED IN RELATION TOTHE LITTLE GIRL'S DEATH.FAMILY MEMBERS TOLD USTHEY'D PLACED CALLS TOTHE KANSAS DEPARTMENTFOR CHILDREN ANDFAMILIES.41 ACTION NEWS HASASKED FOR WEEKS TOSEE WHAT INFORMATION --IF ANY -- THE AGENCY HASON OLIVIA.HERE'S I-TEAM REPORTERJESSICA MCMASTER.THIS WEEK...ANDNOW...THE AGENCY SAYSTHEY DON'T KNOW WHENTHEY'LL RELEASE anyINFORMATION THEY HAVEON HER.Howard Jansen-Olivia'sgrandfatherdcf was called, the policedepartment was called.THE GRANDMOTHER OFTHREE YEAR OLD OLIVIAJANSEN SAYS SHE TRIEDTO SAVE HER GRANDBABY.BUT, alleges HELP NEVERCAME.EARLIER THIS MONTHPOLICE FOUND OLIVIA'SBODY NEAR THE HOMESHE was staying at WITHHER DAD AND his knowngirlfriend IN KCK.Elizabeth JansenThe baby was always sounhappy to go home andwould frown and say, you loveme, you're not mad at me.
Icome back, I come back and itold her i will hurt anybodythatkeeps you away from me."BUT, JUST HOW MANYCALLS WERE PLACED TOKANSAS DEPARTMENT FORCHILDREN AND FAMILIESFOR HELP?IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKSSINCE THE I-TEAM FIRSTASKED THAT QUESTION...AND WHILE THE AGENCYINITIALLY TOLD US ITWOULD PROVIDE ASUMMARY OF OLIVIA'S FILETO US LAST WEEK-- WESTILL HAVEN'T RECEIVEDIT...Elizabeth JansenShe was beautiful, vibrant andsmartAN EMAIL FROM A DCFSPOKESPERSON FridayMORNING STATES DCF HASNOT DETERMINED IF OLIVIADIED FROM ABUSE --- andthat IT CANNOT LEGALLYRELEASE INFORMATION ONHER UNTIL THEN.BUT, WITH OLIVIA'S DADAND girlfriend IN JAIL chargedwith HER MURDER--WHYTHE DELAY?
THE AGENCYWOULDNT GIVE A REASON.RECORDS 41 Action Newsobtained SHOW KANSASCITY, KANSAS POLICE werecalled to the home OLIVIAwas staying in FIVE TIMESSINCE THE START OF THEYEAR - one of those ajuvenile abuse call on June 2.WHILE THE records DON'TMAKE CLEAR IF ANY OFTHOSE CALLS PERTAINEDTO OLIVIA, HERGRANDPARENTS SAY ATLeAST ONE CALL, A CALLFROM THEm DID.Elizabeth JansenThey say they knocked on the,door nobody answers, wellyou know, didn't really expectan answer."Jessica McMasterSINCE DCF HAS DELAYEDOUR REQUEST FORINFORMATION ON OLIVIATWICE, WE ASKED THEHEAD OF DCF TO SPEAKWITH US ABOUT THEagency's PROCESS FORDETERMINING IF A CHILDHAS DIED AS THE RESULTOF ABUSE.
SO FAR, THESECRETARY HAS NOTAGREED TO TALK WITH USABOUT THE PROCESJESSICA MCMASTER 41ACTION NEWS.THE NEXT HEARING FORJANSEN AND KIRKPATRICKIS S
A summary of Olivia Jansen's file shows the state of Kansas was contacted twice by people concerned about the 3-year-old's..
