Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The Willie C. Haughton Jr. Murders - Springfield, Missouri - The Hunt for a Killer





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It is April 3, 2018 and the public knows who the suspect of two murders on the north side of Springfield, Missouri is.

 The Springfield police have issued a warning to the public. 

 "We are looking for Willie C. Haughton Jr. and he is considered armed and very dangerous.  Willie Haughton is a suspect in the murders of Lance Loveless and Robert Hewitt.  Lock your doors.  Do not approach."

 Time to catch a murderer.  






 It is now known that the police attempted to capture Willie Haughton on March 28, 2018, several days before Robert Hewitt was murdered,  at an address on North Bolivar Road.   He wasn't there.

 Court records indicate that a warrant for Willie Haughton's arrest was issued on March 30th for failure to appear on his domestic assault and child endangerment charges. And, to revoke his bond.  A hearing was scheduled for April 2nd.

  On April 3rd the Bondsman issued a public statement stating they regret bonding out Willie Haughton.  Even though a $3,000 bond is certainly not a risky amount for a bondsman.  The paperwork was in order.  Judge Jerry Harmison lowered the bond so how risky could posting Haughton's bond be?  They didn't know Haughton would become a murderer.

  On April 3rd the public is notified that Willie Haughton was released on bond several days before Lance Loveless was murdered,  with conditions. 

  One condition was  he would wear a monitor around his ankle that would allow authorities to track his movements.  Willie Haughton went wherever he wanted to go. He didn't even stay at the address he agreed to be at while being monitored.

  When the battery that charged the monitor went dead Willie did not recharge it.  He was not being tracked at all.

The monitor company notified authorities within 24 hours of learning that Willie Haughton was not abiding by the conditions of his release.  The public was not made aware until the suspects name was released on April 3rd.

  The Springfield police and other agencies searched the city of Springfield.  They believed Willie Haughton was still in the area.  Some residents thought he may have headed back to St. Louis where he could easily blend in. 

  During the manhunt the public still didn't know what the motive for murder was.  Both victims were found in their vehicles.  Was he targeting people who were parked in a vulnerable area?  Did Willie Haughton  know his victims?

  Lance Loveless' brother was commenting on news articles on social media but offered no clues to the public.   Nobody was commenting on Robert Hewitt's behalf.


  It would be a few more days until the public was told what Willie Haughton's  motive for murder was.

  At least we know who were dealing with.  Stay tuned for the capture of Willie C. Haughton. 

  



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