What prison was Samuel Jacob Vonachen Moved too?

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asked Aug 22, 2017 in Law Enforcement/Police by Sherlyn321 (270 points)
Does anyone know what prison Samuel Jacob Vonachen has been moved too?

I checked to see if he was still in the Hutchinson KS jail but he's no longer in there according to the inmate search.

For those who don't know who Samuel Jacob Vonachen is he's the teen who killed his mother and sister in a 2013 Kansas house fire which he set with gasoline.

He was 14 at the time of setting the house fire and is 18 now.

His father escaped the house fire.

I remember the attorney saying that Sam Vonachen could be sent to an out of state prison.

Does anyone have any information as to what prison Sam Vonachen has been moved too?

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answered Aug 22, 2017 by chad (14,670 points)

I just looked his name up on the inmate search on kansas dept corrections website and he's being housed in the El Dorado prison in El Dorado ks. 

Samuel Vonachen was moved to the El Dorado prison yesterday August 21st 2017. 

Here's the link to the website where you can search his name and see his prison status and picture. 

https://kdocrepository.doc.ks.gov/kasper/search/results

His DOC number is  KDOC# 0117047

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answered Aug 24, 2017 by Shawn (99,990 points)
I never heard of Sam Vonachen until this question came up.

At 14 he killed his mother and sister in a house fire by pouring gasoline throughout the house.

That is awful and he deserves to sit in prison and think about what he done. I read that some people say he should have gotten the death penalty. But I say that's too easy of a way out for him.

Looks like he may be paroled in the future but that's a long way off and he'll be 40 years old at time of parole if he gets parole.

His possible release date is October 15th 2039. He's got quite a lot of time to sit in prison and think about what he has done.
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answered Aug 25, 2017 by Flores K (320 points)
That was an awful thing he did to his Mom and Sister. They didn't deserve that. Imagine being in a house that's on fire and you can't escape. That has to be a horrible way to die.
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answered Feb 18, 2019 by Avarado (27,970 points)
According to the inmate search as https://kdocrepository.doc.ks.gov/kasper/search/results Sam Vonachen is in Lansing KS prison and was moved there in January 4th of 2018 so he's been in Lansing KS prison for over a year now.
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answered Mar 2, 2022 by Les Mac (160 points)
As of this date (March 1, 2022), Vonachen is in the Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas.
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answered Mar 3, 2022 by y78se09 (7,330 points)
Sam Vonachen is in Lansing Ks Prison as of now.

I remember hearing about this case on the news.

It seems like it was only a year ago but wow it's almost 10 years now since this fire happened.

I can't believe it's been almost 10 years now and Sam Vonachen has been in prison for around 5 years now as he's been in Lansing for a little over 4 years.

You can look his name up on https://kdocrepository.doc.ks.gov/kasper/search/disclaimer and see his picture and his location within the KDOC prison system.

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