Woman arrested in death of psychiatrist whose body was found in car trunk

5years ago

Salinas news, California news.

California police arrested a woman following the murder of the Monterey psychiatrist whose body was discovered in the trunk of an abandoned vehicle in Las Vegas on March 7.

According to a tweet from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Kelsey Turner, 25-year-old, remains in prison facing murder charges.

The body of Dr. Thomas Burchard,71, was found by cops bludgeoned to death in the trunk of a car in proximity of the entrance to Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Reports said that the cause of the death was a blunt force trauma to the head.

Hospital spokeswoman Mary Barker described the victim as: "a long-standing physician in the community who was very helpful to many of his patients."