Scott Lee Kimball
Encyclopedia
Scott Lee Kimball is a convicted serial killer
from Boulder County, Colorado
, United States
. He is serving a 70 year sentence after pleading guilty in 2009 to the murders of Kaysi McLeod, 19; Jennifer Marcum, 25; LeAnn Emry, 24; and his uncle Terry Kimball, 60. All four victims died between January 2003 and August 2004. Marcum remains missing and is presumed dead, while the other three bodies were recovered in remote Colorado and Utah
locations. While represented by attorney Kenneth F. Eichner
for fraud charges, Kimball was released from prison to become an FBI informant. Kimball has claimed multiple other killings but has not been linked to any other crimes.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder on October 8, 2009.
In September 2010, it was reported that the FBI was investigating Kimball as a possible suspect in the murder and mutilation of a woman found in Westminster, Colorado, in October 2004. At the time Kimball lived in the area and was acting as an FBI informant. In December 2010, it was reported that Kimball has stated that he is being investigated as a potential suspect in the West Mesa murders
in New Mexico
.
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
from Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He is serving a 70 year sentence after pleading guilty in 2009 to the murders of Kaysi McLeod, 19; Jennifer Marcum, 25; LeAnn Emry, 24; and his uncle Terry Kimball, 60. All four victims died between January 2003 and August 2004. Marcum remains missing and is presumed dead, while the other three bodies were recovered in remote Colorado and Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
locations. While represented by attorney Kenneth F. Eichner
Kenneth F. Eichner
Kenneth Frank Eichner is an American lawyer and author. Eichner was a prosecutor in Prince George's County, Maryland before rising to prominence as a defense attorney based in Denver, Colorado. As a prosecutor, Eichner successfully prosecuted Warren E...
for fraud charges, Kimball was released from prison to become an FBI informant. Kimball has claimed multiple other killings but has not been linked to any other crimes.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder on October 8, 2009.
In September 2010, it was reported that the FBI was investigating Kimball as a possible suspect in the murder and mutilation of a woman found in Westminster, Colorado, in October 2004. At the time Kimball lived in the area and was acting as an FBI informant. In December 2010, it was reported that Kimball has stated that he is being investigated as a potential suspect in the West Mesa murders
West Mesa murders
The West Mesa Murders refer to the remains of 11 women found buried in 2009 in the desert on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico. No suspects have been identified in the case and a serial killer is believed to be responsible.-Discovery:...
in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
.