WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Rose Hill man pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges in the death of his 6-year-old adopted daughter, whose remains were found buried in their backyard nearly four years after she died.

Joseph Schroer pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated endangering a child and Medicaid fraud in the death of his adopted daughter, Kennedy Schroer. Counts involving making false information and interfering with law enforcement were dismissed.

Rose Hill police found the remains of six-year-old Kennedy Schroer buried in the backyard of her adoptive parents’ home in Rose Hill, Kansas, on September 11, 2024. Authorities believe she died in November 2020. A report says Kennedy likely died from suffocation.

Due to the decomposition, investigators could not identify the cause o

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