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Former Missouri teacher found guilty of abducting, raping and killing 10-year-old Hailey Owens, may face death penalty
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Liberalism In The News
Nov 5, 2017, 2:50:03 PM11/5/17
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A former middle school football coach was
found guilty on Thursday of snatching a 10-year-old girl from a
quiet Missouri neighborhood in front of horrified witnesses and
then raping and killing her.
Jurors convicted Craig Wood of first-degree murder in the
February 2014 death of Hailey Owens. Jurors will hear more
arguments before deciding whether to recommend the death
sentence.
Wood's attorney, Patrick Berrigan, didn't dispute that Wood
killed Hailey, but contended that Wood didn't deliberate first,
as prosecutors allege. Berrigan described the abduction as
impulsive, saying Wood had "no disguise whatsoever." Berrigan
blamed long-suppressed sexual urges and methamphetamine.
During the trial, witness Carlos Edwards testified he was raking
leaves when he saw Wood drive past his Springfield home several
times before stopping, asking Hailey for direction and then
pulling the fourth-grader into his pickup truck. Edwards said he
took off running but a drainage ditch at the edge of his yard
stopped him from getting to the truck.
His wife called 911 and reported the truck's license plate,
which led police to Wood's home. Hailey's body was found in a
storage container in his basement. The girl had been shot in the
back of her head from close range, according to Greene County
Prosecutor Dan Patterson.
Dr. Carl Stacy, the forensic pathologist who oversaw Hailey's
autopsy, testified that marks on Hailey's arms indicated she was
struggling against some type of material used to bind her. A few
jurors wiped away tears after they were shown pictures of
Hailey's body.
Patterson said police found girls' clothing in a strip mall
trash bin near Wood's home. Surveillance footage showed Wood
buying bleach and drain cleaner at a Walmart. Patterson said
Wood's clothes and bedding were found at a laundromat near
Missouri State University.
Berrigan, Wood's attorney, noted that police found handwritten
stories in Wood's bedroom dresser about sexual fantasies, two of
them involving 13-year-old girls. Police also found four
pictures of young girls who attended the school where Wood
worked as an in-school suspension supervisor.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/teacher-guilty-raping-
killing-10-year-old-girl-article-1.3606925
found guilty on Thursday of snatching a 10-year-old girl from a
quiet Missouri neighborhood in front of horrified witnesses and
then raping and killing her.
Jurors convicted Craig Wood of first-degree murder in the
February 2014 death of Hailey Owens. Jurors will hear more
arguments before deciding whether to recommend the death
sentence.
Wood's attorney, Patrick Berrigan, didn't dispute that Wood
killed Hailey, but contended that Wood didn't deliberate first,
as prosecutors allege. Berrigan described the abduction as
impulsive, saying Wood had "no disguise whatsoever." Berrigan
blamed long-suppressed sexual urges and methamphetamine.
During the trial, witness Carlos Edwards testified he was raking
leaves when he saw Wood drive past his Springfield home several
times before stopping, asking Hailey for direction and then
pulling the fourth-grader into his pickup truck. Edwards said he
took off running but a drainage ditch at the edge of his yard
stopped him from getting to the truck.
His wife called 911 and reported the truck's license plate,
which led police to Wood's home. Hailey's body was found in a
storage container in his basement. The girl had been shot in the
back of her head from close range, according to Greene County
Prosecutor Dan Patterson.
Dr. Carl Stacy, the forensic pathologist who oversaw Hailey's
autopsy, testified that marks on Hailey's arms indicated she was
struggling against some type of material used to bind her. A few
jurors wiped away tears after they were shown pictures of
Hailey's body.
Patterson said police found girls' clothing in a strip mall
trash bin near Wood's home. Surveillance footage showed Wood
buying bleach and drain cleaner at a Walmart. Patterson said
Wood's clothes and bedding were found at a laundromat near
Missouri State University.
Berrigan, Wood's attorney, noted that police found handwritten
stories in Wood's bedroom dresser about sexual fantasies, two of
them involving 13-year-old girls. Police also found four
pictures of young girls who attended the school where Wood
worked as an in-school suspension supervisor.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/teacher-guilty-raping-
killing-10-year-old-girl-article-1.3606925
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