May 17, 2024

Investigators ID two bodies found in rural Kansas

Posted May 17, 2024 9:00 PM
Williams photo Sedgwick County Sheriff
Williams photo Sedgwick County Sheriff

SEDGWICK COUNTY —The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation after two bodies were located near the 300 Block of River Road in rural Sumner County, according to Sedgwick County Sheriff's Lt. Nathan Gibbs.

One of the bodies was located on May 10,  the other on May 13.  Both bodies were transported to the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center for further testing and examination.  

Kevin Ledesma-photo KDOC
Kevin Ledesma-photo KDOC

On Friday, the sheriff's office received confirmation through DNA testing on the identities of the two deceased individuals as 30-year-old Monica R. Williams and 24-year-old Kevin M. Ledesma. Both had been reported missing in early January.

The Sheriff’s Office has identified several suspects in the case. There is no immediate threat to the citizens regarding th The circumstances in which these individuals were killed remains under investigation by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.