SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) – A teen who was staying at a Missouri ranch for homeless
boys has been convicted of killing a woman whose body was found in a trailer
home with her baby on a couch beside her and her toddler in a bedroom.
Nineteen-year-old Noah Kelliker was found guilty Thursday of second-degree
murder, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action in the January 2018
killing 21-year-old Cassandra White near Sedalia.
Although the front glass door of the trailer was shattered, apparently by
gunfire, neither of her sons was harmed. Marijuana was found inside, and her
boyfriend was charged with drug possession.
Kelliker had dried blood on his shirt when was arrested. He had been staying at
the Masters Ranch in Oregon County.
Sentencing is set for March 26th.
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