Capture Of Suspected Killer Ends 4 Years Of Anxiety For Family


It's been more than four years since the kidnapping and murder of Troup
teen Kyle McElroy. And for his family, it was 4 years of waiting for
his
killer to be caught. But now, good news.

The suspect, Desiree Dawn Lingo-Perkins was finally captured on
Thursday
and will stand for the crime.

Justice may only come after a trial -- where Kevin McElroy would have
to
relive the pain of those days 4 years ago.

"Losing a child is horrible itself. But the way we lost Kyle, it's puts
the fear in the whole community," he says.

Kyle was killed over a ransom of $200,000 -- authorities say by Desiree
Dawn Lingo-Perkins and 3 other men.

"Everybody I know is tickled to death that she's arrested and behind
bars," Kevin McElroy says.

Kevin says he's never had a satisfactory explanation from the three men
who are already in prison for Kyle's murder. As for what he say to
Lingo-Perkins if he ever saw her, he doesn't know yet.

"I don't know right now, I don't know if I really want to see her. I
want
to feel comfortable right now knowing she's behind bars," he says.

Lingo-Perkins could face death for the crime. Kevin knows that could be
years more away. He says healing never truly ends -- but it subsides.
Through his mind's eye in a dream, he says Kyle told him everything's
going to be OK.

"I asked him how he was -- if he was OK. And he said, 'Yeah, Daddy, I'm
fine. I want you to be OK.' That has given me some help because it was
so
real," Kevin says.

He also says a quick resolution would help as well.

"We're just better off without people like that on the streets."

Lingo-Perkins was caught at the Texas-Mexico border last Thursday after
the FBI says several leads were phoned in. A court date in East Texas
has
not yet been set.

(source: KLTV News)