Police: Missing Kansas woman found dead; Suspect charged

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors in Kansas’ Johnson County have charged a 22-year-old man with capital murder and rape in connection with last month’s death of a woman whose body was found this week.

Prosecutors charged Korrey Raine White Rinke of Ottawa, Kansas, on Thursday in the death of 46-year-old Julianna Pappas. Her body was found late Wednesday in a wooded area of Overland Park. She was last seen Aug. 22.

Court records do not indicate how Pappas was killed.

During Rinke’s initial court appearance Thursday, an attorney from the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit was appointed to represent him. His next court date is scheduled for Wednesday.

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JOHNSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Johnson County are investigating the murder of a Kansas woman.

The body of Julianna Pappas, 46, was found in a wooded area south of West 115 Street, between Switzer Road and Indian Creek Parkway, according to a media release.

Pappas was last seen Aug. 22.

Police reported receiving a lead in the case that led them to search the Indian Creek area on Wednesday afternoon.

They arrested Korrey R. Rinke, 22, on suspicion of first-degree murder. He and Pappas knew each other, according to police.

Rinke is scheduled to make a court appearance on Thursday afternoon, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call police or the Crime Stoppers tips Hotline.

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Pappas was last seen August 22- photo Overland Park Police

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Kansas City say foul play is suspected in the disappearance of a woman.

Overland Park police said in a news release that 46-year-old Julianna Pappas was last seen Aug. 22. Police described the circumstances around her disappearance as “suspicious” and said the case is being treated as a death investigation.

A search of a creek began Wednesday after authorities received a lead. The release didn’t say whether the search yielded any new clues but did stress that police are seeking additional leads. Anyone with information is urged to call police or a tips hotline.