In June of 2019 61-year-old Earl Webster Cox was charged with the first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sodomy of Angie Housman. He was identified through DNA.
Angie Housman was a 9-year-old fourth grader who lived in St. Ann MO a suburb outside of St. Louis. On November 18th, 1993 around 4 pm Angie got off at her bus stop which was half a block or eight houses down from her house. Between the short distance of the bus stop and her house, someone abducted her. This was the last time that anyone saw her alive.Nine days later on November 27th, 1993 she was found by deer hunters taped to a tree in the August A. Busch Wildlife Area in St. Charles County.
Her kidnapper had tortured and raped the girl for a week. They had denied her food and water the whole time she was held captive. She was then taped to a tree and her eyes and mouth were taped. She then died from exposure.
Near the body laid out the stuff Angie disappeared with. In about 20 to 25 feet away from her body her bag and clothes were there. Her book bag still had all her books in it. Her coat was missing one white teddy bear button and it is possible that the killer took it as a souvenir.
Tragically her murder is still unsolved and there are very few leads. Several people have been suspected but were ruled out. The police do have a fingerprint from the tape and the crime scene had DNA.
One suspect is the man that Angie had called “Uncle” to her teacher before her death. She claimed that he was going to the country with a relative. The family of Angie claimed that none of them planned such a trip and did not know who she was talking about. It is believed that this man was possibly the one who kidnapped and murdered her.
A tree was planted at Angie's school. On the morning of November 16, 2018, a new tree a Weeping Cherry Tree in the place of the previous memorial tree. A re-dedication ceremony was done on November 17, 2018, and all the community was invited.
SOURCES:
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/5-on-your-side/leads-20-years-after-angie-housman-kidnapping-murder/308580294
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