A Missouri man pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering a 4-year-old girl, in what he said was an attempt to exorcise demons from her. According to Benton County Circuit Court online court records, Ethan Mast pleaded guilty to reduced charges of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree or attempted assault “involving serious physical injury or …
Three of the four defendants behind bars in connection with the death of Missouri child, Jessica Mast, appeared in court Tuesday morning. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ethan Mast, 35, and Kourtney Aumen, 21, are charged with second-degree murder and related charges in connection with the death of 4-year-old Jessica. Authorities said the suspects, who were …
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Deputies in rural central Missouri are investigating the death of a four-year-old girl who died early Sunday morning, her father said, when she was “beaten, submerged in a pond, then left to freeze on the bank,” the Benton County Sheriff’s Office reports. James Mast, 28, called 911 just before 1 a.m. — when temperatures in …
