In the quiet desert community of Salome, Arizona, a grim discovery shattered the tranquility on an April day in 2016. The bodies of three people, including 81-year-old Alice Boyd, were found in what was determined to be a violent home invasion. Boyd, a resident of Bingen, Washington, was one of three victims in a triple homicide that occurred on or around April 10th. The other victims were a married couple from Wenatchee, Washington, Lester Lindsay, 83, and his wife Ella, 76. All three were found to have died from gunshot wounds.
The investigation into the brutal slayings led law enforcement to identify a suspect, Kitage Lynch. Authorities believed the motive for the killings may have been related to Lynch being stranded in the area and seeking transportation. Their suspicion was bolstered by the fact that a vehicle belonging to one of the victims was missing. Witnesses reported seeing a person matching Lynch's description in the vicinity of the crime scene. The search for Lynch culminated in a dramatic confrontation with police in Glendale, Arizona, where he was found in possession of the stolen vehicle and a gun taken from the victims' homes. A shootout ensued, but Lynch was ultimately apprehended and taken into custody.
Following his arrest, Kitage Lynch was indicted by a grand jury on three counts of first-degree murder, as well as charges of burglary and theft. However, in a surprising turn of events, a judge later dismissed the murder charges against Lynch. The dismissal was not based on his innocence, but rather on the grounds that the prosecution was unprepared to proceed to trial, citing issues such as the failure to have DNA evidence tested in a timely manner. Despite the dismissal of the homicide charges, Lynch was already serving a 15-year prison sentence for a conviction of aggravated assault and other charges stemming from the shootout with police in Glendale.
