WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the death of a woman who led an investigator to the body of her 5-year-old stepson (all times local):
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A woman found dead after leading an investigator to her 5-year-old stepson’s body told an investigator that she “did him wrong” on a recording broadcast on a recent podcast episode of “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.”
Police say officers found Emily Glass’ body early Friday after her ex-boyfriend, Jonathan Hernandez, called to report that she had killed herself. The official cause of death hasn’t been determined.
Glass reported Lucas Hernandez missing in February and helped the investigator find his body last month. In an episode of Grace’s podcast that aired Monday, Hernandez said he no longer believes Glass and that she recently told a private investigator that she panicked after finding Lucas dead.
The investigator captured a recording of Glass saying: “I did Lucas so wrong. I did him wrong.”
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SEDGWICK COUNTY — Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman found early Friday in the Kansas home of a 5-year-old boy whose decomposing body his stepmother led an investigator to three months after reporting him missing.
Just before 2 a.m., police responded to a home in 600 Block of South Edgemoor and and found the body of 27-year-old Emily Glass, according to officer Charley Davidson.
It was reported as a suicide. Her death is under investigation and the Sedgwick County Coroner’s office will determine the cause of death, according to Davidson.
At approximately 1:40 a.m., Glass’ boyfriend 34-year-old Jonathan Hernandez called 911 to report arriving home and finding her dead, according to Davidson.
Officers found a rifle near her feet and three suicide notes in the residence, according to Davidson.
Her body was transported to the Regional Forensics Science Center. Glass had been questioned in the disappearance and death of Jonathan’s son 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez.
On May 24, Glass was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail for felony obstruction of justice after leading a private investigator to the boy’s body under a bridge in Harvey County. She reported Lucas missing on February 17.
The homicide investigation into Lucas’ death is ongoing, according to Davidson.
Police released no additional details.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman found in the Kansas home of a 5-year-old boy whose stepmother led an investigator to his decomposing body three months after the child was reported missing.
Police say officers responded early Friday after Jonathan Hernandez called to report finding a woman dead of a gunshot wound in his Wichita home. The woman’s name hasn’t been released.
Hernandez’ live-in girlfriend, Emily Glass, reported his son, Lucas Hernandez, missing on Feb. 17. After she was acquitted of child endangerment in an unrelated case involving her own daughter, she led the investigator to Lucas’ body on May 24.
She was arrested on suspicion of lying to authorities, but freed. Prosecutors haven’t charged her in Lucas’ death but said she was a person of interest.