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Jefferson County Leader - Dec. 18

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Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Phoenix serial killer gets death penalty for six 2017 murders

  • By Dave Mason | The Center Square
  • Updated 8 hrs ago

(The Center Square) - A Phoenix jury Thursday sentenced serial killer Cleophus Cooksey Jr. to death for committing six murders over a three-week period in 2017.

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Nick Reiner charged with parents’ murders, appears in court

  • By Madeline Shannon | The Center Square
  • Updated Dec 17, 2025

(The Center Square) - An arraignment for Nick Reiner, the son of actor/director Rob Reiner and Rob’s wife, Michele Singer Reiner, was postponed Wednesday to Jan. 7.

Update: Big rig driver charged in shooting on I-55 in Jefferson County
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Update: Big rig driver charged in shooting on I-55 in Jefferson County

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 1, 2025

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Woman’s body found days after husband was discovered dead at Dittmer home
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Woman’s body found days after husband was discovered dead at Dittmer home

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 9, 2025

The body of a woman who had been missing since her husband was found dead in their Dittmer home has been recovered, Jefferson County Sheriff D…

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office finds body in Dittmer
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office finds body in Dittmer

  • Sep 8, 2025

Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said a body was found in a creek in the 8900 block of Hwy. WW in Dittmer on Sept. 7.

Barnhart man allegedly shoots man in face at apartment complex
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Barnhart man allegedly shoots man in face at apartment complex

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 4, 2025

Justin Turnbough, 43, of Barnhart has been charged for allegedly shooting at three people at the Stoney Apartments complex off Old Hwy. M in B…

Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting near De Soto
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Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting near De Soto

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 27, 2025

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating how a 40-year-old Cadet man was shot while riding a motorcycle northbound on Hwy. 21 ne…

Mistrial declared in case accusing woman of killing Jefferson County man in 2004
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Mistrial declared in case accusing woman of killing Jefferson County man in 2004

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 19, 2025

The attorney for a woman charged in the 2004 shooting death of her then-boyfriend in Dittmer said he is ready to defend his client if the case…

Pevely mom found not guilty of murdering children by reason of insanity
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Pevely mom found not guilty of murdering children by reason of insanity

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Aug 13, 2025

Ashley Parmeley, who had been charged with murdering her two children last year, was found not guilty by reason of insanity today, Aug. 13, an…

Festus-area man arrested for allegedly attacking another man for mowing his lawn
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Festus-area man arrested for allegedly attacking another man for mowing his lawn

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 12, 2025

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 63-year-old Festus-area man for allegedly attacking another man for being on his property in …

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• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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