Hailey M. Owens 10 yr. old abducted 2/18/14 in Springfield Mo. AMBER ALERT (BODY FOUND)

[grace-land]

http://www.ky3.com/news/local/new-judge-is-assigned-to-craig-woods-murder-case/21048998_24669632

New judge is assigned to Craig Wood's murder case
POSTED: 05:24 PM CST Feb 25, 2014    UPDATED: 07:14 PM CST Feb 25, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - 
A judge granted a defense attorney’s motion for a new judge for the case of a man accused of killing a girl last week.   Greene County Associate Circuit Judge Dan Imhof, who presided last Friday at the initial court appearance for Craig Wood, took himself off the case.  It’s now assigned to Associate Circuit Judge Jason Brown.
 
Because of the change of judge, two hearings scheduled by Imhof are canceled. One was a hearing on March 19 to consider motions by prosecutors and defense attorneys and the other was a preliminary hearing on April 7. Brown will reschedule those hearings.

Wood is represented by a public defender even though a prosecutor thinks Wood may have a million-dollar trust fund that he could use to pay a private attorney.  The public defender says that’s none of the prosecutor’s business, and says Wood properly applied for a public defender and had his application approved.

Associate circuit court judges in felony cases rule whether there’s enough evidence to send cases to trial. Those judges also decide on appropriate bonds for defendants who are awaiting trial.

[grace-land]

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20140225/NEWS12/302250120/Suspect-girl-s-kidnapping-slaying-held-away-from-other-inmates

Suspect in girl's kidnapping, slaying, held away from other inmates
Feb. 25, 2014 5:40 PM

The man accused of the kidnapping and homicide of a 10-year-old Springfield girl is being held in Greene County Jail alone and under close watch, jail staff said Tuesday.

Major Kevin Spaulding confirmed that Craig Michael Wood is being held apart from the general jail population.

Spaulding described it as “house alone, rec alone, close watch, three officer warning status.”

He further clarified that the “three officer” status means any time Wood needs to be moved within jail walls, three corrections officers have to accompany him.
 
At this point in criminal proceedings, either side of the court case can ask for a change of judge. No reason has to be specifically given.

Wood’s attorney, public defender Chris Hatley, asked that the case been moved from Judge Dan Imhof’s courtroom. No reason was given in the motion.

The case is now set before Judge Jason Brown.

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Mayor Bob Stephens addresses tragedy of Hailey Owens' death
February 24, 2014
News Release
http://www.springfieldmo.gov/webapps/news/attached/mayorHaileyTrans.pdf

http://www.springfieldmo.gov/webapps/news/getStory.jsp?relid=10283

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Mayor Bob Stephens addresses tragedy of Hailey Owens' death
February 24, 2014
News Release
http://www.springfieldmo.gov/webapps/news/attached/mayorHaileyTrans.pdf

http://www.springfieldmo.gov/webapps/news/getStory.jsp?relid=10283

i forgot the vid
February 24, 2014 at 4:35 pm
Mayor’s News Conference – February 24, 2014
http://cityview.springfieldmo.gov/mayors-news-conference-february-24-2014/

[grace-land]

Rest in Peace, Hailey     

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/2014/02/26/hailey-owens-funeral-child-abduction-kidnapping/5843987/

'Rest easy' Hailey ...Crowd formed before 10-year-old's funeral
Christine Temple, Springfield News-Leader 5:16 p.m. EST February 26, 2014



Roughly 100 people were gathered outside Ridgecrest Baptist Church before the funeral of Hailey Owens, the 10-year-old Springfield girl who was abducted and slain last week.

They were waving American flags and one woman was holding a sign that read "One more angel in heaven." Two other signs read "Fly high beautiful butterfly" and "Rest easy sweet angel."

PREVIOUS STORY: Thousands flood streets of Springfield for Hailey Owens' memory

The group created a human wall blocking the view of the church's entrance. About 20 motorcycles were also parked in front of the church.

Many in the group wore pink and purple, Hailey's favorite colors, according to her family.

Several motorists have honked as they drove past the church
 

[grace-land]

Obituary for Hailey Owens   

http://www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2435159&fh_id=12076

Hailey Owens
(August 18, 2003 - February 18, 2014)

[MuffyBee]

Obituary for Hailey Owens   

http://www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2435159&fh_id=12076

Hailey Owens
(August 18, 2003 - February 18, 2014)

Rest in peace, sweet Hailey.   

[New Monkey]

Rest in peace, beautiful girl.  Godspeed.   

[grace-land]

 

http://www.kspr.com/news/local/questions-remain-in-hailey-owens-investigation/21051620_24805122

Questions remain in Hailey Owens' investigation
POSTED: 06:42 PM CST Mar 04, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - 
On a sunny and warm day two weeks ago, Hailey Owens disappeared. The 10-year-old girl was walking in her neighborhood to meet a friend. At 4:48 p.m, witnesses saw a gold Ford Ranger pull up to the girl. The driver grabbed her and sped off.

Police responded to the area around 5:00 p.m. Witnesses gave police accurate license plate information, description of the vehicle, and suspect description. Police ran the license plate and realized the truck belonged to Jim Wood.  According to court documents, police also determined at that time that Jim Wood had two "possible" sons who lived in Springfield. All three addresses were on file.

Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol went to Wood's house in Ash Grove. According to published reports, troopers didn't make contract until after 7:00 p.m. -- two hours after Hailey was taken. Wood told troopers his son, Craig, drove the Ford Ranger.

Around 8:30 p.m., police went to the Stanford St. address where Craig Wood arrived shortly after. Officers took Wood to the police department and never let him go. Early the next day, officers found Hailey's body in the basement of Wood's house
 
What's unclear in the court records is if police could have gotten to the Stanford address sooner. It's also unclear what police did from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. KSPR News sent a list of questions to the Springfield Police Department. Spokeswoman Lisa Cox provided this written response:

"In the immediate hours and days following the Hailey Owens abduction, the Springfield Police Department shared many facts of the incident with the public. However, in light of the investigation that is still very active, our investigators have determined that we have no further information surrounding this incident that we will be making available to the public until our investigation is completed."
 

[grace-land]

http://www.ky3.com/news/local/hailey-owens-murder-case-goes-to-3rd-judge/21048998_24803624

Hailey Owens murder case goes to 3rd judge
POSTED: 06:02 PM CST Mar 04, 2014    UPDATED: 02:11 PM CST Mar 05, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - 
The murder case against Craig Wood is now in the hands of third judge as it proceeds toward a preliminary hearing.  Wood is accused of kidnapping and murdering Hailey Owens, 10, on Feb. 18.

Greene County Associate Circuit Judge Mark Powell is now assigned to the case.  He's scheduled Wood's preliminary hearing for April 2.  That hearing is when a judge decides whether there's enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial.
 

[MuffyBee]

http://www.ky3.com/news/local/hailey-owens-murder-case-goes-to-3rd-judge/21048998_24803624

Hailey Owens murder case goes to 3rd judge
POSTED: 06:02 PM CST Mar 04, 2014    UPDATED: 02:11 PM CST Mar 05, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - 
The murder case against Craig Wood is now in the hands of third judge as it proceeds toward a preliminary hearing.  Wood is accused of kidnapping and murdering Hailey Owens, 10, on Feb. 18.

Greene County Associate Circuit Judge Mark Powell is now assigned to the case.  He's scheduled Wood's preliminary hearing for April 2.  That hearing is when a judge decides whether there's enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial.
 

I hope there will be justice for Hailey Owens and her family.   

[Sister]

http://www.kspr.com/news/local/questions-remain-in-hailey-owens-investigation/21051620_24805122

Questions remain in Hailey Owens' investigation
POSTED: 06:42 PM CST Mar 04, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - 
On a sunny and warm day two weeks ago, Hailey Owens disappeared. The 10-year-old girl was walking in her neighborhood to meet a friend. At 4:48 p.m, witnesses saw a gold Ford Ranger pull up to the girl. The driver grabbed her and sped off.

Police responded to the area around 5:00 p.m. Witnesses gave police accurate license plate information, description of the vehicle, and suspect description. Police ran the license plate and realized the truck belonged to Jim Wood.  According to court documents, police also determined at that time that Jim Wood had two "possible" sons who lived in Springfield. All three addresses were on file.

Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol went to Wood's house in Ash Grove. According to published reports, troopers didn't make contract until after 7:00 p.m. -- two hours after Hailey was taken. Wood told troopers his son, Craig, drove the Ford Ranger.

Around 8:30 p.m., police went to the Stanford St. address where Craig Wood arrived shortly after. Officers took Wood to the police department and never let him go. Early the next day, officers found Hailey's body in the basement of Wood's house
 
What's unclear in the court records is if police could have gotten to the Stanford address sooner. It's also unclear what police did from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. KSPR News sent a list of questions to the Springfield Police Department. Spokeswoman Lisa Cox provided this written response:

"In the immediate hours and days following the Hailey Owens abduction, the Springfield Police Department shared many facts of the incident with the public. However, in light of the investigation that is still very active, our investigators have determined that we have no further information surrounding this incident that we will be making available to the public until our investigation is completed."
 

 

[cw618]

maybe whatever records are here, could answer some of those questions
i found this site around 7pm EST 2/19/14, wish i had found it the day b4


http://www.springfieldcrimealert.com/police_scanner.php

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http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/crime/2014/03/17/hailey-owens-parents-sue-accused-killer-craig-michael-wood/6527019/

Hailey Owens' parents sue accused killer
7:57 p.m. EDT March 17, 2014

The parents of a 10-year-old kidnapped and killed last month have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man accused of murdering their daughter — calling the man's alleged actions "evil."

Stacey Barfield and Markus Owens, the biological parents of Hailey Owens, filed the suit in Greene County Friday seeking financial damages against Craig Michael Wood.

The petition says Wood was observed kidnapping Hailey on Feb. 18 and that the girl's body, with a gunshot wound to the back of the head, was found at Wood's home on Feb. 19.

The suit says Wood was either negligent in the handling of a loaded weapon or intentionally shot the girl, which is what prosecutors are arguing.

The petition says Hailey's parents have "suffered severely and in the future will suffer, by reason of the injuries sustained by and from Hailey Owens' death."

The suit seeks financial damages to cover costs associated with Hailey's death, but it also seeks punitive damages to "punish Defendant Wood and to deter him and others from like conduct."
 

[MuffyBee]

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/crime/2014/03/17/hailey-owens-parents-sue-accused-killer-craig-michael-wood/6527019/

Hailey Owens' parents sue accused killer
7:57 p.m. EDT March 17, 2014

The parents of a 10-year-old kidnapped and killed last month have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man accused of murdering their daughter — calling the man's alleged actions "evil."

Stacey Barfield and Markus Owens, the biological parents of Hailey Owens, filed the suit in Greene County Friday seeking financial damages against Craig Michael Wood.

The petition says Wood was observed kidnapping Hailey on Feb. 18 and that the girl's body, with a gunshot wound to the back of the head, was found at Wood's home on Feb. 19.

The suit says Wood was either negligent in the handling of a loaded weapon or intentionally shot the girl, which is what prosecutors are arguing.

The petition says Hailey's parents have "suffered severely and in the future will suffer, by reason of the injuries sustained by and from Hailey Owens' death."

The suit seeks financial damages to cover costs associated with Hailey's death, but it also seeks punitive damages to "punish Defendant Wood and to deter him and others from like conduct."
 

I don't blame Hailey's family for filing suit.  According to an article posted here previously, Wood has a million dollars at his disposal, yet applied for and was approved for a public defender.  Wood should pay for any costs associated with Hailey's death and punitive damages, imo.  Maybe we'll find out later what the stipulations are on his funds, and if it were my child, I would be doing anything and everything I could legally do to make his life harder and less cushy. 

 
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/new-judge-is-assigned-to-craig-woods-murder-case/21048998_24669632

New judge is assigned to Craig Wood's murder case
POSTED: 05:24 PM CST Feb 25, 2014    UPDATED: 07:14 PM CST Feb 25, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - 
A judge granted a defense attorney’s motion for a new judge for the case of a man accused of killing a girl last week.   Greene County Associate Circuit Judge Dan Imhof, who presided last Friday at the initial court appearance for Craig Wood, took himself off the case.  It’s now assigned to Associate Circuit Judge Jason Brown.
 
Because of the change of judge, two hearings scheduled by Imhof are canceled. One was a hearing on March 19 to consider motions by prosecutors and defense attorneys and the other was a preliminary hearing on April 7. Brown will reschedule those hearings.

Wood is represented by a public defender even though a prosecutor thinks Wood may have a million-dollar trust fund that he could use to pay a private attorney.  The public defender says that’s none of the prosecutor’s business, and says Wood properly applied for a public defender and had his application approved.

Associate circuit court judges in felony cases rule whether there’s enough evidence to send cases to trial. Those judges also decide on appropriate bonds for defendants who are awaiting trial.

[New Monkey]

I hope they get every single penny he has.  I think it's total bs he is allowed a public defender with a million dollar trust in his name.  Fleecing the system.

[grace-land]

 

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20140318/NEWS12/303180087/Hailey-Owens-case-Defense-preparing-for-prosecutors-to-try-for-death-penalty-?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Hailey Owens case: Defense preparing for prosecutors to try for death penalty
Mar. 18, 2014 12:33 PM

The state’s Public Defenders Office has assigned two attorneys who specialize in capital offenses to represent the man accused of kidnapping and killing Hailey Owens.
 
Christopher Hatley, the public defender who has been representing Wood since the case was filed, filed a motion Tuesday to withdraw from the case.
 
Prosecutors have previously argued in open court that Wood should not have a public defender because they believe Wood is tied to a $1 million trust. But no document outlining the trust has been produced by either side as part of the public record of the case. Neither side has described it specifically either.

Wood is scheduled to appear before Judge Mark Powell on April 2 for preliminary and motion hearings.

Hailey’s biological parents, Stacey Barfield and Markus Owens, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Wood last week.

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http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/sexual-abuse-suspected-in-hailey-owens-case/36278/Z4teH2L-fkGUnjlXNIbs7A

Sexual Abuse Suspected in Hailey Owens Case
03/25/2014 05:06 PM 
03/25/2014 10:12 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- New documents released in the Hailey Owens murder case show investigators with the Department of Social Services believe the 10-year-old was sexually abused after her abduction.

KOLR 10 News obtained the documents Tuesday by the Missouri Department of Social Service's Children's Division.

Craig Wood faces first-degree murder, child kidnapping and armed criminal action in Owens' Feb. 18 death. Her body was found in the basement of his Stanford Street home.

Many of the details in the 37-pages of documents are redacted, including any further information about why investigators believe Owens was sexually assaulted.
 

[grace-land]

Video at the link

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/crime/2014/03/26/craig-wood-court-appearance/6937159/

Hailey Owens murder suspect in court
8:24 p.m. CDT March 26, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The man accused of killing 10-year-old Hailey Owens learned today that he'll be allowed to appear in street clothes, in person, for hearings. But he won't see all the evidence the state has against him just yet.

A hearing this morning for Craig Michael Wood lasted about a half hour, with mostly procedural and fairness issues discussed.

In his first appearance in court other than an initial one by video, Wood was brought into Judge Mark Powell's courtroom about 10 a.m.

Wood, who is charged with first-degree murder, child kidnapping and armed criminal action, is 46. His birthday was Tuesday.

Hailey's family members, including her parents Jeff and Stacy Barfield and about a half dozen others, appeared in court to observe. About 50 people in all were present. Because the court room became crowded quickly, it is unclear if any of Wood's relatives were in attendance.

Wood, who worked as coach and teaching assistant for Springfield Schools until he was arrested in the killing, did not speak during the hearing.

The judge ruled on several motions filed by the prosecution and defense. Most involved how the case will move forward; no further revelations about evidence emerged.

A key argument, common in criminal proceedings, came from the defense. Wood's attorneys want to see specific evidence more quickly than the prosecution wants to present it.

A motion to have the prosecution produce evidence before an upcoming court action called a "preliminary hearing" was overruled. The defense will have to wait for that hearing, which was reset today for 10 a.m., April 24
 

[Sister]

wait . . . wait . . . wait!

I don't know how these families deal with all the delays.