NEWTON, Kan. — A preliminary hearing is set for Thursday morning for one of two people accused 
of killing three people before fleeing to Mexico.
The hearing for 31-year-old Myrta Rangel is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. at the Harvey County Courthouse in Newton.
Rangel and 35-year-old Jereme Nelson face three counts of capital murder and first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of 33-year-old Travis Street, 37-year-old Angela Graevs and 52-year-old Richard Prouty. Harvey County attorney David Yoder says he will seek the death penalty in the case.
The victims’ bodies were found in October outside a rural home near Moundridge. An 18-month-old child was found unharmed.