Description
Victim: Angie Housman
Perp: Earl Cox
Location: St. Ann, Missouri (missing); St. Charles, Missouri (discovery)
Date: November 18, 1993 (missing); November 27, 1993 (discovery)
Trial/Sentencing: Aug 20, 2020
On the morning of Saturday November 27th 1993, a deer hunter discovered the body of a young girl deceased in the August A Busch Wildlife Park. The St. Charles Police Department responded to the call and investigated the case. The young girl was found nude and tied to a tree. She was handcuffed and had duct tape on her forehead, eyes, and mouth. Due to the weather over the past few days she was covered partially in snow. On scene they were able to identify the young girl as 9-year-old Angie Housman from several textbooks in her backpack with her name written on them.
Angie's case was heavily reported on in the media when she went missing from her school bus stop in St. Ann, Missouri on Thursday, November 18th, 1993. The St. Ann Police Department handled her missing persons case, and later formed a task force with the St. Charles investigators to help solve Angie's case. There were several suspects throughout the course of Angie's case. For the episode, we will discuss the red herrings Roger Martin and Corey Fox.
Eventually the case was solved years later through a DNA match in CODIS to a man named Earl Cox. The perp's DNA was found on a fragment of Angie's underwear, found at the crime scene. In order to avoid the death penalty, Cox plead guilty to the crime on Thursday, August 20th, 2020, and he was sentenced to life in prison.
We will be interviewing Ed Copeland from St. Charles PD and John Lankford from St. Ann PD, both who have been involved in Angie's case from the very beginning. Also, due to unusual circumstances surrounding Angie's family, we will be interviewing a group of 3 women who formed an advocacy group in Angie's name. They are known as Angie's Angels and the group consists of Debbie Klinger, Amy Bittner, and Trisha Trout.
