Homicide Archives

Woman injured in Columbia shooting dies

February 18, 2021 4:56 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police said Thursday that a woman injured in a shooting this week has died.

Deputies identify Millbrook Drive homicide victim

February 16, 2021 9:00 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies identified a teenager killed in a shooting in the 4700 block of W. Millbrook Drive Monday night.

Two indicted for murder in Cole County after baby dies with meth in system

February 10, 2021 5:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury has indicted two people on 2nd-degree murder charges after a 2-month-old died with meth in the child’s system. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s department, the baby died on Sept. 30 at a home on the 800 block of Pitchfork Ally in Cole County Missouri. An

Cole County murder suspect wants evidence kept out of trial

February 5, 2021 4:46 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The suspect in a 1991 Cole County murder case wants several pieces of evidence left out of a future trial. The requests filed by attorneys for William “Chris” Niemet include leaving out newly-tested evidence for DNA, a 1991 lie detector test and witness statements made about a possible weapon used

Police arrest Kansas City homicide suspect in Columbia

February 4, 2021 3:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Kansas City Police Department said the man is suspected of a 2016 homicide.

Trial scheduled for Iberia woman accused of poisoning husband

January 28, 2021 8:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia woman accused of poisoning her husband could head to trial later this year. The trial for Amy Murray is scheduled to start on October 4th at the Miller County courthouse. Joshua died from the antifreeze before Amy set fire to the bed Joshua’s body was lying on, according to court

Father of Benton County child killed given bond

January 19, 2021 10:08 AM Lucas Geisler

WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a Benton County 4-year-old killed in December will have the chance to get out of jail ahead of trial. Judge Mark Pilley set a $500,000 cash or surety bond for James Mast, 28, at a Tuesday morning hearing. The bond allows Mast to pay just 10 percent of the

Missouri man charged with murder, arson in deadly house fire

January 18, 2021 3:08 PM Associated Press

WESTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been accused of setting a house fire that left a man dead, officials said Monday. A news release from the Platte County prosecutor says 24-year-old Anthony Fleming of Weston, Missouri was charged with murder and arson related to the Sunday morning fire in the Kansas City suburb

Jefferson City man sentenced to life in prison for 2017 murder

January 14, 2021 9:58 AM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green sentenced Jeffery Millens to life in prison on Wednesday after he was convicted of murder in October.

Police say man shot to death Wednesday in south Kansas City

January 7, 2021 4:15 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say a man has been shot to death on the city’s south side. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday when officers were called to 115th Street and Holmes Road. Arriving officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken by paramedics to a

2 men charged in St. Louis Christmas Eve deadly shooting

January 7, 2021 4:07 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged in a Christmas Eve double shooting in St. Louis that left one person dead. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 41-year-old Ronald Fisher and 58-year-old Vada Cunningham, both of St. Louis, have been arrested in the shooting at an apartment complex that killed Michael

Charges filed in New Year’s Day killing in Ferguson

January 7, 2021 4:06 PM Associated Press

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say a St. Louis County man has been charged in the New Year’s Day shooting death of another man in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announced on Wednesday that 33-year-old John Thompson has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal

Suspects in Benton County child murder case appear in court

January 5, 2021 10:15 AM Lucas Geisler

Three of the four people facing criminal charges for the death of a 4-year-old Benton County girl appeared in court Tuesday morning.

2 more victims added to 2020 homicide count in Kansas City

January 4, 2021 7:48 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two more victims have been added to the record 2020 homicide count in Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Police Department said Monday that a 19-year-old man who was wounded in a Dec. 28 shooting died four days later. Officers found Abdulbasid Yassin unresponsive on the ground when they responded

Columbia police continue to investigate 1989 cold case homicide

December 31, 2020 6:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police continue to investigate the cold case homicide of Carolyn William. Williams was found murdered in a residence on Unity Drive on January 1, 1989. Last year, the Columbia Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division reopened the case. “It is very difficult anytime someone is murdered,” said Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter. “The

Benton County prosecutors accuse couple of beating a man, woman and two children

December 21, 2020 3:42 PM Matt Ragsdale

Benton County prosecutors accused a man and woman of multiple felony charges linked to severe beatings of a man, woman and two children that resulted in a 4-year-old dying.

A Benton County Sheriff Facebook post reveals a mother and two children were severely beaten, leaving one child dead.

One child dead, mother and second child recovering after being severely beaten

December 20, 2020 11:45 AM Zach Boetto

BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A toddler is dead and her mother and another child are recovering in a Sedalia hospital after all three were severely beaten Sunday morning. In a Facebook post, the Benton County Sheriff said an investigation led Benton County deputies to arrest 35 year old Ethan J. Mast and 21 year old

Jury trial set for man accused in Oct. 2019 homicide case

December 18, 2020 10:54 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has scheduled Cameron White’s jury trial for Feb 24. A pre-trial conference is set for Feb. 1. White is charged with 2nd degree murder and armed criminal action. White allegedly shot Dajion Harris, 13, in Oct. 2019 after Harris showed White some guns. White said the two were

Hermann woman charged with first-degree murder

December 18, 2020 8:03 PM Karl Wehmhoener

HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) The homicide victim told police Christine Weber shot him before he was taken away to an area hospital where he died according to court documents. Court documents say Hermann police responded to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of Goethe Street on Tuesday. Police report finding a gun at

Murder suspect jailed in Neosho dies of COVID-19

December 15, 2020 3:25 PM Associated Press

NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri murder suspect has died after contracting COVID-19 in jail while awaiting trial. The Joplin Globe reports that 43-year-old Vernon Thomas died Dec. 6. Newton County Sheriff Chris Jennings said Tuesday that Thomas died at a Joplin hospital, two days after his symptoms first appeared. Thomas was jailed on a