Story Published:
Nov 6, 2009 at 3:32 PM CST
Story Updated:
Nov 6, 2009 at 5:18 PM CST
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. -- Three people are charged with
kidnapping a 23-year-old northwest Missouri woman who was found
dead in a neighboring county.
Carol Thomas was seen being beaten and stuffed in the trunk of a
car Wednesday night in the Clay County town of Excelsior Springs.
Her body was found the following day in a rural part of neighboring
Ray County. Authorities say Thomas had been shot twice.
Clay County authorities on Friday announced kidnapping charges
against James P. Reardon, 23, of no known permanent address;
Jennifer L. Saling, 21, of Holt; and Erik R. Zimmerman, 29, of
Excelsior Springs. They were being held on $1 million bonds; none
had a lawyer.
The homicide investigation was being carried out in Ray County,
where any charges in the killing would be filed.
