Killer Enters Plea After Torturing Neighbor Girl to Death, Throwing Her in Freezing Pond to Release ‘Demons’
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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 …