May 19, 2022

Husband held on $1M bond for murder of former KU soccer goalie

Posted May 19, 2022 12:00 AM
Marek-photo Douglas County
Marek-photo Douglas County

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Police say a former University of Kansas soccer goalie has been killed and her husband has been charged with first-degree murder in her death. Police say officers found 25-year-old Regan Noelle Gibbs Marek fatally wounded Monday night at her apartment in Lawrence.

Police say her husband, 26-year-old Chad Joseph Marek, was arrested at the scene. Investigators believe Gibbs death was likely the result of domestic violence, but police have not said how she was killed.

Gibbs photo GoFundMe
Gibbs photo GoFundMe

Gibbs was a goalkeeper for the Jayhawks’ soccer program from 2015 to 2018. The Kansas City Star reports that Marek appeared in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday. His bond is set at $1 million.

Friends of the family established a fundraiser to assist them following the murder.