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Kimberly Chavez, 50, was found dead on June 5, 2014, at the Knox, Indiana, residence of her estranged husband, Gary Chavez. According to the timeline, Gary contacted Kimberly saying he was gravely ill and asked her to take him to the hospital; that call was the last time her family reported seeing her alive. Police later found Kimberly’s body concealed under a tarp in the yard of Gary’s home. An autopsy determined she died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries, consistent with a violent struggle.
After Kimberly’s body was discovered, Gary Chavez led authorities on a multi-county chase during which he committed several carjackings. He eventually shot himself as police closed in and survived with critical wounds. He was charged with Kimberly’s murder plus kidnapping and carjacking; at trial he claimed no memory of the events but was convicted on all counts and received a sentence totaling 105 years, described by the court as for a brutal, savage beating.
Does anyone have information about Kimberly’s life in Knox or the days leading up to June 5, 2014, that could shed more light on what happened?