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Capital murder trial now set for September
Defense seeks to suppress statements
Kimberly Younger
Kimberly Younger’s jury trial for the 2018 murders of Alfred and Pauline Carpenter has been moved back from May 17 to Sept. 7, according to Barton County District Court records.
Meanwhile, Senior Judge Edward Bouker has been hearing motions about the admissibility of statements Younger made to law enforcement in Arkansas.
The Carpenters were a Wichita couple who sold crafts, jewelry, purses and other handmade items at fairs. They were killed by carnival workers during the 2018 Barton County Fair. The suspects used the Carpenters’ own truck and camper to drive the bodies 320 miles to Van Buren, Arkansas. The bodies were found on July 16, 2018, next to a creek bed in the Ozark National Forest.