Monday, July 01, 2024

Go Fund Me page raises more than $10,000 for family of Carthage murder victim


A Go Fund Me page established to raise money to cover expenses for the family of murder victim Kenia Lopez, 24, Carthage, has raised $10,395 as of this evening.

A goal of $20,000 has been set.

Lopez' body was discovered June 13 in an abandoned camper at 600 Main Street in Carthage. 






Murder charges have been filed in Miami County, Kansas against Lopez' husband, Gavino McJunkins-Mecias, 23, Carthage. McJunkins-Mecias has been charged with a felony, abandonment of a corpse, in Jasper County Circuit Court.

The probable cause statement in the Jasper County case describes Lopez' murder as "violent."

More information can be found at the link below:

The Turner Report: $1 million bond set for Carthage man charged with violent murder of his wife in Miami County, Kansas (rturner229.blogspot.com)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why was this not on the news.

Anonymous said...

It was, but it needs more attention. Folks need to know what is going on. This is what happens when you don’t t have a local paper anymore unfortunately.