Holton home searched amid probe into death and disappearance of female Russian immigrants

Tim Hrenchir, Topeka Capital-Journal
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Law enforcement officers searched a Holton home Tuesday as part of their investigation into the 2000 disappearance of one female Russian immigrant and the 2006 death of another in what was reported as an accident.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Holton Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Bureau of Investigation conducted the search at a residence in the 400 block of E. 6th, said Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse.

"At this time, no arrests have been made and no further information will be released," he said.

The search stemmed from a probe into the disappearance of Yulia Shevtensko Larrison and the death of Elena Kristova Larrison, Morse said. Elena Larrison's death was reported as an accident, he said.

Information wasn't being released regarding what connection Yulia Larrison and Elena Larrison may have had with each other.

Jackson County Appraiser's Office records show that Rex D. Larrison, of 426 E. 6th in Holton, owns properties at 418 E, 6th, 420 E. 6th and 426 E. 6th in the block where Tuesday's search was conducted.

Authorities executed a search warrant Tuesday in Holton while investigating cases that included the disappearance in 2000 of Russian immigrant Yulia Shevtensko Larrison, shown here.
Authorities executed a search warrant Tuesday in Holton while investigating cases that included the disappearance in 2000 of Russian immigrant Yulia Shevtensko Larrison, shown here.

Here's what we know about Holton cases involving Russian women

The Holton Police Department initially investigated the cases involving Yulia Larrison's disappearance and Elena Larrison's death before the Jackson County Sheriff's Office reopened investigations into both in 2019, Morse said.

Elena Larrison, 38, died June 19, 2006, at a Holton hospital after Holton police were called that afternoon to her home, the Holton Recorder reported two days later.

The Holton Recorder on June 21, 2006, published this article about the death two days earlier in Holton of Elena Larrison, which remains under investigation.
The Holton Recorder on June 21, 2006, published this article about the death two days earlier in Holton of Elena Larrison, which remains under investigation.

Yulia Larrison has been missing since July 6, 2000, from Jackson County, said the website of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

She was 27 years old at the time of her disappearance, it said.

Yulia Larrison is a white woman who stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 145 pounds and has hazel eyes and blonde or strawberry hair, the KBI website said.

Contact Tim Hrenchir at threnchir@gannett.com or 785-213-5934.

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