MO - Camila Behrensen and Pablo Guzman-Palma - Graduate Students from Chile/Argentina - Found Deceased After Kansas City Fire

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Foul play is suspected in the Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 deaths of two graduate students at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
A fire occurred in their apartment somewhere between Friday night, Sept. 30, and Saturday morning, Oct. 1. The victims are Camila Behrensen, 24, from Argentina, and Pablo Guzman-Palma, 25, from Chile.

KCPD asks public for possible video evidence in homicide investigation

Kansas City, Missouri, police investigators are requesting help to collect possible surveillance evidence related to a homicide.

www.kshb.com

Police identify homicide victims found in fire at Kansas City apartment

Police Monday identified two homicide victims found inside a burning apartment building Saturday morning in Kansas City, Missouri.

www.kshb.com

 

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Stowers Institute for Medical Research |

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research focuses on basic biomedical research in genetic model organisms as a way to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying human health and disease.

www.stowers.org

The mission of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research is to make a significant contribution to humanity through foundational biomedical research by expanding our understanding of fundamental biological processes and by using this knowledge to guide the development of innovative approaches to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease.​

Statement from Stowers Institute community regarding tragic loss | Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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I'm Chilean and it's all over the news over here.

So sad to hear.

 

[darkstar105]

Just now on KSHB channel 41 (NBC affiliate) news, they said police are trying to get Amazon Alexa Cloud Storage from inside the apartment. They said they think the suspect may have been inside the apartment with the victims for several hours before the crime.

Kansas City, Missouri, police turn to Amazon Alexa device for clues in shooting death of 2 researchers

A search warrant filed in Jackson County is revealing more details about a double homicide that left two researchers with the Stowers Institute dead over the weekend.

www.kshb.com

Edited to add: It also says they were shot.

 

[darkstar105]

I'm Chilean and it's all over the news over here.

So sad to hear.

Very sad and sorry for the victims. My guess is it's some kind of robbery, but of course we don't know for sure yet. That area has a lot of bartenders and servers who (from what I hear locally) get robbed on their way home with their tips after the bars close.

 

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Detectives obtain warrant for Alexa device; shell casing found in apartment

Detectives hope Amazon Alexa can help ID suspect in KC researchers’ deaths

Kansas City detectives obtained a search warrant for an Amazon Alexa device that was in the apartment of two researchers who were killed.

fox4kc.com

 

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Just now on KSHB channel 41 (NBC affiliate) news, they said police are trying to get Amazon Alexa Cloud Storage from inside the apartment. They said they think the suspect may have been inside the apartment with the victims for several hours before the crime.

I hope LE is able to retrieve information from Amazon Cloud.
Maybe the killer was listed on their Cloud intinerary.

 

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Why on earth would you kill 2 medical students?

I wonder if they were being pressed to supply drugs and medication for someone?

That's the only reason I can think of. ....

 

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Why on earth would you kill 2 medical students?

I wonder if they were being pressed to supply drugs and medication for someone?

That's the only reason I can think of. ....

They weren't medical students. They were researchers. Can't imagine they'd have access to drugs (and FTR, medical students don't either).

 

[darkstar105]

On tonight's news segment on KSHB channel 41 (NBC affiliate), they interviewed a young woman who lived across the hall. She said they were both very kind and had parties. They also showed the apartment with evidence of fire in a 2nd story window. (Rightmost apartment)

4140 Oak St · 4140 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111

Building

www.google.com

This is probably paywalled from the KC Star but it says one had previously worked on spinal cord regeneration and one had previously worked on metabolic changes in fruit flies: (probably nothing related to human drugs I don't think)

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article266801376.html

 

[darkstar105]

Here's the segment from tonight's TV news featuring neighbors who knew them:

Neighbors remember 2 South American researchers killed in Kansas City

The deaths of two researchers from the Stowers Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, is shocking many across international borders.

www.kshb.com

 

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Does this mean one of the victims would have needed to have said "Hey, Alexa" or something close to it, for the Alexa to have recorded anything?

Experts weigh in on how Amazon Alexa device could assist police in KCMO homicide case

A Kansas City tech expert and retired KCPD sergeant weighed in on how an Amazon Alexas device could assist police with a homicide investigation.

www.kshb.com

 

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Gibson Lab | Home

research.stowers.org

lab members

 

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Quién era Camila Behrensen, la joven científica asesinada en Kansas

La joven se formó en la UADE y se había trasladado a Estados Unidos para completar un doctorado en biología, en el Instituto Stowers. Su cuerpo fue hallado junto al de su colega Pablo Guzmán Palma en un departamento incendiado.

www.perfil.com

 

[darkstar105]

I'm getting a jealous would-be suitor vibe from this case. Could be wrong.

 

[darkstar105]

The situation unfolding in nearby Excelsior Springs, MO has booted this case off the front page for now, at least locally.

 

[flower_girl]

Bump - any new news here?

 

[darkstar105]

No haven't seen anything new...hope this is solved soon!

 

[kittenish]

As far as potential motives related to their research, I wonder if either worked with embryonic stem cells.

 

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Any updates.