Funviralpark Utah investigators have released a final update on the murders of two Moabite women who were found shot dead at a campground outside town in August 2021.
Newlyweds Kiren Schulte and Crystal Turner, 24 and 38, were found dead on August 18, days after they were last seen alive.
An early high-profile figure, Adam Pinkusiewicz, was identified as a suspect earlier this year. Police found the 45-year-old Wanderer dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on September 24, 2021 in Waterloo, Iowa.
Authorities said a search of his phone found “extreme signs of racism” and anger issues, as well as fantasies about rape and murder.
Moab Murders: Police Names Suspected in Double Murder of Newlyweds
Moab murder suspect Adam Pinkseewicz, who allegedly had “hostility” to lesbians, skipped town shortly after the shooting deaths of Kylen Schulte and his colleague Crystal Turner, and made his final He was an early person with an interest in killing without receiving a reasonable salary. , according to his family’s private investigator.
(Kylen Schulte/Grand County Sheriff’s Office)
Schulte’s family had previously said Pinkšević was known to have an “animus” against lesbians, but investigators said Thursday that he himself had a homosexual relationship with a man he knew about the murder. and did not come forward until police tracked him down earlier this year.
Authorities did not identify a “significant other” at Thursday’s briefing, but he was not in Utah at the time of the murders and the two had split months earlier. Investigators said they contacted him and traveled to Iowa to meet him.
Moab Murders: What Happened to Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte Since August 13?
Schulte and Turner were killed in August 2021 at a campground on La Sal Loop Road outside Moab, Utah.
(Google Map)
They have not been made public, including that Pinkusiewicz confessed to him about the murders, that Schulte and Turner were shot in a tent and moved to a location found by Moab resident Cindy Sue Hunter. He said he knew the details of the crime scene, their bodies four days later.
Schulte and Turner were last seen alive on surveillance video at Woody’s Tavern in downtown Moab on August 13, as reported by Fox News Digital.
Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte were last seen alive at Woody’s Tavern in Moab on August 13, 2021.
(Michael Lewis/Fox News Digital)
The next morning they were killed at a remote campsite on top of a mountain on the outskirts of town.
At 11:48 am on August 14, surveillance cameras at nearby Whispering Oaks Ranch captured gunshots and screams. first thursday.
Investigators said they determined that the critical defense round found in the victim they helped was likely fired from a Glock 9mm.
Moab murders: Kiren Schulte’s father appeals for help to solve murder of newlyweds
Adam Pinkusiewicz was a 45-year-old castaway.
(Grand County Sheriff’s Office)
At 12:54 p.m. on the day of the killing, a Toyota Yaris resembling Pinkie Sewitz’s was seen driving away from the campsite. Investigators said it looked out of place because it’s not a typical off-road camper.
Police had an early set of ideas as to who was responsible, but Schulte and Turner had a “creepy” relationship with a man who told friends that a series of encounters at the campsite had made them uncomfortable. I’ve ruled out most, except for the “campervan” theory. The idea that the shooting stemmed from an altercation with a threatening colleague.
Pinkusiewicz is now believed to be both a creep and a disgruntled colleague, investigators said Thursday.
Moab Double Murder: Utah Officials, FBI Hunt Newlywed Couple Murder Suspect
He had a history of quarreling with management at McDonald’s, where Turner also worked. I said I need to work faster. She was so uncomfortable that she left and had another manager take her place.
A hiring sign at Moab’s only McDonald’s restaurant in September 2021, weeks after newlyweds Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner were murdered.
(Michael Lewis/Fox News Digital)
He was fired, never returned to work after the shooting, and left his last paycheck.
Investigators believe he never confronted Turner shortly before the murder, but he complained about her making sandwiches at Schulte’s restaurant when she wasn’t working. They were scheduled for another shift, officials said, and she may not have even recognized him because of COVID-19 mask regulations.
Moab double homicide: Newly opened warrant did not lead to suspect, investigators say
Police identified Pinkšević as a person of interest early on, but he was not at the address when they went for questioning.
By 27 August 2021, Pinkusiewicz was in Waterloo. On September 24, local police received a call from the motel reporting his death.
A bullet recovered from a victim. Investigators said they determined that the three critical defense rounds were likely fired from a Glock 9mm.
(Grand County, Utah)
Grand County investigators discovered that his car was sold there in December and contacted their Waterloo counterparts to learn of Pinqueusiewicz’s death.
357 revolver using Hornady Special Critical Defense ammunition, although Pinkusiewicz had purchased the supposedly murder weapon, the Glock 9mm, according to the records. His death was ruled a suicide months before Grand County legislators traced Pinkusiewicz’s footsteps to Waterloo, so police later investigated in connection with the Schulte Turner case. released his property, including his mobile phone, to his family.
A bag of bullets found in his car was not recorded and was destroyed by local law enforcement, officials said.
Schulte and Turner’s tent and vehicle found August 18, 2021 on La Sal Loop Road outside Moab, Utah.
(Grand County, Utah)
According to Grand County investigators, he also left a suicide note referring to being fired by a “left-leaning liberal boss” for not working “fast enough.”
The note also revealed the presence of his significant other — who had not given investigators any details about the crime at the time.
According to Jason Jensen, a private investigator hired by Schulte’s father, Pinqueusiewicz’s male partner was not interviewed until March 2022.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
When detectives finally interviewed him, officials said he was “very aggressive”. Did.
Officials said Thursday that they believed they would have enough evidence to convict him if Pinkuzievich was still alive.
However, with him dead, they have announced a formal closure to the case. If new information comes to light in the future, there is still the possibility of resuming the investigation.
