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Woman in custody in connection to pair of murders in Phoenix and Mesa

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PHOENIX — A woman is in custody in connection to a pair of murders in Phoenix and Mesa earlier this year.

27-year-old Kathryn "Katie" Hansen was arrested Saturday by Phoenix Police.

Phoenix police believe Hansen killed 41-year-old Aaron Byous in late January near 16th Street and Union Hills Drive in north Phoenix.

Mesa police also believe the 27-year-old shot and killed 32-year-old Keith Emmons near Sossaman Road and Southern Avenue just over a week later.

Details on what led up to Emmons' murder have not been released.