Family of man whose body was found in Kansas City airport lot sues

The family are suing the company responsible for monitoring vehicles in the lot
Lawsuit accuses them of causing ‘extreme trauma and emotional distress’
Police found the body in September in a truck, someone reported a bad smell
Officials said it appeared Potter committed suicide

By Associated Press and Michelle Ganney For Dailymail.com

Published: 03:12 BST, 22 April 2018 | Updated: 18:28 BST, 22 April 2018

The family of Randy Potter, whose body sat in a Kansas City International Airport parking lot for months, is suing the company responsible for monitoring vehicles in the lot

The family of Randy Potter, whose body sat in a Kansas City International Airport parking lot for months, is suing the company responsible for monitoring vehicles in the lot

The family of a man whose body sat in a Kansas City International Airport parking lot for months is suing the company responsible for monitoring vehicles in the lot.

The Kansas City Star reports that Randy Potter’s, 56, widow and children sued SP+ Corporation and two of its employees Friday.

The lawsuit accuses the Delaware-based company of causing the family ‘extreme trauma and emotional distress.’

Airport police found Potter’s body in September in a white Dodge Ram truck, when someone called to report a bad smell.

Potter’s parking pass was dated January 17. Police said it appeared Potter committed suicide.

The lawsuit says the family provided SP+ employees a description of Potter’s truck and license plate about a week after he disappeared and were assured that if Potter’s truck were in the lot, it would soon be found.

His family reported him missing and spent the last eight month's searching for Randy and didn't find him until September last year. Pictured on the right is Randy's widow Carolina Potter

His family reported him missing and spent the last eight month’s searching for Randy and didn’t find him until September last year. Pictured on the right is Randy’s widow Carolina Potter

SP+ attorney Jan Paul Miller said the company would be ‘vigorously defending the suit.’ A judge scheduled a hearing date on July 20.

Potter worked at a T Mobile store and lived in Lenexa, Kansas with his wife.

On January 17, the father-of-two never showed up to work.

His family reported him missing and spent the last eight month’s searching for Randy and didn’t find him until September last year.

Randy’s widow Carolina Potter told KCTV5: ‘Every dead body found, I was calling the police department and asking if it was my husband.’

‘Nobody should have to go through this.’