Kiara McCulley and Isaac Apodaca were charged for their alleged roles in a fatal October 29, 2022 sword stabbing of Grace Jennings in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is alleged that McCulley fatally stabbed 19-year-old Jennings after Apodaca allegedly encouraged her. Police said they found text messages between Apodaca and McCulley allegedly plotting to kill Jennings. According to police, Kiara McCulley nearly decapitated Grace Jennings in the garage of her mother's home using a sword. Kiara McCulley pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for testifying against Apodaca. Apodaca is accused of coercing McCulley into killing Jennings. Apodaca initially signed a plea agreement but his attorney later ripped up the document during a hearing, stating his client no longer wished to accept the plea offer.