Miguel Apodaca

By Leslie Collins
Northeast News
April 13, 2011

Two men have been charged in the double homicide that occurred near Cliff Drive and Gladstone Boulevard on April 11.

Miguel Apodaca, 27, has been charged with two counts of second degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and knowingly burning.

Todd Fonville, 18, has been charged with two counts of second degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, knowingly burning and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident with injury. Apodaca is in custody, but Fonville is still at-large.

Fonville attended Holy Cross Catholic School and later Northeast High School, where he was slated to graduate in May.

A family member, who wished to remain anonymous, said Fonville is an Eagle Scout, who started associating with the “wrong crowd” this past year.

“It’s just been spiraling down ever since,” she told Northeast News.

Fonville began using drugs and drifted from one friend’s house to the next, she said.

“I don’t know anything more than what I’ve seen on the news.”

The last post on Fonville’s Facebook page was posted approximately two hours after the robbery and homicide April 11. It said, “loving my baby boy.” According to the family member, Fonville was scheduled to appear in court to determine if he was the father of his girlfriend’s child.

Todd Fonville

What happened

Fonville and Apodaca allegedly tried to rob two victims, a male and a female. Both victims were shot inside a residence in the 5800 block of Anderson and their bodies carried to their vehicle.

Fonville and Apodaca then allegedly drove the vehicle to Cliff Drive and Gladstone Boulevard where they set the vehicle on fire and fled the scene.

While driving to Cliff Drive, Fonville allegedly struck a three-year-old and kept driving.

Kansas City Fire Department responded to the fire at approximately 6:30 p.m. April 11. While extinguishing the fire, fire fighters discovered two bodies inside, burned beyond recognition.

Kansas City Police Department has identified the female victim as 22-year-old Debeney C. Kreiling. The male victim has not been positively identified.