Ophelia Williams, a scheduled witness in Roger Golubski's federal criminal trial, reacts to his apparent suicide, which prevents her from testifying.

Ex-Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski died in an apparent suicide Monday morning, the first day of his long-awaited trial, sources told The Star. The former officer was accused of using his badge as a shield to rape women and inflict broader terror in the city’s predominately Black neighborhoods.

Disgraced former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski has been found dead after he failed to show up at his scheduled trial Monday morning. An arrest warrant was issued for Golubski, 71, Monday morning after failing to show for trial in Topeka, Kansas.

Officers with the Edwardsville Police Department found Roger Golubski's body after responding to a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a gunshot.

A jury picked in federal court this week will decide the fate of Roger Golubski, a retired Kansas City, Kansas, homicide detective accused of raping women while lording his power as a policeman over them.

Roger Golubski, a former Kansas City detective accused of sexually assaulting and threatening Black women, died by suicide in his home. The news comes after Golubski, 71, failed to show up for court on Monday.

Roger Golubski’s trial was supposed to start Monday morning in Topeka, but he never showed up. KBI said he was found dead at his home Monday morning.

This story was produced by KCUR 89.3. Roger Golubski, the former Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective accused of misconduct, criminal behavior and “the grossest acts of corruption a police officer can commit,