Homicide Archives

Murder charge filed in Camden County killing during burglary

October 9, 2024 10:34 AM Matthew Sanders

Camden County prosecutors have filed a murder charge against an alleged burglar whose partner was shot in the act on Oct. 2.

Grand jury adds felony charge in Columbia beating death

October 8, 2024 12:25 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury added a third felony charge last week to an indictment in a Columbia murder case. Adam A. Conner of Columbia was charged with second-degree murder and evidence tampering in 2022 after a woman’s body was found in a garage closet on High Quest Drive. Police have not named the

Jefferson City woman jailed in connection with hot-car death

September 20, 2024 11:34 AM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City woman remained in the Cole County Jail on Friday after her indictment last week on a manslaughter charge for leaving an unnamed victim to die in a hot car.

Jefferson City man indicted on murder charge in bar-fight killing

September 20, 2024 11:53 AM Matthew Sanders, Ryan Shiner

A Jefferson City man has been indictment on a murder charge after a bar fight led to a patron’s death last month.

Man convicted in Boone County double-murder asks federal judge for new trial

September 18, 2024 8:36 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man serving two life sentences for a double-murder in Boone County wants a federal judge to give him a new trial. Darious Lucas filed the federal writ on Tuesday in the Western District of Missouri’s federal court. Lucas said his judge at trial should have allowed him to present evidence that

New judge coming for suspect in Osage Beach police officer chase death

September 18, 2024 5:56 AM Jazsmin Halliburton, Matthew Sanders

The man charged in a crash that killed an Osage Beach police officer will get a new judge on his case.

WATCH: Indianapolis police hold news conference on rape, murder charges against Boone County man

September 3, 2024 1:32 PM ABC 17 News Team

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were scheduled to host a news conference Tuesday afternoon to talk about the arrest of a Boone County man in a 1993 rape and murder case.

Missouri man pleads guilty to manslaughter in infant daughter’s death

August 30, 2024 2:43 PM Mitchell Kaminski

A man accused of killing his daughter and abandoning her corpse was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Suspects in Sedalia shooting indicted on murder charges after victim dies

August 5, 2024 12:56 PM Matthew Sanders

Two suspects in a Sedalia shooting that turned deadly when the hospitalized victim died have now been indicted on murder and accessory charges.

Accused shooter takes plea deal in Columbia grocery store parking lot death

August 2, 2024 11:13 AM Matthew Sanders

A man charged with first-degree murder for a shooting in a Columbia grocery store parking lot took a reduced charge in a plea deal on Thursday.

Expert: Wrongful arrests like in Fulton murder case are rare

July 24, 2024 2:59 PM Allison Weaver

A former Mid-Missouri turned defense attorney says wrongful arrests like one in a Fulton murder case last week don’t happen often.

Convicted teen killer Alyssa Bustamante denied parole; hearing reset for 2029

July 22, 2024 4:59 PM Lucas Geisler

The Missouri Board of Parole denied convicted Cole County killer Alyssa Bustamante an early release from prison.

Fulton murder suspect booked into Callaway County Jail

July 22, 2024 2:23 PM Matthew Sanders, Morgan Buresh

A man who was wanted by Fulton police for allegedly taking part in a deadly shooting was in the Callaway County Jail on Monday.

Police identify another suspect in deadly Fulton shooting

July 19, 2024 7:35 AM Jazsmin Halliburton, Matthew Sanders, Morgan Buresh

Fulton police on Friday named another suspect in a deadly Tuesday shooting as three other suspects made their first court appearances.

Man accused of murder in 2021 Ashland stabbing found guilty of manslaughter, will be sentenced Aug. 10

July 18, 2024 11:37 AM Reagan Phillips

A jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of a man accused in a 2021 Boone County stabbing death.

Governor plans to sign juvenile parole bill day after Bustamante hearing

July 5, 2024 6:51 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Gov. Mike Parson plans to sign a bill that will change the parole eligibility for some people in jail that committed murder when they were children. The governor’s office said that he plans to sign SB 754 on Tuesday with a slew of other bills. The timing, though, leaves Alyssa

Parole hearing set for Cole County woman who killed child as a teen

July 4, 2024 4:10 PM Lucas Geisler

A Cole County woman who killed a 9-year-old when she was a teenager will get a chance at a release from prison on Monday.

Columbia man takes plea deal in deadly shooting

July 3, 2024 1:55 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have struck a deal with a murder suspect in a Columbia shooting that will send him to prison for decades.

Former corrections officers appear in court Monday after being charged with inmate death

July 1, 2024 11:37 AM Morgan Buresh

Advocacy group Missouri Prison Reform released a statement over the weekend saying the group is “relieved” that former corrections officers are being charged in the death of Othel Moore.

5 corrections officers charged in Jefferson City inmate’s death

June 28, 2024 1:57 PM Matthew Sanders, Mitchell Kaminski

Five former corrections officers at Jefferson City Correctional Center were charged Friday with crimes including murder in the December death of an inmate.