State v. Ramsey

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

On November 21, 1988, the bodies of Gar-nett Ledford, age 65, and his wife, Betty Ledford, age 63, were discovered in the bedroom of their Jackson County, Missouri, home. Garnett Ledford was lying on his back in the bed. He had sustained three gunshot wounds, two of which penetrated the brain. Betty Ledford was seated in a chair beside the bed, her hands tied behind her. She also had sustained three fatal gunshot wounds to the head. Most of the wounds were inflicted at extremely close range. Many valuables belonging to the Ledfords were missing.

Defendant Roy Ramsey was…