I RAN ACROSS THIS SITUATION HERE IN KANSAS WHILE DOING SEARCHES FOR THE DELINQUENT TAX DEPARTMENT.  AT THAT TIME, I WAS THE ABSTRACTOR FOR DELINQUENT  REAL ESTATE AND MY SUPERVISOR WAS AN ATTORNEY.  TOGETHER WE RESEARCHED THIS OUT AND FOUND, IN KANSAS, WHEN A COUPLE HELD TITLE AS JOINT TENANTS AND ONE OF THE JOINT TENANTS MURDERED THE OTHER, THE ONE COMMITTING THE CRIME LOST HIS RIGHTS AS A JOINT TENANT, AND THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED HAD TO BE PROBATED.  IN MY CASE I WAS RESEARCHING, THE ONLY HEIR WAS A MINOR, AND THERE WAS A GUARDIANSHIP APPOINTED.  WE COULDN'T FORECLOSE ON THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THE MINOR WAS THE OWNER.  I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PROPERTY, BUT I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY INTERESTING SEARCH AND VERY EDUCATIONAL.