SEDGWICK COUNTY —The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation after two bodies were located near the 300 Block of River Road in rural Sumner County, according to Sedgwick County Sheriff's Lt. Nathan Gibbs. The Sheriff’s Office has identified several suspects in the case. Authorities have not reported an arrest.
One of the bodies was located on May 10, the other on May 13. Both bodies were transported to the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center for further testing and examination.
On Friday, the sheriff's office received confirmation through DNA testing on the identities of the two deceased individuals as 30-year-old Monica R. Williams and 24-year-old Kevin M. Ledesma. Both had been reporteed missing and were last seen at a residence in the 9500 block South Hydraulic in Wichita on January 1, 2024. The sheriff's office also reported there were homicide victims.
The circumstances in which Williams and Ledesma were killed remains under investigation by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.