SEWARD COUNTY–Law enforcement authorities are investigating after two Kansas men were found dead on Tuesday.
Just after 8 a.m. Tuesday, a farmer reported to the Seward County Sheriff’s Office that he found the body of a man located in a ditch on his property near U.S. Highway 54 and the Kansas/Oklahoma state line in Texas County, Oklahoma, according to a media release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation .
Since the body was discovered very near the state line, authorities and crime scene teams from both states responded to investigate. The deceased man has been identified as Timothy J. Martin, 25, of Liberal.
While investigators were developing leads in the case, at approximately 8:50 p.m. Tuesday night, a 911 call was received by the Seward County Sheriff’s Office reporting the body of a second deceased man located in a trailer at the Seven Winds RV Park, at 1702 Road F, west of Liberal. The man has been identified as 31-year-old Erick G. Salas, of Liberal.
Authorities believe the two homicides are likely connected as the two men were former roommates.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), the Seward County Sheriff’s Office, the Liberal Police Department, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the Texas County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office, and the Texas County, Okla., District Attorney’s Office are working together on this investigation.
Anyone with information about these homicides is asked to contact the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME, the OSBI at 1-800-522-8017 or [email protected], or the Seward County Sheriff’s Office at 620-309-2000.
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SEWARD COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a possible homicide near the southwest Kansas community of Liberal.
The first of two bodies was found near U.S. Highway 54 and the Oklahoma/Kansas state line in Texas County, Oklahoma. The second was found in Seward County, Kansas, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. They have not released details on a possible connection between the two bodies.
The Seward County Sheriff’s office released no information Wednesday morning. Undersheriff Gene Ward referred all questions on the case to the KBI.