Playboy model Kelsey Turner, 25, is charged with murdering 71-year-old psychiatrist, Thomas Burchard, who was found bludgeoned to death in the trunk of a car in Nevada
Body of doctor found in trunk of vehicle in desert, outside Las Vegas, belongs to California doctor, police said
Playboy model, 25, has been charged with murdering the 71-year-old psychiatrist
Body of Dr. Thomas Burchard of Salinas, California, was found on March 7 in an abandoned vehicle on State Route 157, east of the Las Vegas Valley
Kelsey Turner was taken into custody by police in Stockton, California, this week
The playboy model, 25, was arrested in connection with the death of Dr Burchard who was found bludgeoned to death in the trunk of a car
An autopsy ruled his death was a homicide – from a blunt force injury to the head
Turner’s name matched a that of a woman who posed for racy photos online – including some on Playboy’s Italian-language website
She is being held in the San Joaquin County Jail without bail as she awaits extradition to face a murder charge in Las Vegas
Glamor model Kelsey Turner [left], was taken into custody by police in Stockton, California, as part of their investigation into the death of Dr. Thomas Burchard [right] – whose body was found in Nevada, Mar 7
The connection between the alleged killer and the victim was not revealed by investigators.
Glamor model Kelsey Turner’s name matched a that of a woman who posed for racy photos, including some on Playboy’s Italian-language website
Dr. Burchard’s body was found stuffed in the trunk of a vehicle abandoned near mile marker 14 on State Route 157, east of Las Vegas on March 7. ME said he died of blunt force trauma to the head
Turner’s name matched a that of a woman who posed for racy photos, including some on Playboy’s Italian-language website, the Californian of Salinas reported.
Burchard’s body was discovered near the entrance to the Lake Mead National Recreational Area after a passerby noticed a rock had been thrown through one of the vehicle’s windows, police said.
An autopsy ruled Burchard died from a blunt force injury to the head – his death was ruled a homicide.
Burchard, who continued working beyond retirement age because he didn’t want to abandon his patents, had worked nearly four decades in the behavioral health program with Montage Health, the Review-Journal reported.
‘Dr. Burchard was a psychiatrist in our behavioral health program for almost 40 years and was very helpful to many patients,’ Montage Health spokeswoman Mary Barker said.
Dr Thomas Burchard was killed by Kelsey Turner [photo], police said. She is being held at the San Joaquin County jail without bail awaiting extraditionon on murder charges, to Las Vegas
Burchard, who continued working beyond retirement age because he didn’t want to abandon his patients, had worked nearly four decades in the behavioral health program with Montage Health, in California
‘It’s a very sad situation and our hearts go out to his family, friends, patients, and colleagues. We are notifying his patients and providing grief counseling for staff.’
Turner was being held in the San Joaquin County Jail without bail as she awaits extradition to face a murder charge in Las Vegas.
It’s not immediately clear where she Turner is from originally.
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