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Former Playboy model found guilty of second-degree murder, sentenced to 25 years in prison

Kelsey Turner
Posted at 9:50 AM, Jan 10, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-10 13:57:51-05

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Kelsey Turner, a former Playboy model, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of her former boyfriend, a California psychiatrist, on Tuesday morning.

The judge sentenced Turner to 25 years at the Nevada Department of Corrections.

In November, Turner entered an Alford plea, which means she would accept a charge of second-degree murder but maintains her innocence.

Turner and her then-boyfriend, Jon Logan Kennison, are accused of beating the psychiatrist to death with a baseball bat, then stuffing his body into the trunk of Turner's Mercedes in 2019.

Police say the psychiatrist, Dr. Thomas Burchard, had traveled to Las Vegas to end his two-year relationship with the former model before his death.