What is Kylr Yust being charged with?
Jurors found Yust, 32, guilty in April of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Kara Kopetsky and second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Runions.
Where is Kylr Yust now?
Western Reception and Diagnostic Correctional Center
Yust is now in the Western Reception and Diagnostic Correctional Center, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.
How old is Kylr Yust?
Kylr Yust, a 32-year-old Missouri man convicted of killing two of his ex-girlfriends who tried to blame the crimes on his dead half-brother, received a life sentence for second-degree murder in one of the deaths and 15 years for manslaughter for the other on Monday.
Where did they find Kara Kopetsky?
CASS COUNTY
CASS COUNTY, MO (KCTV) — During day six of the double murder trial of Kylr Yust, jurors heard from the mushroom hunter who discovered Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions remains in 2017 in the same wooded area in Cass County.
What is the Yust trial?
A jury convicted Yust of voluntary manslaughter in Kopetsky’s death and second-degree murder for Runions at the end of a two-week trial. Now, Collins will have to decide if Yust will serve his sentences at the same time or one after the other. It’s a difference of either 30 years or 45.
Where will Kylr Yust serve his sentence?
— Convicted killer Kylr Yust was moved to a new location where he is expected to serve years behind bars. Yust was moved from Cass County jail in Harrisonville to a Missouri Department of Corrections facility in St. Joseph in June. He is now at the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri.
When was Kara Kopetsky killed?
2007
Yust is accused of killing Kara Kopetsky in 2007. She was last seen leaving Belton High School in May of that year. He’s also accused of killing Jessica Runions. They were last seen leaving a party together in 2016.
Is Kylr Yust innocent?
In April, a jury found Yust guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Kara Kopetsky and second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Runions. Yust maintained his innocence throughout the murder trial, even casting blame on his deceased half-brother, Jessep Carter, when he took the witness stand.
What is voluntary manslaughter?
Manslaughter is the act of killing another human being in a way that is less culpable than murder. Voluntary manslaughter is intentionally killing another person in the heat of passion and in response to adequate provocation.