Boyfriend apprehended on murder warrant after woman found dead in Lexington

A Lexington man has been apprehended on a murder warrant in the killing of a woman, believed to be his girlfriend, who was found Monday morning, police said.

Kevin Velasco-Gomez, 25, was arrested early Tuesday by Kentucky State Police in Simpson County, Lexington police said in a statement.

Police found the body of his girlfriend, 33-year-old Elaine Castillo, late Monday morning in a home in the 2200 block of Alexandria Drive in Lexington. The Fayette County coroner’s office released her name late Tuesday morning.

Velasco-Gomez is being held on the murder warrant at the Warren County Detention Center.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Lexington Police at 859 258-3600.

This story was originally published February 11, 2020 at 12:09 PM.

Alex Acquisto

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Alex Acquisto covers state politics and health for the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com. She joined the newspaper in June 2019 as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program made possible in Kentucky with support from the Blue Grass Community Foundation. She’s from Owensboro, Ky., and previously worked at the Bangor Daily News and other newspapers in Maine. Support my work with a digital subscription