December
4, 2002
Police arrest woman in connection with death of burning
woman
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Authorities on Wednesday arrested
a suspect in connection with the killing of a 23-year-old
Taylorsville woman whose body was found in a pile of burning
rubbish.
 Sally Ann Krivanek, 28, Salt Lake City, was arrested on
suspicion of aggravated murder after a lengthy interview with
sheriff's detectives Tuesday night.
The victim, Kellie Nelson, was last seen alive by her boyfriend
early Sunday morning as she left for work. Sheriff Aaron Kennard
said the suspect and the boyfriend used to be romantically
involved, but he wouldn't say what Krivanek's motive might
be.
Sheriff's investigators issued a public plea on Tuesday, asking
an anonymous caller who had information about the crime to
get back in touch with them. It turns out that anonymous caller
was Krivanek, Kennard said.
Krivanek, along with several other callers, did get back in
touch with the sheriff's office, and those leads helped
investigators make the arrest, Kennard said.
"The reason behind why she'd make the calls, you can
speculate as much as I. We have our own theories, and we will
share our theories with the district attorney," Kennard
said. "We are still working to tie up some of these loose
ends."
Investigators haven't ruled out the possibility that more
people were involved in the crime, he said. Krivanek had injuries
that indicated she'd been involved in a struggle.
Krivanek has no criminal record, Kennard said. She is the
mother of two small children, and is apparently unemployed,
he said.
The sheriff remained frugal with details about the crime itself.
Kennard said he thinks the victim was confronted in her condominium
parking lot as she left for work around 5:30 a.m. Sunday.
There was some sort of confrontation, and the victim was taken
away and held against her will for several hours.
The exact cause of death, and where Nelson was killed, still
isn't clear, Kennard said. Investigators were still awaiting
the
results of an autopsy.
Nelson's body was found by firefighters Sunday night under
Interstate 80 near 9000 West after a passing driver reported
seeing a fire. Some sort of accelerant, possibly gasoline,
had been used to start the fire, investigators say.
Nelson's car, a maroon 1991 Nissan Sentra, was found in an
apartment complex frequently visited by police a mile or so
from the complex she lived in.
The victim has no criminal record, and detectives continued
to conduct interviews with her friends and acquaintances Wednesday
afternoon, Kennard said.
(Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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