Lacking Washington couple feared useless as man arrested for homicide

The disappearance of a married couple in Washington state has now became a homicide investigation.

Chiropractor Karen Koep and her husband Davido have been lacking from their house in Lacey, south of Seattle, since 13 November, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in an announcement on Tuesday.

On Friday night time, police introduced they consider the couple had been killed in an assault at their house, and {that a} man from Olympia had been arrested within the case.

The person has not been named publicly however was described as being in his 40s and “recognized to” the couple. He was booked into the Thurston County Jail on prices of first-degree homicide and first-degree kidnapping.

No further particulars had been supplied and the investigation remains to be ongoing.

Police found Karen and Davido had been lacking beneath “suspicious” circumstances after performing a welfare examine for an individual who didn’t present up for work. Investigators later discovered the couple’s automobile in a close-by city.

“Over the last a number of days, interviews have been carried out, surveillance video obtained and extra follow-up interviews carried out,” Thurston County police wrote in a Wednesday assertion.

On Thursday night time, Karen’s sister Pauline Dutton stated she didn’t consider the couple left the home willingly.

The Thurston County Sheriff’s Workplace has urged anybody with data to contact through e-mail at [email protected] or name 360-704-2740.