Interrogation Of (Kady Landrum & Jaylene Lewark) Helping to Hide a Dead Body
November 1, 2026
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5 min readA Body in the Back of a Blazer
On a January night in New Mexico, Kady Landrum and her husband Manuel were visiting family in Deming when Manuel's brother Moises called, panicked, saying he needed help. They drove two to three hours to meet him at a cabin in Rio Doso. Moises wouldn't say why he needed them, only that he needed a ride to Mountainair. Kady agreed to drive. She had no idea she was about to become an unwilling participant in the disposal of a dead body.
By the time the interview with Lieutenant Kent Ballard and Detective Alex Schwardell of the Torrance County Sheriff's Office is over, Kady has described a nightmarish chain of events: a body pulled from a pumphouse, thrown into the back of her Chevrolet Blazer, driven around for hours while Moises argued about where to dump it, retrieved the next day after Moises decided the first location wasn't good enough, and finally left over a fence on a remote road near Kalcroft. The body of an older man with gray hair, wearing black jeans and a green flannel jacket, had been in her car at least three times.
The Pumphouse and the Panic
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:05) **Case Introduction and Initial Logistics** - Officers begin interviewing Kady Landrum about the movement and disposal of an older man's body in a New Mexico homicide investigation.
- 2 (04:33) **The Call and Drive to Rio Doso** - Kady describes how her brother-in-law Moises called for help, leading them to drive from Deming to meet him.
- 3 (05:16) **Arrival at the Pumphouse and Discovery of the Body** - At a property in Mountain Air, Kady witnesses the body being pulled from a pumphouse and thrown into her vehicle.
- 4 (08:51) **Initial Drive and Failed Dumping Attempt** - The group drives around with the body, arguing about where to dump it, but eventually Moises takes it out himself.
- 5 (10:27) **Return to the Body with Tools** - The next day, Moises demands to be taken back to the body and requests tools, including an axe, a dolly, and a hacksaw.
- 6 (12:50) **Final Dumping of the Body** - Kady drives to a remote area on Westside Road and insists Moises remove the body from her car due to the smell.
- 7 (14:15) **Cleaning the Vehicle and Police Contact** - Kady describes cleaning blood from her vehicle and being visited by a deputy about the borrowed tools.
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Show Notes
Torrance County investigators question people in a New Mexico homicide investigation about an older man’s body and how it was moved. Kady Landrum describes a trip involving her husband, Manuel, his brother Moises, and Jaylene Lewark. A separate interview ends after a woman asks for a lawyer.
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