Aurora woman turns herself in for killing husband, second murder
Aurora, MO – The Aurora Police Department is investigating a homicide that took place early Thursday morning.
At 1:45 a.m., 31-year-old Taylor Santiago arrived at the Aurora Police and Fire Facility and called from the parking lot, reporting that she had just murdered her estranged husband, Troy Huffman, at her residence.
Officers immediately took Santiago into custody and responded to her apartment, where they located Huffman’s body.
During her statement, Santiago added that she took his car keys to drive to Arkansas just to shot two additional victims, one of whom was the father of one of her kids. That man suffered serious injuries but his current partner was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Aurora Police Department is actively working with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas to assist with their investigation into the homicide reported in that jurisdiction.
The firearm believed to have been used in these incidents has been seized by the Aurora-Marionville Police Department.
Santiago is currently being held at the Lawrence County Jail on charges of
- MURDER 1ST DEGREE
- ROBBERY – 1ST DEGREE
- ARMED CRIMINAL ACTION
- ENDANGER WELFARE OF A CHILD
She is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.