Playboy model, 25, accused of murdering a California psychiatrist, 71, who had been paying her rent before his body was found rotting in her Mercedes in court for extradition hearing
Playboy model, 25, accused of murdering a California psychiatrist, who had been paying her rent before his body was found rotting in her Mercedes faces court
Kelsey Nichole Turner faced court in California on Monday where she is being held pending her extradition to Nevada
Reportedly pregnant, Turner was arrested last month over the murder of 71-year-old psychiatrist Thomas Kirk Burchard
Dr Burchard’s body was found rotting in the trunk of Turner’s two-door Mercedes Benz coupe, which was found abandoned off a dirt road in Las Vegas on March 7
Burchard allegedly had been paying the March rent on Turner’s home
Burchard’s longtime girlfriend said the psychiatrist had given Turner roughly $300,000 during the time they knew each other
He had paid Turner’s rent for months but stopped recently when the lease ended, after informing her the gravy train was ending
At the hearing Monday, her extradition to Nevada was delayed and her next court appearance was scheduled for April 16
She’s expected to face murder and conspiracy charges back in Las Vegas.
Police said Monday two other people are wanted in connection with Burchard’s murder – Jon Logan Kennison and Diana Nicole Pena
Kelsey Nichole Turner, [right], who has appeared in Playboy Italia and Maxim, is accused of murdering her alleged benefactor Dr Thomas Kirk Burchard [left], after his body was found in her abandoned car in Las Vegas on Mar 7
A Playboy model accused of murdering a California psychiatrist who had been paying her rent before his body was found rotting in her car has appeared in court.
Kelsey Nichole Turner, 25, faced court in Stockton, California on Monday where she is being held pending her extradition to Nevada after being arrested last month over The Thomas Kirk Burchard murder.
Dr. Burchard’s body was discovered in the trunk of a Turner’s Mercedes coupe, abandoned on East Lake Mead near Las Vegas, on March 7.
Former model Kelsey Nichole Turner, [photo], was arraigned court in a Stockton, California court on Monday where she is being held pending her extradition to Nevada after being arrested last month over the murder of Dr Thomas Kirk Burchard
Her extradition was delayed, allegedly because she is pregnant, and her next court appearance was scheduled for April 16. She is expected to face murder and conspiracy charges back in Las Vegas.
It comes after authorities revealed on Monday that arrest warrants had been issued for two more people – Jon Logan Kennison and Diana Nicole Pena. The allegedly conspired with Turner to murder the 71-year-old psychiatrist.
Turner who appeared in Playboy Italia and Maxim, haad lived for ‘about a year’ with her mother and children , had told Burchard that she couldn’t qualify for a lease because she had ‘bad credit’
Dr Thomas Kirk Burchard’s remains was found ‘rotting’ in the trunk of Turner’s Mercedes along this las Vegas highway
A link between Kennison and Pena with Burchard was not immediately clear. Their ages and hometowns were not immediately made public.
Burchard’s body was found rotting in the trunk of Turner’s two-door Mercedes Benz coupe, which was found abandoned off a dirt road in Las Vegas on March 7.
Police said Burchard had been paying the March rent on Turner’s home.
Judy Earp said the psychiatrist had given Turner roughly $300,000 during the time they knew each other.
Earp said that Burchard had signed a lease for a home in Salinas, California where Turner had lived for ‘about a year’ with her mother and children.
She said the model, who appeared in Playboy Italia and Maxim, had told Burchard that she couldn’t qualify for a lease because she had ‘bad credit’.
‘He helped a lot of people,’ Earp told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. ‘She had this really sad story. She took the $300,000. I’ll just leave it at that.’
Burchard paid Turner’s rent for months but stopped after the ‘lease was up’.
Her extradition was delayed and her next court appearance was scheduled for April 16. She is expected to face murder and conspiracy charges back in Las Vegas
Murder suspect Kelsey Turner is seen [photo], attending a ‘Babes In Toyland’ event in Hollywood in March 2018‘He told her several months before that he was not going to continue,’ Earp said. ‘He actually paid her money to leave.’
Turner was eventually evicted from the home in Salinas and moved to Las Vegas.
Police said Burchard’s girlfriend reported the semi-retired child psychiatrist missing days after he sent a March 2 text message to her from Las Vegas saying he planned to go to Salinas two days later.
Turner is being held in a county jail in Stockton, California, following her arrest there March 21
Judy Earp [right], Burchard’s longtime girlfriend, said the psychiatrist had given Turner roughly $300,000 during the time they knew each other
Turner is being held in a county jail in Stockton, California, following her arrest there.
The victim’s Burchard’s longtime girlfriend Judy Earp, told police she believed Turner was involved in Burchard’s disappearance.
Turner moved into a rental home near Warm Springs Road and Amigo Street in December – paid for by Burchard. Earp said that Burchard had signed a lease for a home in Salinas, California where Turner had lived for ‘about a year’ with her mother and children.
“The last conversation I had with him, he had to go to Las Vegas to check things out because she was a compulsive liar,” said Earp.
Turner was eventually evicted from the home in Salinas and then moved to Las Vegas.
According to the arrest report, the blood evidence suggested Burchard was attacked in the vehicle. Among the discoveries was cleaning supplies and evidence of an attempted cover-up.
“All I know Tom was a big guy, almost six feet, 250 pounds. I don’t think one woman could get him into the trunk of the car,” Earp said.
Turner [left] lived in home where Burchard had signed a lease in Salinas, California where model had lived for ‘about a year’ with her mother [right] and her two children
Turner was eventually evicted from the home in Salinas after Bruchard ceased paying the lease. She then moved to Las Vegas. She was seen at the Salinas home with Bruchard on the day he vanished
Inside, according to police, a bloody door was ripped away from the hinges, and in the garage, the reported indicated more apparent blood, cleaning supplies and evidence of a cleanup.
In the Mercedes, investigators recovered Burchard’s vest and house keys; collected fingerprint and possible DNA evidence; noted apparent blood residue on seats and blue latex gloves; and found cleaning supplies.
‘Blood evidence in the back seat suggested Burchard was attacked in the vehicle,’ police said in Turner’s arrest warrant application.
The Clark County coroner ruled the case a homicide, finding that Burchard was struck multiple times in the head with an unidentified object that left what police called a unique pattern.
Burchard also bore what police called defensive wounds.
Earp would not elaborate on how Turner and Burchard knew each other, only saying she did not believe the model was one of his patients.
Sources have previously said the Burchard and Turner met online.
Earp said that Burchard had signed a lease for a home in Salinas, California where Turner had lived for ‘about a year’ with her mother and children.
Turner was eventually evicted from the home in Salinas and then moved to Las Vegas
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