Kansas Bureau of Investigation Recovers Bodies

Following an intensive four day investigation and search, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Linn County Sheriff’s office announced this morning that two bodies were found late Tuesday night buried on a rural property west of Pittsburg, Kansas. 

The bodies recovered are believed to be Pleasanton residents, Betty McNabb, age 87, and Kenneth McNabb, age 65. Autopsies and official identification are pending.

31-year-old David McNabb of Pittsburg was arrested Monday for second-degree murder, criminal desecration of a body, and interference with a law enforcement officer.

The agencies who assisted with this investigation were the Crawford County Sheriff’s office, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the Overland Park Police Department Dive Team, the Missouri Search and Rescue K-9 Unit, and the Kansas Highway Patrol.

No further details were released at this time.