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SHOCK: Female staffer accused of killing former Arkansas state senator switches plea to GUILTY

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In a shocking reversal, the staffer accused of killing former Arkansas state Senator Linda Collins pleaded guilty to the crime on Thursday and was sentenced to 50 years in prison, KAIT reports. Rebecca O’Donnell, 49, was charged with capital murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in Randolph County in June 2019. Earlier …

SHOCK: Police reveal senator’s female staffer arrested in death of gorgeous Arkansas senator
Homicide
June 15, 2019

SHOCK: Police reveal senator’s female staffer arrested in death of gorgeous Arkansas senator

Authorities in Arkansas say a former state senator is dead and an ex-staffer is in custody on suspicion of killing her. State police say 57-year-old Linda Collins-Smith’s partially decomposed remains were discovered in her Pocahontas residence earlier this month, as reported by Fox News. Though additional details about a motive or cause of death were …

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