A former Alaska resident living in Utah has been charged with kidnapping and murdering a Homer woman who disappeared in 2019. Authorities arrested Kirby Calderwood, 32, in Ogden on Monday, according to a statement from the Homer Police Department.
This article includes descriptions of sexual assault and other violenceA former Alaska resident living in Utah has been charged with kidnapping and murdering a Homer woman who disappeared in 2019.from the Homer Police Department.
Murnane, 38 at the time, was last seen in downtown Homer walking to an appointment that she never arrived at. Searchers Two of Calderwood’s ex-wives and his ex-girlfriend in Homer told an investigator, in separate interviews, that he harbored violent sexual fantasies — including that he wanted to torture and kill someone — and had been sexually abusive toward them.
According to the wife, Calderwood had told her he hadn’t specifically intended on killing Murnane but had seen her walking while he was driving around looking for a victim. He offered her a ride, then told her he needed to stop somewhere for a phone charger.
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