Homicide Archives

Columbia murder, arson suspect appears in court

January 22, 2024 11:02 AM Matthew Sanders

A neighbor saw the suspect in a murder and arson moving things out of a southwest Columbia home the night of the fire, according to court documents.

Eldon child gunshot victim one of scores nationwide

January 16, 2024 11:38 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

An Eldon child killed Sunday by a gunshot wound to the head is one of about 130 who die by firearms each year, according to a major gun safety advocacy group.

Documents: Eldon man left loaded gun on table before child was shot

January 16, 2024 9:53 AM Matthew Sanders

An Eldon man left a loaded handgun on a living room table before a child was shot to death Sunday, according to court documents.

Eldon man arrested after child shot, dies

January 15, 2024 1:12 PM Madison Stuerman

An Eldon man is facing charges after a boy was found dead in a home on Sunday.

Three felonies charged in deadly crash outside Columbia apartment complex

January 3, 2024 9:53 AM Matthew Sanders, Mitchell Kaminski

A Columbia woman is set to appear in court later this month on three felony charges related to a deadly motorcycle crash last summer outside a Columbia apartment complex.

Columbia man gets almost 50 years in prison for drug overdose death

December 22, 2023 3:54 PM Matthew Sanders

A judge sentenced a Columbia man to nearly a half-century in prison after he was convicted of manslaughter and other crimes in a 2020 fentanyl overdose.

Callaway County killer gets execution date

December 13, 2023 10:42 AM Matthew Sanders

A man convicted in 2008 of the murders of a New Bloomfield couple is set to be executed in April.

First-degree murder charge filed in Columbia killing

December 11, 2023 9:53 AM Matthew Sanders, Jazsmin Halliburton

A Columbia man faces a capital murder charge after a woman found shot Friday in the neck next to a truck died.

Columbia homicide victim’s family to hold balloon release following arrest of suspect

December 9, 2023 10:53 AM Marina Diaz

The Columbia Police Department arrested John Lonce Williamson III, 27, of Columbia early Saturday morning in connection to a homicide that occurred on Friday.

Audrain County teen charged with premeditated murder in Vandalia-area shooting

December 1, 2023 11:53 AM Matthew Sanders, Jazsmin Halliburton

An Audrain County man was charged Friday with first-degree murder.

Murder charge filed after elderly man found stabbed to death in Cole County

November 27, 2023 10:31 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson City woman with first-degree murder in the weekend stabbing death of an 80-year-old man.

Jury convicts Columbia man of manslaughter in drug overdose death

November 16, 2023 5:26 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County jury convicted a Columbia man Thursday of manslaughter and drug charges in a September 2020 overdose death.

Johnson County prosecutors file charges in Warrensburg killings

November 16, 2023 11:14 AM Madison Stuerman

Johnson County prosecutors have filed charges against Jonathan Goodwin Jr. after he was accused of shooting and killing two people.

Harrisburg man dies, another suspected of DWI in Boone County crash

October 28, 2023 10:36 AM Nia Hinson

A Harrisburg man was killed in a Saturday crash and another man is suspected of causing the deadly rollover while intoxicated.

Man involved in deadly Columbia shooting sentenced to one year in jail

October 13, 2023 12:53 PM Gabrielle Teiner

A Columbia man accused in a deadly spring 2020 shooting was sentenced Friday to a year in the Boone County Jail.

Indiana woman pleads guilty in Callaway County murder case

October 12, 2023 4:03 PM Matthew Sanders

An Indiana woman pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Thursday after being accused of helping in a 2019 murder.

Columbia woman sentenced to prison after guilty plea in deadly motorcycle crash

October 6, 2023 5:15 PM Matthew Sanders, Morgan Buresh

A Columbia woman originally charged with four felonies in a deadly 2021 crash with a motorcycle instead pleaded guilty to one Friday and was sentenced to seven years in prison.