Craig Michael Wood, Springfield, Missouri (arrested Feb 2014) [kidnap, murder, child porn]

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    Reuters: Coach to plead not guilty in Missouri girl's kidnap, murder -defensed (Feb 21 2014)

    A seventh-grade football coach [Craig Michael Wood] was ordered held without bail on Friday and will plead not guilty to the kidnap and murder of a 10-year-old girl snatched off a Springfield, Missouri, street and later found dead in his basement, his lawyer said ... Public defender Christopher Hatley said that Wood would plead not guilty to all charges, although no official plea was received by the court on Friday, according to a clerk and court records. Hatley later said that a formal plea was required at the next hearing.
     
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    News-Leader: Documents: search of home where abducted girl was slain finds binder of child porn; what defendant told police (Feb 21 2014)

    Newly released documents detailing the search of the home where authorities believe 10-year-old Hailey Owens was killed say police found a three-ring binder containing “pornographic images of young children.” Authorities say they also seized computers and cameras in Craig Michael Wood’s home.

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    Seized at the house, documents say, were bottles of bleach, at least a dozen guns, several DVDs, two video cameras and “stories written on notebook paper.” What kind of stories is not noted. Authorities sought two search warrants for Wood’s home at 1538 E. Stanford St., Springfield after Tuesday’s abduction and slaying of Hailey Owens.
    • The first warrant sought evidence in the abduction and death. That warrant was signed at 1:28 a.m. Wednesday
    • A second warrant, signed at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, also sought “papers, letters, journals, diaries, etc. documenting criminal plans, activities and/or desires.”
    During a search, police also say they found a maroon hat. Witnesses to Hailey’s abduction reported the suspect wearing a maroon ball cap.
     
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    Jury selection to begin for man accused of slaying girl, 10

    A defense attorney for a middle school football coach accused of abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old Missouri girl conceded that his client committed the crimes Monday but contended that the man did not deliberate first, as prosecutors say. Although Craig Wood has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder, his attorney, Patrick Berrigan, agreed with the basic facts outlined by Greene County Prosecutor Dan Patterson in opening statements at Wood’s trial, The Springfield News-Leader reported. But Berrigan argued that Wood — who faces the death penalty if he’s convicted — acted impulsively when he snatched Hailey Owens in ...


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    Trial underway for teacher in kidnap, rape, killing of girl

    The trial of a middle-school football coach and substitute teacher charged with kidnapping, raping and killing a 10-year-old girl is getting underway in Springfield, Missouri. Craig Wood is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, child kidnapping, rape and sodomy. Prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty. Opening statements are set for Monday. Police say he snatched fourth-grader Hailey Owens from a neighborhood street in February 2014, less than two blocks from her home as she walked back from her best friend's house. Several neighbors unsuccessfully attempted to rescue the child, chasing the suspect on foot and by car. Her body ...


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    Jury selection to begin for man accused of slaying girl, 10

    A defense attorney doesn’t dispute that a middle-school football coach abducted a 10-year-old Missouri girl in broad daylight in front of witnesses, then raped and killed her. At issue is whether substitute teacher Craig Wood deliberated before snatching Hailey Owens, as prosecutors argued Monday during opening statements, or whether it was impulsive, as the defense argues. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Wood’s attorney, Patrick Berrigan, blamed long-suppressed urges and methamphetamine. Charges against Wood include first-degree murder. Neighbors unsuccessfully attempted to rescue Hailey in February 2014, chasing after the suspect and recording his license plate. The prosecution described Wood going to ...


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    Meth Fueled Ex-Coach to Kidnap, Rape and Murder 10-Year-Old Hailey Owens, His Attorney Says

    The trial for the Missouri man accused of killing 10-year-old Hailey Owens in 2014 began Monday with his attorney admitting his client kidnapped, raped and murdered the girl – but arguing that it was not premeditated to try to spare him the death penalty, multiple outlets report. Craig Michael Wood, 48, a former teacher’s aide and coach, is accused of murdering Owens after allegedly kidnapping her while she was walking home from a friend’s house on Feb. 18, 2014, according to the Springfield News-Leader. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case, which means they have to prove he ...


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