True Crime with Kimbyr - Part 2: The Chilling Case Of Beauty Queen Nona Dirksmeyer | True Crime Stories

Episode Date: February 8, 2026

In Part 2 of True Crime with Kimbyr, Kimbyrleigha dives deeper into the haunting murder of beauty queen Nona Dirksmeyer as the investigation takes shocking turns. With conflicting testimonies, questionable timelines, and mounting suspicion, the search for justice grows more complicated. Who was telling the truth—and who was hiding something? Through meticulous research and compassionate analysis, True Crime with Kimbyr unravels the courtroom drama, key evidence, and lingering doubts that still surround Nona’s death, leaving one chilling question: has her killer truly been held accountable? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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100%. I'll basically get you off my radar. I'll do anything that you guys want to do. I'll do a DNA test. I'll do anything. Whatever what you guys tell me do, I want to do it. As you see, they had gotten the cell phone records from Kevin's phone, and there were two, in their opinion, suspicious text messages sent to her that day.

One was, why are you leading me on? And the other one was, are you alive? I was curious about the, why are you leading me on? That's an interesting one. Definitely interesting. But they have a theory at this point. They believe Kevin came to Nona's apartment on the morning of December 15th. So this was the morning after he had been there hanging out and that he came unannounced.

Her apartment was only 10 minutes away from his parents. And a plumber who was working in his parents' neighborhood said they saw Kevin at his parents' house just before 10.30 in the morning. Now get this. His phone was turned off at this time. And for the next hour and a half. So they think he arrived at Nona's apartment around 10.55 a.m. And she was not expecting him. So he used the key to let himself in.

and perhaps, this is what I was thinking, he thought that she wouldn't be home. Like she would be at school doing her finals and he was going to like snoop through things. Maybe the night before he saw or I don't know heard something that made him believe he needed to take a closer look. So maybe he just wanted to go through her things to see if there had been someone else there. Hence the why are you leading the on text? Because word travels fast in a small town. So maybe there were rumors about her going around. Police think he sees the.

open condom wrapper. Obviously not his, but my question is, why would a woman leave an empty condom wrapper on her kitchen counter? It's not something I would do, you know? I mean, I don't know. And wouldn't she be having, you know, relations in her bedroom? I mean, you know, I'm just saying when you hear more of the story, I think you'll see what I mean. Obviously, this condom wrapper was not his. And they also think he might have seen a text message on her phone. I don't know how all of these things would play out. I'm just giving examples of what I thought of, but she was home. Therefore, there could have been a confrontation and maybe he said, give me your phone. And maybe that's when he saw a text from a guy that she was seeing named Trey. And they were more than friends. And these

were more than friendly text messages. Police think that this is what set Kevin off enough to fly into a rage and choke Nona, amongst other things. The way that she was harmed was personal. It's not unusual that this is someone that the person knows and not just a stranger. They think that after the confrontation, he let himself out. He locked the door since it was locked. And then he left her there, drove away around 11.15 a.m. And then he was back in Dover by noon. And this is when his phone was turned back on.

He was seen at a local cafe, the Bayou Bridge, around 1230 or 1 o'clock. That's suspicious. He doesn't turn his phone on until he's like at lunch. I don't know. However, his grandma said that she saw him around 11.30 at a gas station in town and she talked to him and gave him some money for lunch. Good old grandma. They also believe the crime scene was staged. There was no evidence of forced intercourse. So perhaps Kevin made it look like there was by merely undressing her, not realizing there's usually DNA present. So did he leave that condom wrapper there to make it look like someone else was there.

So many questions. They also think he wanted to be there when her body was found. He wanted to have her blood all over him. He wanted to leave it there, so-called accidentally, so that any DNA by him was left behind because he was trying to save her. He also wanted witnesses, and that is why he decided to wait until he was driving his mom to that event. He wanted people to be there to see him go inside and be shocked. with what he saw. It's definitely an interesting theory, but could they prove it? The polygraph test is

administered and instead of letting Kevin leave as they promised, they made him stay another six hours, completely missing the viewing and the funeral, whatever was happening and taking place and people wondered why he was a no show. And that really did not look good. This made known as friends and her family think that Kevin was guilty and it started to divide the town. There were some people who thought Kevin had done it and those who did not. And meanwhile, Kevin is being questioned about her death. Like, did you kill Nona Dirkzmeyer? And of course, he denies it. I didn't do it. I didn't do it. So scum by I get this to my girlfriend and I want to get put into it afterwards and I didn't do it. When the results were brought in from the polygraph examiner, he said he had never seen

anybody fill a test worse than Kevin did in all the 20-some years that he'd been administering them. Then he followed with this statement that Kevin, there's no doubt in my mind that you killed her. Here is that part now. Kevin, there's no doubt in my mind that you killed her. I don't know if you killed her because she was mad. No, my son. Or you was mad? Please check everything. Kevin, there's no doubt in my life. Kevin, you have to realize. I've been doing this for over.

I don't you have. I'm sorry. I'm so scared. Please. Check everything. Check everybody. Kevin. That's when this interrogation gets intense.

And it was more like a yelling match between the two novices, Kevin and Frost. I have some of that and I want to play it for you. I'm not saying anything. I'm telling you what I see. I'm telling you what I know. And I'm telling you right now, you did this. No, but I'm telling you, you did it. You did it.

You killed him. I'm telling you right. Point blind. Wow. Okay. So I told you that they found what looked like a bloody handprint on the light bulb. And now it came back as matching Kevin. So I sat there and I looked through this evidence, really thinking about it. Doesn't it seem as though he is genuinely shocked? Because here's the thing. Like I said, I thought long and hard about this entire scene and I want your thoughts. but the way I saw it, whoever did this, in my opinion, would not be holding the bulb. Like holding the lamp by the bulb and then using it? No. Also, the print was wet.

So if Kevin was shocked in that moment and he's completely innocent, he would not have recalled touching anything because you were in such a, you know, I don't know, distressed mental state. It would have been unintentional since the lamp was just inches away from Nona. Look at the print. It doesn't even look like. a print, it looks like a smear mark as though you might be like moving it away as you got closer. Maybe he needed to squat down so he just like unintentionally pushed the lamp over. It even looks like it could roll out of the way.

So maybe that's why it's smeared. Could he have just wiped it when he was helping her? Again, I want to reiterate, it was wet. If he had done this between 10 and 1230, like they said, it would not be sticky and tacky and wet. But then Frost says the only way the print is, could have gotten there was in the process of the crime. But wouldn't that contradict the actual evidence? Correct me if I'm wrong here. Make it make sense. It's wet. So there is more than one way it could have gotten there. I asked you point blank. Did you touch the lamp? Point blank. I use those words.

Did you touch the lamp? I said no. You said no. There's a bloody print on the ball of the lamp and it's yours. So if the bulb was connected to the lamp, there's a bloody print. of the bolt connected to the lamp that was laying on the ground and it's my. Without a doubt. That's impossible. Without a doubt, it is your print. The only way that print could have got there was in the process of the crime. That is the only way, and it's yours.

It's not a past print. It's not my print. It's not anybody else's print. I've had two fingerprint experts look at it. Two, okay? Two. That's how sure I'm not. I am. I can honestly tell you I never remember touching that land.

He asked them a valid question. Do they know and do we know what it's like to see someone that you love in that condition? He can't recall what day it is, let alone if he accidentally left a smear mark on a light bulb that was inches away from her when he was in this frantic state of mind. You wouldn't be careful. You wouldn't in that moment. But wouldn't the killer? Like, wouldn't he be careful wouldn't he be trying to make sure he doesn't leave anything there do you know what it's like you know what it's like to walk in if I'm the only girl you look down on the floor I know I no I don't you don't know you do you know you know you know what kind of shock hit somebody do you know I told you the past six

days have been a blur to me I don't remember what day is that your prank got put there when she was hit with the lamp no he says what I was saying Did it occur to you that in that moment he doesn't recall touching it? Then he asked a very good question, one that I think he's entitled to know, considering they're trying to pin a murder on him, and it's this. How can you be telling me that I did this when I have somebody I was with. You guys can check everybody I was with. Every single point of the day, there are people with me every single point of day.

They know I did not do this. People, every single person who is with me that day can tell you, I was with him. And I want to know one thing. When, I know after the autopsy, they can tell a time of death. I know that much. When do you think this occurred? Can you tell me a time?

You tell me. I don't know. You were there. I was not there. And you guys are trying to tell me I'm going to deny. He wants to know, what was the time of death? They pointed back on him and they say, you know, you were there. And that's kind of circular.

That's a circular argument in nature. He says his whereabouts are. for the entire day nonetheless. They just keep pressing him. They want a confession. I do it! I do it! I don't do it!

I didn't do it! So scumbed to get this to my girlfriend and I want to put in jail for it and I didn't do it. It ever occurred in your mind that maybe he touched it and he didn't remember? That ever occurred your mind? They ever occur in your mind? Maybe he touched the wife and he didn't remember. Maybe when I swung the door open, I don't know. He told him that he had faith that they were going to catch who did this, but now he doesn't know.

And I thought, are they putting too much emphasis on him? I wasn't sure here. I did not kill her, and I don't know who did. But it was not me. It was not me. I swear to God you, it was not me. I swear to God me, you know. What do you think God wants you to do? Let me ask you that. What do you think you want you to do? Well, God knows what happened. You're exactly right.

You're not. Exactly. God knows that it wasn't me. God knows that it wasn't. And you guys, I had 100% faith that you guys would catch you do this. And now I don't know. Oh, it's not over yet. There is more to this interview and it gets way more intense.

How can it not? He's being accused of murder. Frost takes issue with several things that Kevin says. But the one that he points out is this one. My whole issue, well, not my whole. Not my whole issue because I have other issues with your day that day. You say that you try to call her all that. Again, you didn't.

But you're going to sit here and say I did. I have thought I did. But you know what that tells me? You know what that tells me? What? It tells me that you don't know. You don't know what you did. You don't have a clue.

Oh, yeah, I do. Oh, yeah. Don't you go, go, I don't you. You don't have a clue what you did. I'm not playing any shit with you. I'm not saying anything. I'm telling you what I see. I'm telling you what I know.

And I'm telling you right now, you did this. No, but I'm telling you. I'm telling you, you're dead. You killed him. Point blind. No, I'm telling you right here. Kevin gets pretty heated. Apparently, Kevin had told the police, as we thought, that he called her all day long.

When, in fact, when they got his cell records, he did not. I don't know how many times he called her, but there seems to be conflicting evidence there. He says, I thought I did. Would you forget that? I don't know. I mean, it happens every day, so maybe you thought you did. Now Frost hits him with some evidence about a text from the guy I mentioned earlier, Trey. You got a f*** off because you were there when she got a text message from Trey.

That's wrong. I don't know who Trey is. And that was the whole point. And it escalated from there. And it went into the living room. And next thing you know, you crossed that line. You can go. Sit down.

Sit down. If you believe that. If you believe that, you can go, you know, no disrespect. Because I don't even know anybody named Trey. I don't know a person named Trey. And if you would have said Trey, and it would have triggered a one thing in my mind,

I would have said, Trey? I think I've heard that. I've never heard the name Trey. I never saw her that until she was dead. I never did any of this. And if my fingerprints are there, somebody put them there. Well, then, what do you? think here? Does he seem truthful? His argument is a bit weak, but okay. He's adamant. He still

did not do anything. But saying his prints were planted, I think is stretching it. It's much more believable that he accidentally swiped the bulb in that frantic moment. Now he reiterates the fact that they don't understand what he's going through. And they agree. He's also been taking Xanax to sleep. And I can imagine it being really hard to cope with all this stress. I remember every single bit of my day. I'm not schizophrenic. I'm not crazy. I'm not an idiot. And just because, and you know, I guess you guys can't figure out that when somebody's so distraught I can't even remember what the past six days are, I can't even remember what today is. When he was giving me the test, I couldn't remember what today is.

I guess you guys can't, I guess you guys can't comprehend that maybe, well, this guy was going through hell. Well, shit, this guy hasn't even thought about anything. You know why? Because to get me through the night, I've been taking two milligrams Xanax. And that's all that affects your memory or not. I don't know. They still can't make an arrest and they don't make an arrest. They let Kevin go.

And what they do is pretty harsh, considering they haven't really built a solid case yet. They go over to Nona's mother's house and they just tell her that Kevin's a killer, just like that, although it's not a fact. And I take issue with that part only because they haven't done their due diligence. And I think it was the pressure from the community. and now they're thinking this is going to put pressure on Kevin, getting the people close to him to put a wall up against him and it worked. Well, it somewhat worked because you're going to believe professional investigators.

Like Carol is going to believe that the police are telling her the truth and she was in shock. This was the man. She took into her home. She thought that he was going to be her future son-in-law and now she's being told he's a narcissistic psychopath killer with no actual medical mental health professional giving any actual diagnosis. I wasn't taught that way when I was getting my degree in psychology. Even Dr. Grande and other professionals say they're not diagnosing anyone. So why are the police? Maybe he is, but there's no evaluation done at this moment.

Of course, this news travels fast and everyone thinks Kevin did it. To dig Kevin into a deeper hole, they have a press conference a week later telling the whole community, oh, we know who did this. Don't worry. We know who committed this crime, except the police don't actually mention the suspect's name and they didn't have to because everyone already suspected Kevin and everyone knew that he found her he had blood on him his handprint was found on the murder weapon he missed the funeral he took a polygraph and he failed he had been the one interrogated the most so what else

would they expect three whole months go by and the newspaper headlines were reading things like nona dirksmyers killer roams free there's bumper stickers that say justice for no And Kevin's mom, Jana said that what this really meant was convict Kevin. And it worried his parents. They believed their son was innocent. It didn't matter because police arrested Kevin on March 31st, 2006. And Kevin's parents, I feel so bad for them, but you know what? It is what it is.

We don't know whether he's guilty at this point or innocent. They put up their farm as collateral so that they could get him the best criminal defense attorneys. Right away, the first thing his lawyers do is get him a change of venue out of Russellville. because everyone in the small town, you know, they already think he did it. So that would not be a fair trial. So it's moved to another town called Ozark. This isn't the end. It's the very beginning.

I know you probably can't believe it, but this is a very convoluted case. And it has a very weird conclusion, if you can even call it that. The trial is set for July 2007. I want to briefly tell you what the prosecution and the defense is arguing and the outcome of this case, because I'm telling you it's going to blow your mind. Seriously, I've actually never done a case that is like this at all. Prosecution says the jealousy, the rage and the cover up. As I already explained, but what about the defense?

How can they overcome the evidence and the inconsistencies in Kevin's version of the events? Well, they went straight towards discrediting all of the evidence and the way that Frost interrogated Kevin, a botched investigation, shoddy police work, a coerced, well, not a confession, but trying to worsen for a confession without turning their investigation to others that could be involved. And first of all, no one searched the upstairs portion of her apartment. They never tested any other areas of the apartment for DNA or fingerprints like the bathroom, like the handle on the toilet, as you see here, or the front door where there was blood found. They only focused on the areas that Kevin had been.

They never tested for footprints, even though someone had to walk through, nothing. They didn't argue that Kevin Sant touched. the bulb that they knew, but they said it was in desperate attempt to save his girlfriend. Oh, and the polygraph. Supposedly that wasn't even performed by a real trained professional, according to the defense. It was a sham. So that was just used to rattle Kevin. Plus, a bombshell in the trial was the condom wrapper. The defense had it tested, and ultimately they find out it has another man's DNA on it, not Kevin's. Now the prosecution plays the portion of the the interview that shows Kevin hitting that chair, but they never played the rest of the interview.

They didn't play it in the entirety, so the defense does. And they focus in on the parts like this, where Kevin is clearly upset. He's crying. He's distraught. He gets the surface. He just left the line. Kevin was terrified. He felt like anything he did in the courtroom was going to be taken the wrong way. If he stared wrong, like even biting his pen, or giving the wrong, like, glance. He thought that would convince the jury that he was guilty. After eight hours of deliberation, the jury was ready, and they were swayed by something.

It was the sloppiness of the investigation and the video of Kevin becoming very emotional. The jury found Kevin not guilty. He was acquitted. There just wasn't enough evidence. It turned out Kevin's family, in the very final moments before the trial, had requested that that condom wrapper be tested by the defense, and they hardly had any money left,

but they did everything they could to pay for it. And thankfully, they did because police now had a reason to look beyond Kevin. They had to find the man that touched that wrapper and fast. Can you believe it at this point? Because I could not. And the whole town of Russellville was shocked and confused. Didn't the cops say that they like 100% knew who it was? They were also torn. They really thought the police had done a diligent job. They wouldn't just convict someone without due diligence, right? We know better. They do. And it was even harder for Nona's family. They shunned Kevin. A part of her mom believed Kevin just got away with murder, while another part of her questioned if he had anything to do with this. He had never been in trouble with the law. He had always been there for Nona. He was kind, loyal, level. and she knew him for years. He never once exhibited rage. Police then made a list, finally, of over 50 possible suspects that they had to do a thorough investigation on. And this time around, a man named Todd Steffey, who was a full-time pastor and a part-time police officer who had morals and professionalism, was called to the case and he was dedicated to solving this

case and leaving no stone unturned. I feel like he had that moral responsibility. so he took it way more seriously. The first thing he did was gather DNA from all the guys that Noah had been talking to. He went around town and he dug through their garbage bins and then he test pieces of evidence. But none of the DNA matched. Then a promising lead came in.

It was a classmate of Nona's name Alex. He was really into her and they had hung out a baseball game together and she'd gone out on a few dates with him. Not only that. Apparently they texted, in, you know, a little bit more than friends nature. And they talked about having sex. And he knew that she didn't like condoms.

Their last conversation consisted of Alex saying, I want to see you soon. And then she ends up dead. Steffie came up with this plan. He found this girl that would go with Alex on a date and convinces her to get him to go to a certain restaurant. Now, stuffy goes to the restaurant. He makes a deal with them and he's waiting in the back.

and the waiter's in on the plan. So what he's doing is he's collecting the straws from Alex's cups. And then he's bringing them back to Steffi. And then they collect his DNA and the report comes back. He's not the source of the DNA on the condom wrapper. And this is just another wall. Then two months after Kevin's acquittal, they get a major break in the case.

A man known as apartment complex had just been arrested for a burglary in the area. His name is Gary Dunn. and when investigators hear the name, they recognize it because he was one of the original suspects that they ruled out in the first investigation. He was questioned and he was cleared. He had an alibi and he even passed a polygraph. But was it given by the same unqualified person? I don't know. However, Steffie focused on the proximity.

How close he was to known his apartment. His apartment was steps away. Not only that, his bedroom window looked straight. to hers. And that's creepy. It's definitely something they needed to look into. It turns out this man was on parole at the time of the crime. In 2002, he was charged and convicted for attempted murder and second degree battery. He attacked a woman named Kelly Joe Fitzherris. She was jogging in the area when she came across Gary. He was sitting on a bench on the jogging path. He jumps out with a large log in his hands and begins to hit her over the head.

Screaming that he was going to kill her, unprompted, this man seemed insane. Somehow this woman was able to get away and Gary was actually sent to prison for 18 months and I'm like, that's it? Upon his release, he moved into the same apartment complex as the beauty queen. I'm sitting here thinking if you're going to compare Gary who has this checkered past to Kevin with a blemish free record. There's no question in my mind that Gary would be the most likely suspect of not Kevin. And Steph, he felt the same way.

So they needed to question him again and get his DNA. When they came to his apartment, he was confused about the purpose of their visit. He said that he didn't have anything to do with her death and that he had seen her around, but he had no idea who she was. He said he'd never been over to her apartment. And it seemed pretty straightforward. They needed his DNA and to their surprise, he just like gave it to them. right away, totally cooperative. So now they want to check his alibi again. He initially said he was out shopping with his mom at the time the crime took place. So they had confirmed us with some bank

transactions and then his wife confirmed during the first investigation that he was at a construction site where they worked. Steffie calls the bank that issued Gary's mom her credit card and they pull up those same bank records. And sure enough, there are the transactions that are dated December 15th, but he goes one step further and he asked the bank employee, could they have posted on the 15th, but actually occurred on a different date? And the bank employee says yes. So now, Steffi has a big challenge ahead of him because the stores are like mom and pop stores in the small town. They don't keep electronic records. They have boxes of literal receipts, like paper receipts. So this man gets on his hands and knees and opens up boxes.

looks through hundreds, if not thousands, diligently looking, he was not going to give up and he finds them. As a pastor, he probably thought it was a miracle because he said that he needed one. They aren't for the 15th. They are from the 13th. And Gary thought he was slick. He lied. That was his first lie. When they tracked down his wife, they find out she divorced him, so now she's the ex-wife.

And she tells investigators that he lied about knowing no-no. He knew her. He was the one that, I'm putting this in air quotes for those. that are not watching the screen, rescued her cat. And he probably stole it just so that he could return it and get close to her and work his way in, getting her to trust him. She told them that one night she couldn't find Gary. It was around midnight and she was looking around and she sees him outside lurking around known as apartment. He was actually in her doorway. And not only that, she admitted he told her to lie for him. He wasn't at the construction site that day. He was home,

just a few feet away from Nona's apartment. This man had the opportunity, the proximity, and the access. She could have trusted him and opened the door for him, or he could have convinced her to let him inside. Maybe like that guy in the past, he tried to push his way in and was successful. And then maybe he locked the door when he was done and he went out this, lighting glass door, then casually walked back to his apartment and cleaned up, wearing a condom to conceal his DNA. It sounds plausible to me. Tell me what you think. Okay, I've said this in other videos. I am not a DNA expert by any means. So this was a little confusing. If you are well-versed or you understand science better than I do, which is probably most of you, please comment below about the

DNA findings on the condom wrapper. When the results come back in, it's a partial match to Gary's DNA. But it was the first match they ever had. So as far as I read, a partial match doesn't really mean it came from Gary. It usually means it doesn't come from them. Correct me if I'm wrong. But it comes from like a potential relative. Not sure, but it's a partial match. But it's better than nothing.

So they track him down a few weeks later. He couldn't be found, but they track him down and they arrest him for capital murder. His trial begins in 2010. And the prosecution argument was pretty cut and dry. He used her lost cat to get close to her. He made his way into her apartment, being friendly or by force, and then he forced her to have intercourse. He used a condom to conceal the DNA from his semen, and then he ended her life so he would

not be thrown back in jail or because he just enjoyed it. Because remember what he did to Kelly Joe, but that wasn't allowed in court. So the jury has no idea how dangerous this man is. It would be too prejudicial if they let him. it in. Gary's defense argues the police got it right the first time. Kevin did it. They focused on a few contradictions like the 911 call because according to the defense, when Janice called 911, she hadn't seen the body yet. So why was she so concerned? However, I read that Ryan initially called 911 and then he handed the phone to her. And I'm sure Ryan said, Nona is dead inside. We'll never

know for sure. The defense said everyone is lying for Kevin, even Ryan. But what do they have to gain from that? A stronger argument was that there's no other DNA or fingerprints left by Gary anywhere, but Kevin's were there. They also found fingerprints on the rod section of the lamp right here. This is where I would think you would hold it to swing it. I could be wrong. Those fingerprints didn't belong to Gary or Kevin, and they weren't in CODIS. The jury delivery, when the verdict comes in, it's almost more shocking than Kevin's. A hung jury. Wow. Just like in Kevin's case, there wasn't enough evidence to convince a jury that he was guilty, but there was enough for some to believe he was. The prosecution was no time. They retry his case, and he's in jail until early 2011. And he's tried yet again.

and this time Kelly Joe agrees to testify against him. It is so similar to what happened to Nona. The jury is finally back with their decision. And it's another hung jury. Again, they interviewed the jury afterward and they said there just wasn't enough evidence to match the legal standards and elements of the crime. It really was that partial match.

The defense argued like thousands of people, millions, billions of people were also not excluded. So it could be someone. else. Plus, the jury was hung up on why the condom was left there. If the perpetrator was so careful to possibly wear gloves, plan ahead, leave no other DNA behind, why would they leave a condom wrapper? It just didn't make sense. That's why they couldn't convict him. Oh, this jury is going to come to regret that decision for sure. I regret it for them, but that's not really fair because it's not their fault. They went by the law and that's their job. Believe it or not, Gary Tunn was a free man

for now. There is no closure and it feels incomplete. And how can this happen? Who killed Nona Dirksmire? That question haunted everyone involved in this case and so far, what do you think? Who do you think did it? Wait, it isn't over. I said Gary wasn't in jail yet, but he ends up there. 10, 10 whole years later after Nona's murder. In early December of 2018, Gary Dunn is arrested after police get a call around 7.38 p.m. from a First Baptist Church. A woman said that a man tried to force her into her car. And within the same hour, another call comes in from a student at Arkansas Tech University, the very same school that Nona had attended. And she said that she was also approached by that man and he tried to force her into her vehicle. And he was following her through a parking lot.

The two women give the same description of the car. It had a temporary place. I'm going to show it to you right here. Both women also provided the same description of the man. They tracked on the vehicle and inside they find Gary Dunn. He's arrested and charged with two counts of attempted kidnapping and indecent exposure. This guy's gross. He's gross. He's walking the streets to terrorize women for 10 years. In November of 2019, Gary accepts a plea deal and he's sentenced to 15 years in prison. Was justice served? because Nona's case remains unsolved.

So I'd say not really. You may wonder what happened to Kevin. I did, so I tried to find out where he is now. Well, in 2014, he sued Detective Mark Frost for withholding evidence, but the Statue of Limitations had run so the case was dismissed. Kevin's married, and guess what?

He became a criminal defense attorney after what he went through, and guess where he practices law? In the town of Nona's law, of Nona's resting place, Russellville. The last time he gave an interview, he said that he had made peace with the one person whose opinion mattered most, Nona's mother. When Carol was asked about how she felt regarding Kevin,

she said she no longer believed that he killed her daughter and that she truly loves him. Wow. What a turn of events and I'm so sad that they don't know 100% who killed Nona. These cases always make me sad. But something like this really makes me think, who can you trust? We always think by the time we're an adult, we know better, and that we can protect ourselves.

But this case proves we can't always. So please stay safe. Try not to be alone. I know it might not 100% guarantee you won't get hurt. But more likely than not, you'll have someone there to help. Thank you once again for watching my video. I will see you in my next one.