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KBI: Man found dead in Arcadia killed in Kansas City

Authorities have not identified man
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Posted at 5:05 PM, Jan 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-19 18:05:40-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Investigators believe a man whose body was found in Arcadia, Kansas, last week was killed in Kansas City, Missouri.

The man's body was found Jan. 13 when Crawford County deputies went to property in Arcadia after receiving a tip. The man who lived there, Nicholas Adam Carrillo, 37, fled when the body was found in the backyard.

The KBI said Tuesday that Carrillo was found Friday in Arcadia. He was booked into the Crawford County Jail on possible charges of criminal desecration of a body, interference with law enforcement and several drug charges. Carrillo was being held on a $15,000 bond.

The victim, who has not been identified, was reported missing to the Kansas City, Missouri, police department and investigators believe he was killed there, the KBI said.

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