DNA closes 51-year-old Moab murder case
Police say Woody’s Tavern owner Ann Woodward was killed by a patron after closing time
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DNA in 51-year-old cold case shows bar owner was killed by patron at closing time, Moab Police say
This morning, the Moab City Police Department was able to confidently identify Douglas K. Chudomelka, a local mine worker who had been at the bar that night, as the man who attacked and murdered Ann.
Announcement: Moab police solve 51-year-old cold case murder
Ann Hammer Woodward was killed after closing Woody’s bar in 1973. Authorities say they’ve identified her killer via DNA.
Breaking: Sheriff’s Office to announce details of investigation into Moab couple’s death today
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office will hold a press conference today at 1 p.m. to announce details of the investigation into the murders of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Beck Turner. The Moab couple…
After 24 years, DNA solves murder of woman found in Garfield County
In 1998, Lina Reyes-Geddes was found dead near Maidenwater Spring in Garfield County, Utah. After 24 years as a cold case, investigators say they used DNA techniques to identify her husband, Edward Geddes,…
Suspect named in La Sal murders
A man confessed to killing Moab couple Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner before committing suicide, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office has reported. The two women were shot at their campsite in the La…
Grassroots effort creates billboard for murdered women
The sign includes contact information for the Grand County Sheriff’s Office and a private investigator working with Schulte. Soon, it will hang along Highway 191.
Father hires PI to look into Moab couple’s murder: Visitors to the La Sals in mid-August asked for tips
The father of Kylen Schulte has hired a private investigator to look into the murders of his daughter, Moab resident Kylen Schulte, and her wife, Crystal Turner. The couple were found dead by…
Petito case puts Moab PD in national spotlight: Officer conduct in 911 call investigated
Moab City Police Department officers responded to a domestic violence call on Aug. 12. No charges were filed in the incident, but now national attention is focused on body camera footage and the…
Sheriff’s Office seeks tips in murder of Moab couple
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office is asking for anyone who may have been in the South Mesa area of the La Sal Mountains between Aug. 13 and Aug. 15 to contact them in…
A month on, the Moab community mourns murdered couple: Local businesses offer reward, memorial service held Friday
It’s been a month since the murder of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner. The tragedy has rocked the Moab community—the couple, found murdered at their campsite in the La Sal Mountains on Aug….
Details of unattended death referred to by Sheriff’s Office released
At an Aug. 25 press briefing addressing the murders of Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte, representatives from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said the agency had investigated three suspicious unattended deaths over the…
‘We can’t forget these girls’: Murdered women’s father asks for clues, reward doubled
When Kylen Schulte came to Moab to live in 2016, her father said that “she really blossomed.” “She became spectacular, the tallest, brightest sunflower,” Sean-Paul Schulte said. His daughter said that moving to…
Candlelight vigil planned tonight for murdered couple
Moab community members will come together for support at a candlelight vigil after the murder of two local women. The vigil will be held on Sunday, Aug. 22 at 8:15 p.m. outside of Moonflower Community…