State v. Choudry

HABHAB, Chief Judge.

Yuval Kedem’s body was found in an area of Des Moines commonly known as the “Lost Planet” on June 19, 1995. He had been gagged and bound with duct tape and severely beaten. Police later discovered his credit card had been used at various stores in Kansas City on the same day the body was found. Kedem’s BMW was recovered from a wooded area of Kansas City on June 21, 1995.

On June 22, 1995, Jamie Strasser offered information regarding Kedem’s death. She implicated several people, including the defendant, Akbar Jamal Choudry, and Robert Wright. Officers obtained a search…