State v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
WELBORN, Commissioner.
This is an appeal by James Dale Edwards from a judgment and sentence of life imprisonment for murder in the first degree.
On February 23, 1965, Carol Sussex was found dead in her apartment in Edmundson Terrace, St. Louis County. Her half-clothed body was lying on a bed and a piece of electric lamp cord was wrapped around her neck. The investigation resulting in the discovery of the body began when Miss Sussex failed to report to work on the morning of February 23.
Police investigation revealed that, after work the preceding evening, Miss Sussex had gone to the Flaming Pit…
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