Apr 10, 2026

🎧Police Chief on the murder of 14-year-old in Great Bend

Posted Apr 10, 2026 4:55 PM
Police on the scene of the investigation Thursday in Great Bend- Great Bend Post photo
Police on the scene of the investigation Thursday in Great Bend- Great Bend Post photo

Great Bend Police Chief Steve Haulmark Joined Eagle Media's Steve Webster on the AM Great Bend Show Friday Morning at 7:45 am. Chief Haulmark provided and update on the investigation involving the murder of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found on  Thursday.

Click below to listen to the replay from the Friday morning interview 

BARTON COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating the death of a missing Great Bend girl and have made an arrest.

Just  8:30p.m. Wednesday,  police responded to a call of a missing 14-year-old girl, according to a media release from Great Bend Police. The girl was last reported to have been attending a class at Holy Family School located at 4200 Broadway Avenue in Great Bend.

Great Bend Police Officers fielded multiple calls regarding potential locations and areas where the missing girl could possibly be located, but she was not found.

Just after 9a.m. Thursday, Great Bend Police Officers responded to the 4700 block of 17th Street Terrace in Great Bend where the body of a girl was located behind a large dirt pile. She was determined to be deceased and has been positively identified.

Her identity is being withheld currently to allow for notification of family members. Investigators and Officers processed the crime scene, conducted numerous interviews, and executed multiple search warrants.

A 14-year-old boy was arrested and transported to the Barton County Detention Center on requested charges of 1st Degree Murder.