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NewsJune 26, 2002

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- A man accused of killing his wife and four children more than two years ago will undergo yet another psychological test to determine his mental fitness, a judge has ruled. Monday's ruling set up the latest in a series of competency tests Raymond E. Wood has taken since the February 2000 shooting rampage. Wood has been held at the Fulton State Mental Hospital...

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WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- A man accused of killing his wife and four children more than two years ago will undergo yet another psychological test to determine his mental fitness, a judge has ruled.

Monday's ruling set up the latest in a series of competency tests Raymond E. Wood has taken since the February 2000 shooting rampage. Wood has been held at the Fulton State Mental Hospital.

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The evaluation is expected to take place within 60 days.

Woods, 39, is accused of killing his wife, Tina, 31; their sons; Jared, 10, and Joshua, 8; and daughters Emily, 7, and Hannah, 5.

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