Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM, October 23, 2026 —

Kiara McCullen, of Santa Fe, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2022 murder of Grace Jennings, according to the information provided about the case.

Jennings was found stabbed to death after spending the night at McCullen’s home. The summary does not provide the date or location where Jennings was found, nor does it specify when McCullen was sentenced or which court imposed the sentence.

McCullen claimed that her boyfriend, Isaac Apodaca, convinced her to commit the killing. The information provided does not include further details about that claim or describe how it was addressed during the case. It also does not state whether McCullen made the claim in court or provide a response from Apodaca.

Apodaca previously received a sentence of life in prison plus 15 years. The summary does not give the date of his sentencing, identify the charges associated with that sentence, or explain how the two cases were handled in court.

Other details, including the circumstances surrounding the killing, the evidence presented, the verdict and any statements from Jennings’s family or legal representatives, were not provided. No information was included about whether McCullen can appeal or about any additional terms of her sentence. The known details establish the sentence, the victim’s death, McCullen’s account of Apodaca’s involvement and Apodaca’s earlier sentence, but do not provide a fuller timeline or account of the proceedings.


Story summarized from the original created by Mike Gaba on www.newsradiokkob.com, see more information here.

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