UT - Kylen Schulte, 24, & Crystal Beck, 38, newlywed couple found dead, Grand County, 18 Aug 2021

[Betty P]

So he killed Kylen & Crystal August 14, 2021. He committed suicide September 24, 2021. When did investigators begin looking for him? I'm a bit confused with him as the prime suspect (presumably) why did it take months before they discovered he was dead? When did they travel to Waterloo and question the SO? He wasn't informed of AP's death until investigators questioned him "this year" according to the article.

I'm also shocked at "No DNA evidence links Pinkusiewicz to the crime scene, Rigby said — most likely because it rained at the campsite for about two days before the bodies were found, and because much of Pinkusiewicz’s personal belongings were not kept after his death." I guess that explains why so many murders go unsolved, I don't know why I thought it would be harder to destroy evidence linking you to a crime.

From the article linked & quoted above:
...Pinkusiewicz died by suicide in an Iowa motel on Sept. 24, 2021, and investigators did not learn he was dead until late March 2022, officials said.

Moab authorities close Kylen Schulte, Crystal Turner case, citing evidence against dead murder suspect

Grand County Sheriff’s Office investigators said Thursday that if the suspect was alive, they would have enough evidence to convict him in the August 2021 killings of newlywed couple Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner in Moab.

www.sltrib.com

I read in one of the older news links that LE claimed they had the DNA of the killer. Were they unable to match it to Pinky or were they just blowing smoke back then?

 

[airportwoman]

I always thought it sounded like it was done by someone who knew them.

 

[Erutan]

Suspect identified in Grand County double murder case

A suspect has been identified in the Grand County murders of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner. Grand County Sheriff Steven White said Adam Pinkusiewicz, who was a former employee at the McDonald's where Turner worked, has been identified as the suspect in the case. Pinkusiewicz died by suicide...

kutv.com

Pinkusiewicz died by suicide in September, a month after the bodies of Schulte and Turner were found in the La Sal mountains. White said his office received information that prior to committing suicide, Pinkusiewicz "told another party that he had killed two women in Utah and provided specific details that were known only to investigators."

A motive for the murders is still under investigation, White said, and there's no word on a relationship between Pinkusiewicz and the two women, particularly Turner.

"They both worked at McDonald’s. The indications we have is we don’t know if they worked shifts together. It doesn’t seem like it," White said. "But they were both employees at McDonald’s."

Outside the sheriff's office, Sean-Paul Schulte, Kylen's father, became emotional after learning the news and hugged White.

Later, speaking to reporters, he said he was "elated" and "very happy."

"Grand County Sheriff’s Office was right. The case is very solvable," Schulte said. "I hope they can process the evidence and close the case."

Bbm.
Hope they are correct.
It sounds they have the right perp.
Wonder if he's killed others ?
To brazenly slaughter two innocent people sounds as if he was comfortable in committing these heinous acts ?
Maybe some cold cases can be solved ?

Rest in gentle peace, Kylen and Crystal !!
They seemed like sweet and happy ladies, I hope they're in a place of absolute beauty and peace.