Former Playboy model Kelsey Turner, was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison last Tuesday after accepting responsibility for the second-degree crime of murdering the psychiatrist Thomas Burchard71 years old, according to the policePaid rent on an apartment in Las Vegas for gymnasts.
According to the case’s investigations, the crime happened in April 2019, when the psychiatrist’s lifeless body was found in the psychiatrist’s trunk Mercedes Benz of the previous model The car was abandoned on a desert road near the lake meadafter Buchard’s girlfriend reported him missing.
The former Playboy model can apply for parole in ten years. Photo: @sondakikamtr/Twitter
Apparently the man traveled to Las Vegas to inform turner that would stop paying for their lifestyle. Coroners said the victim died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Two people accused of being his accomplices also pleaded guilty, including Jon Kenson, who was Turner’s friend until the man’s death. He was charged with second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit the crime. According to local media reports, he was sentenced to between 18 and 25 years in prison in July 2022.
Kelsey Turner murdered Burchard with the help of her then-boyfriend Jon Kennison and roommate Diana Pena. Photo: KLAS TV recording
Diana Pena, the former partner’s second co-defendant and roommate, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to murder in 2019 and has cooperated with authorities. According to his statement Jon Kenson hit the victim with a baseball bat and instead of taking the subject to the hospital, she asked him to hit him again.
After the sentence of 10 to 25 years in prison, the legal representatives of both parties spoke up. Turner’s attorney told the outlet Las Vegas Review-Journal, who was glad that her client still had a chance at life after imprisonment. On the other side the public defender, Ashley Sisolak, stated: “I strongly disagree with the state’s presentation of the facts. However, I am grateful for the closure to all parties.”