Judge orders mental evaluation for murder suspect

Friday, January 28, 2011

DONIPHAN, Mo. -- A Ripley County judge ordered a mental examination for a Doniphan teenager, while the teen's girlfriend and her parents were ordered to stand trial Tuesday morning for their alleged roles in the murder of an elderly couple found dead inside their burned home.

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