A motion for change of venue was sustained this week for a Maysville man charged with the felonies of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse.
Kenneth Wykert’s case was transferred to Nodaway County from DeKalb County, and a jury trial is scheduled to start March 30th.
A motion for a change of judge and venue was made on October 15 and the Missouri Supreme Court assigned Judge Roger Prokes October 24th.
Wykert has been identified as the boyfriend of 23-year-old Leah Dawson of Maysville who went missing June 5th and whose remains were found June 26th.
