Kelsey Turner
Kelsey Nichole Turner (born May 5, 1993) is an American convicted murderer and former adult model. She has appeared in magazines such as Playboy, Maxim, and OneTen.[1]
Kelsey Nichole Turner | |
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Born | Kelsey Nichole Ingram May 5, 1993 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Education | Arkansas State University |
Criminal status | Incarcerated |
Parent(s) | Samantha Ingram (mother), Christopher Ingram (father) |
Conviction(s) | Second degree murder |
Criminal penalty | 10 to 25 years imprisonment |
Imprisoned at | Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center |
In 2019, Turner and her ex-boyfriend were accused of killing a Salinas psychiatrist, Dr. Thomas Burchard.[2] She was arrested by FBI agents and Las Vegas police in Stockton, California, on March 21, 2019, and underwent a criminal trial for three years.[3][4][5] She eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison in January 2023.[6][7]
Early life
Turner was born on May 5, 1993, in Norfolk, Virginia, and grew up in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Later, she started modeling for adult magazines.[8][9] During her modeling days, she lived in Salinas, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.[10][11][12]
Murder of Dr. Thomas Burchard
Turner and her ex-boyfriend Jon "Logan" Kennison have been in custody since 2019 for the murder of Dr. Thomas Burchard, a child psychiatrist.[13][14] They are accused of beating the 71 year old psychiatrist to death with a baseball bat, then stuffing his body into the trunk of Turner's Mercedes.[15][16][17][18]
Judy Earp, the victim's fiancé, claims that Burchard had given Turner around $750,000 to be his “sugar baby” over a period of several years.[19] Earp claims Burchard's last words to her were: "She’s such a pervasive liar that I have to see for myself."[20]
Burchard's body was discovered in the trunk of Turner's vehicle, which had been abandoned on a desert road outside Las Vegas.[21]
Turner was arrested by FBI agents and Las Vegas police in Stockton, California, on March 21, 2019.[22][23][24][25] Her trial lasted three years.[26][27] In July 2022, in the wake of Kennison pleading guilty, she agreed to accept an Alford guilty plea.[26] On November 9, 2022, she signed the plea deal, despite maintaining her innocence.[28][29] On January 10, 2023, she was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison.[29]
Kennison pleaded guilty in June 2022 to second-degree murder with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit murder.[30] He was sentenced to 18 to 45 years for his role in the murder.[31] A roommate of the couple, Diana Nicole Pena, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to murder and provided prosecutors with critical evidence.[31]
Personal life
Turner is currently incarcerated at the Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center in Nevada.[32][33]
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