Double Homicide Suspect Charged with Three Counts of Murder in the 2nd Degree
Triple murder charges have been filed in Klickitat County’s Box Canyon Road double homicide case.
by Cole Goodwin
Goldendale, WA, November 20, 2023 –Klickitat County authorities have brought additional charges against 58-year-old Larry Duane Kleven in the Box Canyon road double homicide case which claimed the lives of Jeremy Wyatt and Elisha King from the Yakima area, on or around March 16, 2023.
Following the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office’s initial investigation of the case, Kleven was arrested for Rendering Criminal Assistance and Tampering with Physical Evidence and was subsequently released on bail.
However further investigation had led to the updated and more serious charges.
Kleven is now being charged with three counts of Second-Degree Murder, along with charges of Trafficking in Stolen Property in the First Degree, in addition to the original charges of Rendering Criminal Assistance in the First Degree and Tampering With Physical Evidence.
On November 20th, Kleven appeared in the Superior Court of Klickitat County following the filing of the new charges against him on November 17th.
In light of the new developments, Kleven was arrested by Klickitat County Sheriff’s Deputies a second time and booked at Klickitat County Jail to await further legal proceedings.
Kleven’s bail has been set at $1 million dollars.
More about the case:
The second suspect in the case Scott Raczykowski, 31, from Rufus, Oregon, was apprehended by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Madras Police Department on April 9, 2023 following a stand off with police. Raczykowski, is facing two counts of First-Degree Homicide and is currently detained in Klickitat County Jail, awaiting further court proceedings.
As the case continues to unfold, the local community and families of the victims are continuing to seek justice for the incident. As the legal process progresses, further details are expected to emerge, offering clarity and resolution to a case that has deeply impacted the community.
Read the Press Release from Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office:
Goldendale, WA, November 20, 2023—Additional Arrest in March 16, 2023 Double Homicide
On November 20th, 2023 at approximately 12:00 p.m. Mr. Larry Duane Kleven age 58, appeared in the Superior Court of Klickitat County in regards to his involvement in the double homicide case at the end of Box Canyon road that occurred on or about March 16, 2023. The two murder victims were Jeremy Wyatt and Elisha King, both from the Yakima, Washington area.
As a result of Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office initial investigation of the double homicide, it was determined that Mr. Larry Duane Kleven was involved, and was originally arrested for Rendering Criminal Assistance in the First Degree, and Tampering with Physical Evidence. Mr. Kleven was booked into the Klickitat County Jail where he later bailed out of Jail.
The second suspect involved in the double homicide was identified as John Scott Raczykowski age 31, from Rufus, Oregon. A Klickitat County Superior Court warrant was issued for Raczykowski for two counts of First-Degree Homicide.
On April 9, 2023, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Madras Police Department in Jefferson County, Oregon, located and arrested Scott Raczykowski on our warrant, charging him with two counts of murder in the First Degree, in connection with the double homicide that occurred in Klickitat County on or about March 16, 2023.
John Scott Raczykowski is currently in the Klickitat County Jail pending further Superior Court proceedings.
As a result of further investigation by Klickitat County Sheriff’ss Office in regards to the Box Canyon double homicide, the following new charges were filed in Klickitat County Superior Court on November 17, 2023, against Larry Duane Kleven, age 58, charging him with Three Counts of Murder in the Second Degree, Trafficking in Stolen Property in the First Degree, Rendering Criminal Assistance in the First Degree and Tampering With Physical Evidence.
Klickitat County Sheriff’ss Deputies arrested Larry Duane Kleven and booked him into the Klickitat County Jail on the above charges, and Mr. Kleven’s bail was set at $1 million dollars.
