Teenagers stab woman to death, took her body on a joyride

43-year-old Tanya Chamberlain was stabbed to death by two teenagers

The two boys, 13 and 14, allegedly stabbed 43-year-old Tanya Chamberlain in the face, neck, chest and hands as she visited a local car wash and vacuumed her vehicle, according to documents obtained by KCTV5. Surveillance video shows the eighth-graders exiting Quick Clean Car Wash wearing distinct hoodies that would later help police identify them as suspects. Reports then state that the teens then took off in the vehicle with Chamberlain's dead body propped up in the front seat with her feet on the dashboard.
Police pulled over the swerving vehicle about 20 minutes later for what seemed like intoxicated driving. The boys fled from the vehicle and police lost sight of both of them after a brief foot pursuit, KCTV5 reported. Inside the car, cops found a blood-covered pocket knife, possibly wrapped in Chamberlain's hair, in the backseat, the documents state.
After police released the surveillance footage, neighbors and parents of classmates were able to identify the boys as students at Bernard C. Campbell Middle School in Lee's Summit, a suburb of Kansas City. The students showed up for school the day after Chamberlain's death and a fellow classmate’s mother told police that her son said the boys wore the same sweatshirts to school that day.
Warrants were obtained for the boys' homes and lockers where clothing was taken matching up to that seen in the surveillance video, including the hoodies and a pair of black and white checkered sneakers, KMBC-TV reported. The young teens made incriminating statements during police interviews that only someone involved in the crime would know, according to reports.
It has not been determined if the boys will be charged as adults or juveniles.