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FRONT PAGE Stranger Abducts 10yo Hailey Owens; Suspect In Custody, Still No Sign Of Hailey

Recently unsealed child welfare records say the man accused of kidnapping and murdering 10-year-old Hailey Owens also sexually abused her.

Records from the state's Children's Division, released at the News-Leader's request, do not go into detail about the allegations, and some sections are redacted, such as a part that explains how officials know about abuse.

The report notes two "maltreatments" reported. One is her death and the other is "sexual acts/exploitation," in relation to her abduction on Feb. 18.

A list of questions listed under the sexual acts/exploitation section includes one that says: "Do you suspect child has been sexually abused?" to which the reporter answers, "Yes."

The report was completed on Feb. 21. The section that explains who reported the information is redacted.
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http://www.news-leader.com/story/ne...rds-abduction-hailey-abused-sexually/6877669/
 
A Springfield man suspected of kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old girl was unable to convince a judge to throw out statements he made to police after his arrest.
Public defender Patrick Berrigan asked the Greene County Circuit Judge on Monday to suppress Craig Michael Wood’s incriminating statements. Berrigan says his client was suffering from “intoxication, emotional turmoil and psychological instability” when he was arrested in February in the death of Hailey Owens.
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Prosecutor Dan Patterson said he doesn’t plan to use Wood’s statements as evidence at a preliminary hearing scheduled for Thursday
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http://fox2now.com/2014/04/21/man-accused-of-killing-hailey-owens-unable-to-get-statements-tossed/
 
"intoxication, emotional turmoil, and psychological instability"

Sounds like a normal state to be in after what he'd just put Hailey thru. I can't even come up with insults horrible enough for this.......person!
 
Do you think that since he did this in full daylight in front of witnesses, that instead of letting her go, he just decided to go ahead and do what he wanted to do and go to prison having done his fantasy, since he knew at that point he was going anyway. Otherwise I got no clue to what makes this monster click. I know trying to assign regular human emotions to a lunatic like this is just futile
 
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Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson told a judge that he will seek the death penalty against Craig Wood if Wood gets a first-degree murder conviction for the death of 10-year old Hailey Owens. The notification was made after Greene County Circuit Court ended on Friday morning.
Patterson first met with Hailey's family in private to discuss the issue.
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Wood's initial appearance in circuit court was Friday morning.

In order to obtain a death penalty in Missouri, a prosecutor has to prove to a jury, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the murder involved one or more "aggravating circumstances" from a list of about 17 possibilities. In Patterson's Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty, he said he would attempt to prove four aggravating circumstances about the murder:

1. It "was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or inhuman in that it involved torture or depravity of mind."

2. It "was committed for the purpose of avoiding, interfering with, or preventing a lawful arrest or custody in a place of lawful confinement, of defendant."

3. It "was committed while the defendant was engaged in the the perpetration of or the attempt to perpetrate a felony of any degree of rape, sodomy, or kidnapping."

4. Hailey "was a witness or potential witness in any past or pending investigation or past or pending prosecution, and was killed as a result of her status as a witness or potential witness."

A trial for Wood could be months or even years away. A judge typically handles a death penalty case with a great deal of care and deliberation to try to make sure a case isn't overturned on appeal.
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Defense attorneys want to delay a trial until 18 to 24 months from now. The first pretrial conference for the case is scheduled for Aug. 26.

Hailey was walking on a street in western Springfield about a block from her home after visiting a friend
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Witnesses said a man in a pickup called to her and appeared to ask for directions. After she approached the truck, the witnesses said, the man grabbed Hailey and threw her in the cab of the truck and drove away.

The witnesses gave police a description of the truck and its license plate number. Three hours later, police arrested Wood after he pulled into his driveway in central Springfield. An initial quick search of his home didn't find Hailey.

After obtaining a search warrant, police found Hailey's body wrapped in two trash bags inside a portable storage container in the basement of the home. Investigators said it appeared someone had used bleach to clean up the home.

An autopsy determined that Hailey was shot in the head, and that she'd been sexually assaulted
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http://www.ky3.com/news/local/accused-killer-of-hailey-owens-due-in-court-friday/21048998_26584518
 
Wood is charged with murder, kidnapping, rape, sodomy and armed criminal action in the death of Hailey, who was abducted from her neighborhood in February. Her body was found wrapped in garbage bags in Wood's basement.

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During a recent hearing, Judge Conklin approved an agreement between prosecutors and defense attorneys to have a jury from Platte County brought to Greene County for a trial. Wood's attorneys have requested a trial date no earlier than March 2016.
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A judge has ordered that certain evidence in the Craig Wood murder case — including the defendant's alleged child porn stories and children's photos found in his home — not be viewed by Wood alone in the jail.

The decision comes after two hearings in which Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson requested court protection of student records, "pornographic writings," autopsy photographs, and images from the cellphone of Hailey Owens, the 10-year-old girl authorities say Wood abducted, raped and killed.

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Prosecutors say some of the evidence includes class photos of four girls, and class schedules for two, from Pleasant View Middle School, where Wood was a teaching assistant and coach. Prosecutors say names of the girls in the photos match names used in handwritten stories about the rape of 13-year-old girls. Officials say all that evidence was found in a folder in Wood's dresser.

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http://www.news-leader.com/story/ne...udge-craig-wood-view-evidence-alone/17663559/
 
Azryhael said:
A judge has ordered that certain evidence in the Craig Wood murder case — including the defendant's alleged child porn stories and children's photos found in his home — not be viewed by Wood alone in the jail.
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Hells Bells! I hope like hell he's not turned loose with those children's pictures and records, if he is I think I would sue the effing judge if I were one of their parents!
 
cubby said:
Hells Bells! I hope like hell he's not turned loose with those children's pictures and records, if he is I think I would sue the effing judge if I were one of their parents!
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He'll just write more. This is why capital punishment is often a very good thing. Fuckers like this will be jerkin off for the rest of their lives to thoughts of what they did to their young victims. Get rid of em, and as soon as possible.
 
The defense for a Missouri teacher's aide accused of raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl said his client did commit the crime - but that the blame lies with drugs, not the killer.

Craig Michael Wood, 49, may face the death penalty for allegedly snatching fourth-grader Hailey Owens in broad daylight and in front of witnesses - something his attorney, Patrick Berrigan, says defies logic.

'He has no disguise whatsoever,' Berrigan, who blamed long-suppressed urges and methamphetamine for the February 2014 incident, said on Monday. 'He doesn't even have dark sunglasses.'

Although Wood has pleaded not guilty to the murder, Berrigan agreed with the basic facts outlined by Greene County Prosecutor Dan Patterson.

Berrigan told the court that when police searched Wood's home, they found a purple folder containing disturbing pictures and stories about sexual fantasies featuring 13-year-old girls - indicating suppressed urges that meth unleashed.

Wood is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, child kidnapping, rape and sodomy. Prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty.

Several neighbors unsuccessfully attempted to rescue the 10-year-old girl, chasing the suspect on foot and by car.
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I really hope someone sodomizes Patrick Berrigan for defending this piece of shit and blaming the drugs for what this perverted child rapist and murderer did.
 
IMO...drug use should not be a get-out-of-jail-free-card. Even the insanity plea gets you thrown in the booby hatch. God help us if "I was on drugs" becomes a viable defense.
 
Sugar Cookie said:
I really hope someone sodomizes Patrick Berrigan for defending this piece of shit and blaming the drugs for what this perverted child rapist and murderer did.
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The guy has a job to do. Let's not wish ill will on him. He didn't commit the crime and is most likely court appointed.
 
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.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/cri...ng-killing-10-year-old-girl-article-1.3606925
 
funny, grew up around alot of biker older sibs of friends and not one of them got any urges like this with us and I think they mighta done drugs, pretty much could trust them with my life
 
The man convicted of abducting and killing a 10-year-old Springfield girl has been sentenced to death.

Circuit Judge Thomas Mountjoy on Thursday sentenced 49-year-old Craig Wood for the February 2014 death of Hailey Owens.

Woods was convicted in November of first-degree murder but the jury couldn’t decide whether to impose the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

Before sentencing, Mountjoy denied motions from Wood’s attorneys for a new trial and calling judge-imposed death sentences unconstitutional.

Wood grabbed Hailey off the street and took her to his home, where he raped her and shot her in the head. Her body was found in his basement.
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http://fox2now.com/2018/01/11/craig-wood-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-springfield-girl/
 
cubby said:
BULLSHIT!!!!

Meth is a choice. Rape is a choice. Kidnapping is a choice. Murder is a choice.
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Yeah, it used to be alcohol that was the explanation. Now we know substance abuse is just an excuse perps use to do what they really want.

If this guy has no prior crimes against kids, then I admire his sober self for keeping a lid on it. But he knew his grip was tenuous before he took meth.
 
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SPRINGFIELD, MO – A former middle-school football coach convicted of abducting, raping and killing 10-year-old Hailey Owens has been sentenced to death.

Back in 2014, 45-year-old Craig Wood stopped his truck to ask directions from 10-year-old Hailey Owens as she was walking down the street.

When Owens approached Wood, he lunged out of his vehicle, grabbed Owens and threw her inside “like a rag doll” before speeding away.

A couple witnessed the entire thing and tried chasing down the truck, but were unsuccessful. However, they were able to give police a detailed description of Wood and his truck.

Police were quickly able to identify the driver was Wood and were at his home within a few hours of Owens’ abduction. Unfortunately, it was too late — Owen’s body was found in Wood’s basement, stuffed inside a plastic storage container.

It would later be revealed that after abducting Owens, Woods had taken her straight to his basement where he raped the girl before shooting her in the back of the head. According to prosecutors, Owens was tortured in the last 45 minutes of her life.

Wood was charged with murder, kidnapping, rape, sodomy and armed criminal action. He would express remorse for his actions, claiming he was high on meth when he abducted, raped and murdered Owens.

In November, Woods was convicted of first-degree murder — which made him eligible for the death penalty — but the jury couldn’t decide whether to give him death or give him life in prison without parole.

Last Thursday, Greene County Circuit Judge Thomas Mountjoy made that decision and sentenced Wood to death. The judge referred to the “death of innocence” in explaining his decision.

This article was written by Morbid for The Dreamin Demon - the Internet's self-appointed buzzkill.

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Death penalty is a nice start.
Throw in a few days of extreme torture and I will feel some justice has been extracted.

I love when animals think that being high on meth somehow excuses the horror they inflict on others.
Enjoy death mulletman.
Your life has amounted to less than nothing.
May your name forever be uttered in anecdotes of
"oh I had that guy as my football coach Mr Wood.
Remember when he kidnapped and raped that little girl?
Fuck what a loser ponyboy."
 
Morbid said:
but the jury couldn’t decide whether to give him death or give him life in prison without parole.
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That's because non of us sat on that panel

Morbid said:
Last Thursday, Greene County Circuit Judge Thomas Mountjoy made that decision and sentenced Wood to death. The judge referred to the “death of innocence” in explaining his decision.
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Thank God for common sense ... and this man.

Morbid said:
claiming he was high on meth when he abducted, raped and murdered Owens.
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Yeah so what ...
 
A Missouri man who said he looked at child porn after his 10-year-old stepdaughter was abducted, raped and killed to see if there were any images of the girl online has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Jeff Barfield argued before he was sentenced Tuesday that there was 'no criminal intent' and that he wanted to help law enforcement, according to the Springfield News-Leader.

The indictment alleges the crimes started in January 2012, two years before his stepdaughter, Hailey Owens, was abducted off a Springfield street in front of horrified witnesses.

Barfield, 40, pleaded guilty in June to receiving and distributing child pornography.

He admitted during the hearing to engaging in role-playing online with adults who were attracted to children, which he said was his way of covertly trying to learn the true identity of child predators so he could inform law enforcement.

Barfield said child porn was uploaded to a website on accident while he was on meth.

Assistant US Attorney James Kelleher said Barfield didn't mention any of those reasons when he was first contacted by law enforcement in 2016 about the child porn found on his computer.

Kelleher said Barfield was a pedophile with a 'deranged and extremely perverted mind,' noting Barfield looked at child porn even after his own stepdaughter was sexually assaulted.

Judge Doug Harpool said it wasn't his role to make a determination on whether Barfield was trying to protect others.

The judge also ordered Barfield to serve 10 years of supervised release after his incarceration.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...r-slain-girl-sentenced-prison-child-porn.html
 
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