A Kansas man who fled to another state after fatally shooting his mother and aunt has pleaded guilty to the double murder.
Luke Howard, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his mother, 63-year-old Valerie Howard, and aunt, 71-year-old Joyce Austin. As Law&Crime previously reported, Luke Howard was arrested at a Walgreens in Missouri on Feb. 12, 2025, after he told an employee that he wanted to turn himself in to police.
According to court documents, Luke Howard’s clothes were covered in blood, and he confessed to police when they arrived…