Post by Scumhunter on Sept 11, 2021 0:51:35 GMT -5
(Above: Top: Kyle Castle; Bottom: Heather Ellis; photo credits: abc6onyourside.com via U.S. Department of Justice, click to enlarge)
From the Columbus Dispatch: (dispatch.com)
Authorities say a man wanted on federal charges connected to three homicides — including the deaths of a man and woman whose dismembered remains were found inside a Sullivant Avenue home earlier this year — is now believed to be traveling with a woman.
Kyle Castle, 29, of the South Side, is being sought by federal authorities on charges of murder, robbery and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
Castle is now believed to be in the company of 30-year-old Heather Ellis, also of the South Side. Ellis also currently has outstanding warrants for multiple misdemeanor offenses, as well as two low-level felony theft charges dating back to 2019.
The couple were last seen in the Columbus area driving a tan-colored SUV.
Castle is charged in connection with the deaths of 48-year-old Tera Pennington, of the South Side, and Henry Watson, 52, of the West Side, who were reported missing in August 2018. Pennington and Watson's dismembered remains were found in January, encased in concrete in the basement of a home on the 2300 block of Sullivant Avenue.
Castle is also charged in connection with the June 2018 death of Connor Reynolds, a 23-year-old Grove City resident. Reynolds was killed during an armed robbery of another individual at a residence where Reynolds was staying and had nothing to do with him, according to court records.
Pennington and Watson were then killed to help cover up Reynolds' homicide, records state.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call the Department of Homeland Security's tipline at 1-866-DHS-2423.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/09/10/wanted-suspect-3-homicides-now-believed-traveling-woman/8280390002/
Additional relevant links:
abc6onyourside.com/news/local/homeland-security-searching-for-columbus-man-wanted-in-connection-with-3-murders
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/5-columbus-men-federally-charged-with-crimes-connected-to-three-murders/
www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/five-local-men-charged-federally-crimes-connected-3-murders
Thoughts? Based on the above article's posting date, Castle and Ellis were still at large at least as of September 10th, 2021.
Also some technical notes before some additional comments I want to make:
-I put 2021 as the wanted year in the thread title since it seems Castle wasn't charged in relation to the three homicides until this year.
-Heather Ellis' charges appear to be unrelated to Castle's case, just it's believed she is traveling with him.
-The alleged mastermind of the house robbery and shooter of Conner Reynolds, Larry Williams Jr., is arrested and facing the death penalty, but Castle is wanted for alleged participation and cover-up.
Ok I will say not that it's any excuse if he was, but the article implies Connor Reynolds was an innocent victim who just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. And the two murders after that were allegedly to cover up the shooting and killing of Conner. So this isn't "just a drug case", it's three murders stemming from a innocent person being killed.
Castle really needs to be located to close the manhunt portion of this case for good and bring everyone to trial. And of course Heather Ellis still needs to be located as well.
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