Homicide Archives

Fulton woman gets 17.5 years in prison for disabled man’s death

September 1, 2020 5:26 AM Lucas Geisler

A Fulton woman was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison Tuesday for her role in the death of a disabled man.

Man accused in 1991 Cole County murder released on bond

August 31, 2020 3:44 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man accused in the 1991 killing of a teenager in Cole County was released from jail after posting bond Monday. William “Chris” Niemet posted a $1 million cash-only bond and was released from jail with GPS monitoring and court supervision, Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said Monday. A

Two teens plead guilty in Audrain County killing

August 11, 2020 6:05 PM Matthew Sanders

Two teenagers pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter in a deadly February 2019 shooting in Mexico.

Columbia police officer’s manslaughter case will proceed

July 17, 2020 5:56 PM Matthew Sanders

The case against a Columbia police officer charged in the death of a 4-year-old girl will proceed, a judge ruled Friday.

Judge will take time to decide whether Columbia officer will go to trial

July 16, 2020 5:47 AM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County judge will take time to consider whether to send a Columbia police officer charged in a 4-year-old’s death to trial.

One dead in Jefferson City shooting

July 15, 2020 9:44 AM Matthew Sanders

A 35-year-old man died after an early morning shooting Wednesday in Jefferson City.

Trucker sentenced for Indiana crash killing mother, 2 girls

July 14, 2020 11:15 AM Associated Press

A Mid-Missouri truck driver has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for causing a highway construction zone crash in Indianapolis that killed a woman and her 18-month-old twin daughters.

Statement: Communication problems plagued Columbia shooting response

July 13, 2020 4:00 PM Matthew Sanders

A police request for medics at the scene of a quintuple shooting July 5 was not appropriately relayed to first responders, the city of Columbia and other organizations said in a joint statement Monday.

Callaway County scene where body was found

Columbia man was victim of apparent Callaway County homicide

July 10, 2020 2:13 PM Matthew Sanders

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has identified a Columbia man whose body was found on a county road Thursday.

Jefferson City man gets two life sentences in 2016 double murder

July 10, 2020 12:37 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man who pleaded guilty to killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Columbia police detain teenager in connection with double homicide

July 6, 2020 12:16 PM Zach Boetto

Columbia Police Department Chief Geoff Jones said the medics chose not to respond to the scene on Volunteer drive where the shooting took place.

Appeals court denies bid to re-hear Columbia murder conviction

July 2, 2020 5:39 PM Matt Ragsdale

The appeal was filed in the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals on June 23.

Jefferson City police help with Florida cold case

July 2, 2020 5:19 PM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say a woman has been tracked to central Missouri and arrested in a Florida cold murder case.

Columbia family sues Boone County over investigation into man’s death

June 30, 2020 6:33 PM Lucas Geisler

A Columbia family claims Boone County is breaking the state’s open records law in their year-long fight to get records involving a man’s death.

Mexico police release more information about weekend killing

June 30, 2020 12:04 PM Matthew Sanders

Mexico police on Tuesday released a description of a vehicle that might have been involved in a deadly weekend shooting.

Columbia man charged with murder in weekend death

June 15, 2020 3:34 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action after a man was found dead Saturday north of Columbia.

Second suspect arrested in deadly Columbia shooting

June 25, 2020 5:00 PM Matthew Sanders

A second man suspected of murder in a Columbia shooting has been arrested, police said Thursday.

Columbia man charged in case of burned body found in KC homeless camp

June 24, 2020 11:02 AM Associated Press

Authorities have charged a Columbia man with the death of another man whose body was found burned beyond recognition at a Kansas City homeless camp earlier this year.

Man pleads guilty to murder in Cole County double killing

June 23, 2020 1:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Cole County Prosecuting Attorney said Tuesday a man charged with murdering a man and woman in 2016 pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

Man charged in deadly Columbia shooting claims innocence

June 18, 2020 6:09 PM Matthew Sanders

A man accused of being an accessory to a Columbia killing says he was at the scene of the alleged crime but was not part of the shooting.