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Lovington Man Charged With Kidnapping, May Be Linked to Double Homicide

It turns out a Lovington man arrested for kidnapping also committed other crimes in New Mexico. We're told a car, used by Francisco Munoz in a kidnapping, also had evidence inside relating to a double murder. The bodies of Leon Sanchez and Francis McCain were found by a rancher back in November.

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NEW MEXICO - It turns out a Lovington man arrested for kidnapping also committed other crimes in New Mexico.

We're told a car, used by Francisco Munoz in a kidnapping, also had evidence inside relating to a double murder.

The bodies of Leon Sanchez and Francis McCain were found by a rancher back in November.

Right now, authorities aren't saying if the kidnapping and the murder case are related.