murder
Sheriff lauds investigators for hundreds of hours put into new Hocutt cold case investigation
The Barry County Sheriff's Office hosted a public press conference on Tuesday to discuss details of the murder of Justin Hocutt, as the Office made three arrests in the cold case last week.
3 brothers charged with murder of Justin Hocut in 1999
Twenty-seven years after 14-year-old Seligman resident Justin Hocutt was found dead on the train tracks 100 yards away from his girlfriend's home, three men have been arrested and charged with the teenager's murder.
Malone gets life sentence
An Exeter man has been sentenced to life without the possibility for parole for killing his girlfriend at their home in Exeter.
Motion for new murder trial
A motion has been filed for a new trial for an Exeter man found guilty of four felony counts, including first-degree murder, in an April 14-16 jury trial.
Malone found guilty of murdering Aspen Lewis
An Exeter man has been found guilty of four felonies — including first-degree murder — by a Jasper County jury following a three-day trial April 14-16.
Monett man charged with murder
A 33-year-old Monett man is being held in the Barry County jail on no bond after allegedly shooting a woman to death on Dec. 20 at an apartment complex in Monett.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Murder on the tracks — who killed Justin Hocutt?
The body of a 14-year-old boy was found on the train tracks in Seligman on the cool, crisp fall morning of Oct. 9, 1999. The body belonged to Justin Hocutt, a Southwest student, and resident of Seligman.
Jury trial set in Exeter murder case
An Exeter man accused of murdering a woman and abandoning her corpse will stand trial in Jasper County next year.
Jeremiah Buntin: Murder, lynching, and an Ozarks family
Recently the Barry County Museum received a donation from the Seitz family of a Smith & Wesson .32 caliber model 2 revolver reported to be the one used in the notorious murder of Jackson Carney and his wife Cordelia on December 4, 1869 by George Moore at their Shell Knob store.
Randolph takes murder plea
A Cassville man charged with stabbing another man to death in June 2023 has accepted a plea deal in Polk County Circuit Court.
