PHOENIX — A woman accused of killing two men in two separate incidents is now behind bars after an investigation spanning nearly two months, police said.
The Mesa Police Department said Kathryn Hansen, 27, was taken into custody on April 8, two months after the murder of 32-year-old Keith Emmons.
But it wasn't the only killing Hansen is accused of. On Jan. 29, she allegedly shot and killed 41-year-old Aaron Byous in a north Phoenix home.
Emmons was found shot to death on Feb. 7 in the bedroom of a home near Southern Avenue and Sossaman Road.
Byous had reportedly been shot in a home near 16th Street and Union Hills Drive after a confrontation with the homeowner escalated into what police said was a gunfight. Police say Hansen was at the home, and fled after the shooting.
Police have recommended first-degree murder charges against Hansen in both cases.
"This afternoon, the Phoenix Police Department notified Mesa Police that they had a lead and possible location on Hansen. Soon after, they took Hansen into custody," Mesa police said.
Hansen's arrest followed an alert Mesa police put out at the end of February asking the public for help locating Hansen.
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