Kelsey Turner, 25, has been arrested over the death of a 71-year-old psychiatrist found bludgeoned in his car just outside of Las Vegas. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department A 25-year-old Playboy model has been arrested in California in connection with the death of a 71-year-old psychiatrist, who was found dead in a car trunk earlier this month. Kelsey Turner was arrested March 21 in Stockton and now faces murder charges. It comes after police found Thomas Burchard bludgeoned to death in an abandoned car March 7 near the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, just outside Las Vegas, according to the Californian. Courtesy of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula The death was labeled a homicide due to the suspicious circumstances, a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told BuzzFeed News. Turner was arrested more than 500 miles from where the body was found and is now in jail in California awaiting extradition to Las Vegas, police said. Little is known about how Turner and Burchard are connected, but Turner’s mother told KBSW the two had known each other for years and that he’d paid the rent on a home in Salinas, California, where Turner lived with her mother and two children. Turner is a model who has appeared in Playboy Italia, Maxim, and several other magazines. Kelsey Turner ama le emozioni e il divertimento #6Questions https://t.co/WBzay16uTk<doc-sep>The arrest comes weeks after Thomas Burchard's body was found in the trunk of a car abandoned in the desert Self-Described Playboy Model Allegedly Killed Psychiatrist, 71, Whose Body Was Found in Trunk A 25-year-old California woman who claimed she has modeled for Playboy has been arrested by Las Vegas authorities and charged with the murder of a child psychiatrist whose bludgeoned body was recovered earlier this month from a car that was abandoned in the desert. Las Vegas Police confirm Kelsey Nichole Turner was arrested in Stockton, California, on March 21, and is awaiting extradition to Nevada, where she stands accused of killing Thomas Burchard, a 71-year-old Salinas, California, man. Get push notifications with news, features and more. The Federal Bureau of Investigation assisted in the arrest, according to a news release. At this point, Turner has only been charged with one count of murder. Both her Facebook profile and Instagram account state she is a model who has previously posed for Playboy. PEOPLE reached out to Playboy for confirmation but received no immediate response. According to police, Burchard’s body was found on March 7 in the trunk of car that had been ditched in a desert area east of Las Vegas. An autopsy determined Burchard died from blunt force trauma to the head, with the manner ruled a homicide. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Police have yet to disclose how they came to identify Turner as a suspect, and if or how the victim knew his alleged killer. Turner has not yet entered a plea to the charge against her and it was unclear Friday if she had an attorney who could comment on her behalf. According to reports, Burchard was a respected child psychiatrist with an affinity for magic. His longtime girlfriend, Judy Earp, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he would often perform tricks for his young patients. “Whoever did this is just soulless,” Earp told the paper.<doc-sep>A Playboy model has been charged with the murder of a children’s psychiatrist after he was found dead in the desert just outside Las Vegas. Kelsey Turner, 25, was arrested on 21 March by FBI agents and Las Vegas police in Stockton, California in connection with the killing of Dr Thomas Burchard. The 71-year-old’s body was discovered by police after they responded to a call about an abandoned vehicle near the Lake Mead National Recreation Area entrance, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. When they opened the boot of the car, they found Dr Burchard's body inside. It was later determined that he had died from blunt force trauma to the head and his death was ruled a homicide. The Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement: "The investigation conducted by LVMPD Homicide Detectives determined 25-year-old Kelsey Turner was involved in the incident." It hasn’t been made clear how authorities identified Turner as a suspect. 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Child psychiatrist Thomas Burchard's body was found with a head wound and investigators think Kelsey Turner had something to do with it. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, sweepstakes, and more! A woman who has modeled in both Playboy and Maxim has been arrested in connection with the death of a 71-year-old psychiatrist whose body was found in a trunk of a car in a desert near Las Vegas. The body of Thomas Burchard was discovered in the trunk of an abandoned vehicle on March 7, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. A man had spotted the car and reported it, noting that it had a broken window. Burchard, a child psychiatrist who lived in Salinas, Calif., had reportedly suffered an injury to his head. His death has been ruled a homicide, KVVU-TV in Las Vegas reports. Kelsey Turner, 25, was arrested on Mar. 21 in Stockton, California and she now faces extradition to Las Vegas to face a murder charge. It’s not clear how investigators pinpointed her as a suspect in the case. Stockton and Salinas are located about 130 miles apart. Turner’s mother told KSBW in Salinas that Burchard had paid rent on a home in Salinas where she, Turner and Turner’s children, lived. An anonymous source told the outlet that Turner moved to Las Vegas after Burchard stopped paying rent on the home. Burchard was a psychiatrist at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Left: A mugshot of Kelsey Turner after she was arrested for her alleged role in connection with the death of Thomas Burchard. Right: Model Kelsey Turner attends the 4th annual 'Babes In Toyland' Pet Gala benefiting 'Operation Blankets Of Love' at Avalon on March 21, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Paul Archuleta/Getty Images "Dr. Burchard was a psychiatrist in our behavioral health program for almost 40 years and was very helpful to many patients," hospital spokeswoman Mary Barker said after his death, as reported by KVVU. "It’s a very sad situation and our hearts go out to his family, friends, patients, and colleagues.” In an interview with Maxim, Turner said if she was ever voted a Maxim cover girl she would “probably pay off my student debt first and then help my family in any way that I could.” She refers to herself in that interview as a “Russian-American blonde just trying To change the world.” She appeared in Playboy Italy in 2017, Newsweek reports. Turner has a court date set for April 8. She has been denied bail and it’s unclear if she has a lawyer who can speak on her behalf at this time.