Three individuals arrested 20 years after murder-for-hire plot to achieve custody of a kid | EUROtoday

Authorities in South Carolina have arrested three individuals in reference to a cold-case and alleged murder-for-hire greater than 20 years previous.

Kim Burgess, 56, Tonya Burgess, 49, and Mack Hanna, 60, have all been charged in connection to the 2004 dying of 19-year-old Lindsey Simmons.

According to the Lake City Police Department, Hanna and Simmons had a toddler collectively and he allegedly paid Kim Burgess and Tonya Burgess to kill Simmons as a way to achieve full custody.

Documents seen by WMBF News state that the Burgesses entered Simmons’s residence and “caused her death,” noting that {the teenager} was discovered with a number of stab wounds in her neck. The incident occurred simply six days earlier than her twentieth birthday.

Hanna was additionally allegedly seen leaving the residence hours after the homicide, in keeping with the paperwork.

The three have been arrested December 18.

Both Kim and Tonya  Burgess have been charged with homicide, possession of a weapon throughout violent crime and legal conspiracy. Hanna was charged with accent after the very fact to homicide.

Kim Burgess was additionally charged individually with murder by little one abuse, aiding and abetting, in reference to the dying of her personal new child over 30 years in the past in 1992.

All three people have been denied bond on December 19, and stay in custody on the Florence County Detention Center in Effingham, South Carolina.

“Make no mistake, this is not the time for a victory lap, there is a long road ahead, a road that leads to a conviction of all involved,” stated Lake City Police Chief Patrick Miles. “For over 20 years this case has remained open, and I am completely humbled that we are able to announce these arrests.”

The arrests have been made with help from FBI particular brokers and members of the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force.

“Our Criminal Investigations Division, along with the special agents with the FBI, have worked tirelessly over the past several months reviewing existing evidence, resubmitting and reevaluating each step investigators before them have taken, they have reinterviewed witnesses and discovered new information,” stated Miles.

“Essentially, they have gone through this case with a fine-tooth comb and done an outstanding job. Investigations into the case have led to the discovery of other serious, tragic offenses,” stated Miles.

“All of these investigations are actively being worked and will continue to be worked until convictions have been secured,” he added.