JUNEAU — Prosecutors say Travis W. Zoellick, 20, of Watertown wanted a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution so bad that he killed Haroom Y. Khan, 31, of Milwaukee to get one.

According to a criminal complaint, Zoellick killed Khan after meeting him in Milwaukee Oct. 1 to negotiate the purchase of his 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution sedan. Zoellick died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound as authorities approached his home Friday night.

Sheriff Todd Nehls said officials unearthed Khan's body Saturday from a shallow grave in a 20-acre parcel of land off Boulder Road in the town of Emmet. Khan's Mitsubishi was recovered from a storage unit on the property, which is owned by Zoellick's father, Todd.

Although authorities have positively identified Kahn as the victim, Nehls said the cause and time of death are still undetermined.

Tammi L. LaFave, 21, of Delafield, will appear in Milwaukee County Court today on charges related to Khan's death.

Zoellick's self-professed best friend, Zachary S. Zaborek, 20, of Watertown is accused of failing to tell police that Zoellick confided that he had stabbed a man and with helping Zoellick evade police. Zaborek was held on a $25,000 cash bond following his initial appearance Monday in Dodge County Circuit Court on a charge of aiding a felon.

"On Oct. 2, 2008, Zoellick gave a very detailed, very gruesome depiction of what he had done to the victim. He even told Zachary that the victim had a first name of Haroom, that the victim had asked Zoellick not do this — Haroom had a family. Zachary continued to do nothing," District Attorney William Bedker said.

Zaborek stated in the complaint that Zoellick said he and LaFave pulled a gun on Kahn, tied his hands and drove him to a wooded area outside of Watertown where Zoellick stabbed him in the stomach, heart, throat and head. Zoellick said he then buried Kahn's body near the storage unit on his father's property.

"Zoellick asked Zachary to go back to the scene where the body was buried and look around to see if the cops were there milling about. He went out the area not once, but twice, at Zoellick's request," Bedker said.

Zaborek said he told Zoellick to dispose of Kahn's cell phone, navigation system and the murder weapon; and to "leave and never come back," when news reports surfaced of Khan's disappearance.

Zaborek also told investigators that a few days before the murder, Zoellick had talked about driving to Chicago to steal a Mitsubishi Evolution — and possibly murdering the owner.

District Attorney William Bedker asked Court Commissioner Steven Seim to order a $100,000 cash bond.

"He (Zaborek) did what he was told basically by a cold-blooded, calculating murderer and prolonged the period of time that Zoellick was out in the community milling about, un-apprehended by law enforcement," Bedker said.

Michael Witt, Zaborek's attorney, said a signature bond would assure future court appearances.

"What we have here is a very young man who was confronted unexpectedly with what anyone would characterize as supremely mind-boggling revelations by someone who, he stated himself, he characterizes as his best friend," Witt said.

Following Monday's court proceedings Nehls said that Zoellick and LaFave have cooperated with authorities since their arrests, and have significantly helped the case.

Khan was born and raised in Milwaukee; his parents are from Pakistan. The 31-year-old was attending school full time at UW-Milwaukee but owned a gas station in Wauwatosa, his brother-in-law Syed Zaidi of Mequon said. He would have turned 32 on Oct. 13.

Anyone with information regarding the suspects or any information regarding the death to contact the Dodge County Sheriff's Department at 920-386-3726. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the WeTip hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME.