Authorities in Utah stated a person suspected within the double murder of a former Montana resident and her partner killed himself after telling one other person who he had killed two ladies and supplied particulars identified solely to investigators.
Adam Pinkusiewicz has been recognized as a suspect and the case stays an ongoing investigation, Grand County Sheriff’s Workplace officers stated in a posting Might 11 on Fb.
Crystal Turner, left, and Kylen Schulte.
Kylen Schulte, 24, and her partner Crystal Beck Turner, 38, had been discovered Aug. 18 in an irrigation ditch west of their campsite within the South Mesa space of the La Sal Mountains. Each ladies had been shot a number of occasions, sheriff’s officers stated. Authorities had been made conscious of the invention by an acquaintance of the victims who had been trying to find them within the space.
Pinkusiewicz had labored with Turner at McDonald’s in Moab, Utah, sheriff’s officers stated, and he had been recognized early within the investigation as one of many folks of curiosity. He was within the La Sals and Moab space on the time of the deaths and left the state shortly thereafter.
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Sheriff’s officers stated they made a number of makes an attempt to search out and call Pinkusiewicz. They stated they’re now processing his automobile, a 2007 Toyota Yaris.
Anybody with info is requested to name the Grand County Sheriff’s Workplace at (435) 259-8115.
Kylen was buried subsequent to her brother at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park in Billings. Tragedy beforehand struck the household in 2015 when MacKeon “Mackey” Schulte, 15, was shot and killed by a 17-year-old buddy in Billings after tapping onto the buddy’s window at 2:30 a.m. He was apparently mistaken for an intruder.
Sean-Paul Schulte divides his time between Helena and Utah. His son was killed in 2015 and his daughter was killed in 2021.
Kylen’s father, Sean-Paul Schulte, lives in Helena, and had gone to Moab to assist discover who killed his daughter and her partner. Schulte arrange a “clues sales space” and requested anybody who knew or had heard something about their deaths to return ahead.
He stated he obtained almost 50 clues in the middle of one month and turned that info over to legislation enforcement. He was additionally assisted by non-public investigator Jason Jensen.
He instructed Court docket TV reporter Vinnie Politan on Might 11 he was proud of the information about Pinkusiewicz.
“Vinny, we did it, thanks, Vinny, we did it,” he stated, including that even Canine the Bounty Hunter had gotten concerned.
Jensen stated the work by Sean Paul had an influence.
“This man actually stands out,” he stated, including Pinkusiewicz was a coworker at McDonald’s the place Turner labored and had left his job proper after their deaths with out selecting up his last paycheck.
“That’s a purple flag in any murder,” Jensen stated.
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Schulte stated he was on “cloud 9” over the newest developments within the case.
“I don’t need to face him in courtroom,” he stated. “He’s already been sentenced to hell. The women are actually resting in peace and I’m already beginning to heal.”
He inspired households to change into concerned in investigations, open a clue sales space, rent a personal investigator and provides the general public an opportunity to inform them one thing they might not inform sheriff’s investigators.
He stated Kylen and Crystal struggled to discover a protected place to reside. He was requested by Court docket TV to explain the 2 younger ladies.
Schulte stated they had been a “tremendous vibrant mild, they got here out of the darkness, each of them, they met one another and fell head over heels in love. That mild has shone brightly … ”
Watch the Court docket TV interview at https://bit.ly/3yFF4pT.
Assistant editor Phil Drake will be reached at 406-231-9021.