A Playboy model was arrested in California for the murder of a 71-year-old psychiatrist

Kelsey Turner, a 25-year-old Playboy model, was arrested in Stockton, California, charged with murder of a 71-year-old psychiatrist.

The authorities found the body of the Dr. Thomas Burchard in the trunk of a vehicle, in the state of Nevada. He had been beaten to death.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police announced in a press release that on March 7 a citizen called to alert of the presence of a suspicious vehicle on State Highway 147, between Las Vegas and Lake Mead.

As he explained, one of the windows of the car was broken. Upon arrival, the officers found the doctor's body.

The autopsy, conducted by the Clark County Coroner, determined that Thomas Burchard had been murdered and that He died after receiving a violent blow to the head. The victim practiced as a psychiatrist at the Monterrey Peninsula Community Hospital (CHOMP) in California.

"Dr. Burchard has been a psychiatrist in our health program for almost 40 years and he has helped many patients.It is a very difficult situation and our heart is with his family. We provide grief counseling for staff"The spokeswoman for the hospital, Mary Barker, said in a statement.

Investigators in the case have stopped the model by first degree murder. They believe that she was involved in the murder of the doctor and she was arrested no possibility of being released on bail.

Kelsey Turner's mother spoke with the American network KSBW and revealed that the model and the psychiatrist had known each other for a long time. The doctor paid the rent for the house where the Playboy girl lived in Salinas, California.

An anonymous source told the media that Thomas Burchard had met Kelsey Turner via the Internet. She paid rent from the address where she lived with her children and her mother, and I sent him "between 2,000 and 4,000 USD, easily".

This person, who did not want to reveal his identity, said the psychiatrist had stopped paying rent, so Kelsey Turner moved to Las Vegas. Before being killed, the doctor was worried about Kelsey.

"It seems like Kelsey is having trouble with her boyfriend in Las Vegas because he's hitting her. He mistreats her and he does not have any money He has nowhere to go. I feel partially responsible for that, "said the psychiatrist at the anonymous source a few days before his death.

The FBI is currently investigating the details of the case, while Kelsey Turner is still in jail in the San Joaquin County Jail, waiting for her to be transferred to Las Vegas where she will face murder charges.