Woman, 52, who ‘posed as a member of the carnival mafia’ is charged in the deaths of two vendors

Woman, 52, who ‘posed as a member of the carnival mafia’ is charged in the deaths of two vendors at a Kansas fair after she ‘ordered two men to kill them’

  • Kimberly Younger, 52, was charged in deaths of Alfred and Pauline Carpenter
  • Younger allegedly posed as member of ‘carnival mafia’ and ordered their deaths
  • Michael Fowler and Rusty Fraiser were also charged in the July 14 murders 
  • Fowler claims Younger ordered him to kill the couple as part of a mafia initiation   

Kimberly Younger (pictued), 52, who allegedly claimed to be a member of the ‘carnival mafia’ has been charged in the murders of a Kansas couple

A Texas woman who allegedly claimed to be a member of the ‘carnival mafia’ has been charged in the murders of a Kansas couple.

Authorities said that Kimberly Younger, 52, ordered the deaths of Barton County Fair vendors, Alfred Carpenter, 78, and 79-year-old Pauline Carpenter.

She was charged in the couple’s deaths alongside Michael Fowler and Rusty Frasier.

According to Arkansas Online, Fowler claims that younger was posing as a carnival mafia member named Frank Zaitchik in text messages when she ordered him and Fraiser to kill the couple on July 14. 

Fowler reportedly told authorities that he was ordered to kill the couple as part of an initiation ritual.

Detectives discovered Younger had a Facebook page in the name of Frank Zaitchik while examining her phone, according to police reports. 

Police said Fowler told investigators that Frasier stabbed Alfred Carpenter before Fowler shot him. 

Younger allegedly ordered the deaths of Barton County Fair vendors, Alfred Carpenter, 78, and 79-year-old Pauline Carpenter (both pictured)

Younger allegedly ordered the deaths of Barton County Fair vendors, Alfred Carpenter, 78, and 79-year-old Pauline Carpenter (both pictured)

Fowler then went into the couple’s camper and shot Pauline Carpenter, according to police reports. 

Asked whether there was even such a thing as a carnival mafia, Van Buren police spokesman Jonathan Wear said in an email that was something the woman ‘definitely made up’.

Zaitchik also told texted others to clean the inside of the camper and to dispose of the bodies, Fowler allegedly told investigators.

The four suspects loaded the couple’s bodies into the camper and dumped them in a creek bed north of Cedarville, Arkansas, according to police reports. 

Authorities found the suspects at an apartment complex.

Younger, Fowler and Frasier are being held on $1million bond. All have pleaded not guilty.

Michael Fowler

Rusty Frasier

She was charged in the couple’s deaths alongside Michael Fowler (left) and Rusty Frasier (right). Fowler reportedly told authorities that he was ordered to kill the couple as part of an initiation ritual

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