Prosecutors not seeking death penalty in June stabbing death

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri prosecutor says he will not seek the death penalty against two people who are charged with first-degree murder in the June slaying of Clauddinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard.

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