Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Former School Principal In Pregnant Girlfriend’s Murder

ST. LOUIS (KTRS) — Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a former St. Louis middle school principal accused of hiring a friend to kill his pregnant girlfriend. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office filed papers on Thursday seeking the death penalty against both 34-year-old Cornelius Green and the alleged hitman, Phillip Cutler. Jocelyn Peters…

Jerseyville Couple Charged With Murder After Child Starved To Death

Jerseyville, IL  (KTRS)  A southern Illinois couple is accused of starving their  child to death. Forty-two-year-old Michael Robert and the six-year-old child’s step-mother Georgena Roberts, 42 of Jerseyville are charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment. Investigators say police were called to the Jersey Community Hospital on Friday, November 3, 2017 in response to the…