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Carnival workers extradited to face charges in killing of Kansas couple

Carnival workers extradited to face charges in killing of Kansas couple

Carnival workers extradited to face charges in killing of Kansas couple

By Associated Press

VAN BUREN, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas judge has dismissed local charges against four carnival workers suspected in the deaths of a retired couple in Kansas.

Investigators say one suspect texted the others posing as a carnival mafia boss and ordered them to kill the couple. The suspects were originally charged in Arkansas with abuse of a corpse and other crimes after the couple’s bodies were found in Arkansas.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that prosecutors asked that the Arkansas charges be dropped because the suspects have been extradited to Kansas. A Crawford County judge granted the motion last week.

The suspects are 52-year-old Kimberly Younger and 54-year-old Michael Fowler Jr., both of Florida; and 35-year-old Rusty Frasier and 38-year-old Christine Tenney of Texas.

All but Tenney are charged with capital murder in Kansas for the July deaths of 78-year-old Alfred Carpenter and 79-year-old Pauline Carpenter.

Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com

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