LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) – A Lenexa man has pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in connection with a 2025 double homicide.
The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office says Luke A. Howard, 35, entered the guilty plea in court on Wednesday, May 12.
Prosecutors note that the charges stem from the Feb. 12, 2025, deaths of his mother, Valerie Howard, 63, and Valerie’s former sister-in-law, Joyce Austin, 71…