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115 - Tragedy from the Perspective of a Cop's Kid: Taylor Hubbard (w/ Stephen Smith)

June 16, 2025 • Jared Altic

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In Kansas City, Kansas we had 4 officers murdered in three separate events in the span of just two years. Two from the police department and two from the Wyandotte County Sheriffs Office. Captain Stephen Smith, a returning guest and friend of the show, had a connection to all four and was on scene when the two deputies were killed. We're going to hear him recount that day and then we'll hear from Steve's adult daughter, Taylor Hubbard, to get her perspective on what a cop's kid experiences during those frightening times when the community knows an officer is down, but the family doesn't yet know who has been hurt.

Kansas City, KS and Wyandotte County's recent fallen:

Detective Brad Lancaster, EOW 9 May, 2016
Captain Robert Melton, EOW 19 July, 2016
Deputy Patrick Rohrer, EOW 15 June, 2018
Deputy Theresa King, EOW 16 June, 2018

Music is by Mini Vandals and by Chris Haugen

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 115

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Police, Children, Communication, Danger, Death, Deputies, Detectives, Family, Fear, Help, Mental Health, Prisoner, Relationships, Sheriff, Social Media, Stress, Trauma, Wisdom, Kansas City, Kansas

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