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.

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

Golubski was accused of forcing himself on them multiple times and threatening them with death or retribution if they did not comply. Both women were expected to testify during the trial about the alleged instances of rape and sexual misconduct in the 1990s and early 2000s.