Charges of first-degree premeditated murder were dismissed Friday against Carolyn Heckert in Wyandotte County District Court.
Judge Aaron Roberts dismissed the charges at a preliminary hearing today, according to the district attorney’s office. The judge felt there was a lack of sufficient evidence to tie her to the crime, the spokesman for the district attorney said.
Heckert was charged in October 2016 in the 1989 case, in which DeLeon was found near Wolcott and I-435. DeLeon was the victim of a stabbing and head wound. DeLeon’s car later was found near 78th and I-70.