Monday, October 22 2012 2:51 PM EDT2012-10-22 18:51:18 GMT
Clay Waller will stand trial for the murder of estranged wife Jacque Waller next fall, and an outside jury will hear the case.A judge made the ruling Monday morning at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse
A jury from outside Cape Girardeau County will be brought in to hear Clay Waller's murder trial.
Monday, August 13 2012 1:07 PM EDT2012-08-13 17:07:44 GMT
Clay Waller is scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge on Monday in Jackson, Mo.
Clay Waller pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Monday morning. The defense is expected to file a change of venue motion in the next couple of days.
Wednesday, August 1 2012 3:02 PM EDT2012-08-01 19:02:54 GMT
Tuesday afternoon, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Angel Woodruff filed a motion to remove Judge William Syler from the case. No reason needs to be given for the move. This comes a day after Waller's
Clay Waller's arraignment will be held a week later than originally set, following the assignment of a new judge in his Cape Girardeau County murder case.
Monday, July 30 2012 5:09 PM EDT2012-07-30 21:09:09 GMT
After listening to testimony from 18 witnesses, Judge Gary Kamp ruled there is probable cause to send Clay Waller's murder case to circuit court. The 41-year-old Jackson man is accused of killing
Judge Gary Kamp ruled there is probable cause to send Clay Waller's murder case to circuit court.
Wednesday, July 25 2012 7:36 AM EDT2012-07-25 11:36:08 GMT
Prosecutors prepare to make their case against Clay Waller Wednesday. Waller will go before a judge in Jackson for a preliminary hearing on charges he murdered his estranged wife Jacque Waller.
Prosecutors prepare to make their case against Clay Waller Wednesday. Waller will go before a judge in Jackson for a preliminary hearing on charges he murdered his estranged wife Jacque Waller. Waller went missing in June of 2011.
Tuesday, June 12 2012 4:24 PM EDT2012-06-12 20:24:39 GMT
U.S. Court of Appeals to make final decision on Waller's federal case appeal in the next three to six months.
The Court of Appeals to no longer hear arguments Friday in St. Louis in Clay Waller's federal case. According to the U.S. Assistant Attorney Larry Ferrell, the court will make the decision on the appeal
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to no longer hear arguments Friday in St. Louis in Clay Waller's federal case. According to the U.S. Assistant Attorney Larry Ferrell, the court will make the decision on the appeal
Saturday, June 2 2012 11:59 AM EDT2012-06-02 15:59:36 GMT
Family, friends and even those who never knew the mother of three will lace up their sneakers in the first annual Jacque Waller 5k Run/Walk event. Friday marked the one-year anniversary of Jacque Waller's
Family, friends and even those who never knew the mother of three will lace up their sneakers in the first annual Jacque Waller 5k Run/Walk event.
Monday, April 23 2012 9:00 PM EDT2012-04-24 01:00:45 GMT
Clay Waller is charged with murder and tampering with evidence charges. Waller is charged with first degree murder, two counts of tampering with evidence in connection with Waller's wife, Jacque Waller,
Clay Waller is charged with murder and tampering with evidence in connection with his missing wife, Jacque Waller.
Wednesday, January 18 2012 12:36 PM EST2012-01-18 17:36:38 GMT
Clay Waller is on the move again. His new home for the time being is the federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, Louisiana. It's a low security prison for male inmates.
Tuesday, January 3 2012 11:38 PM EST2012-01-04 04:38:26 GMT
Clay Waller was sentenced to five years behind bars in federal court Tuesday afternoon after pleading guilty to threatening his sister in law on the website Topix last year. Heartland News reporter Crystal Britt was in the courtroom through the proceeding.
Wednesday, December 21 2011 5:49 AM EST2011-12-21 10:49:25 GMT
A Cape Girardeau long-term care facility confirms Clay Waller's father, James Clay Waller Sr., passed away Tuesday morning. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Larry Ferrell, Mr. Waller's death will not impact Clay Waller's upcoming sentencing hearing on Internet threat charges.
Saturday, December 3 2011 11:15 PM EST2011-12-04 04:15:55 GMT
Nothing of significance found during Saturday's search, says authorities working the case. However, crews are staying positive as more areas have now been eliminated.
Friday, November 4 2011 1:59 PM EDT2011-11-04 17:59:21 GMT
According to officers, they were checking areas they couldn't check before in the search for Jacque Waller due to high grass and weeds. Lt. David James with the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office says they found some items associated with the Waller case in that area.
Friday, October 28 2011 5:00 PM EDT2011-10-28 21:00:09 GMT
Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle fights to get court to allow deposition of Clay Waller's Father. Swingle called Clay Waller a "Confessed murderer who was "clever enough to hide the body of his wife in a location we have yet to discover."
Tuesday, October 11 2011 6:06 PM EDT2011-10-11 22:06:19 GMT
Clay Waller's attorney in the state case is asking a judge to deny a prosecutor's petition that would allow a deposition from Waller's father into evidence.
Monday, October 3 2011 9:54 PM EDT2011-10-04 01:54:24 GMT
Clay Waller pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he made an Internet threat against his missing wife's sister. Waller told the judge, "I sent the email. I did it."
Monday, September 19 2011 5:43 PM EDT2011-09-19 21:43:56 GMT
Clay Waller's federal defense attorney says there is nothing to show his client is either a danger to the community or a flight risk. Scott Tilsen included these points in an motion filed Monday afternoon to revoke the detention order keeping Waller behind bars.
Saturday, September 17 2011 11:46 PM EDT2011-09-18 03:46:49 GMT
Investigators have a message for Heartland hunters this weekend, be on the lookout for anything suspicious. It's the latest step in the search for missing mother of three Jacque Waller.
Friday, September 16 2011 4:28 PM EDT2011-09-16 20:28:17 GMT
Clay Waller's attorney, Assistant Federal Public Defender Scott Tilsen, says he is considering to appeal the order of detention to keep Waller behind bars without bond.
Thursday, September 15 2011 11:50 PM EDT2011-09-16 03:50:50 GMT
A Judge Thursday ordered Clay Waller to be held without bond. This decision was made in a detention hearing on Thursday, according to US Asst. Atty. Larry Ferrell.
Tuesday, September 13 2011 6:27 AM EDT2011-09-13 10:27:29 GMT
According to a new affidavit released Monday, Clay Waller's father says Clay went to him a few days after his estranged wife's disappearance and confessed to killing her. According to court documents, Clay told his dad the hole was already dug and he buried her with a shovel.
Saturday, September 10 2011 11:03 AM EDT2011-09-10 15:03:26 GMT
Another piece of the puzzle, as we hear for the first time from a woman who claims she had an affair with Clay Waller. Casaundra Prater of Cape Girardeau wants to set the record straight.
Friday, September 9 2011 7:17 PM EDT2011-09-09 23:17:43 GMT
Clay Waller's attorney, Scott Reynolds, who is representing him in the current state charges he faces, has questions about the credibility of the alleged confession.
Saturday, September 3 2011 5:27 PM EDT2011-09-03 21:27:57 GMT
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell, Clay Waller was taken into federal custody Friday Afternoon. He's charged with making an Internet threat.
Monday, August 1 2011 11:28 PM EDT2011-08-02 03:28:01 GMT
It's been exactly two months since anyone has seen Jaque Waller. Monday evening family and friends gathered to honor Jaque, saying they don't want anyone to forget.
Tuesday, July 12 2011 7:39 PM EDT2011-07-12 23:39:33 GMT
The custody battle heats up over missing mom Jacque Waller's children. Jacque Waller's sister and brother-in-law Cheryl and Bob Brenneke asked for a custody continuance at the Commonpleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.
Monday, July 11 2011 11:16 AM EDT2011-07-11 15:16:38 GMT
Sunday, a private search group of family and friends moved their search for Jacque Waller north. Several dozen people met at the Ste. Genevieve exit with a plan to search from there toward the south.
Saturday, July 9 2011 7:38 PM EDT2011-07-09 23:38:06 GMT
An indoor yard sale fundraiser to benefit the children of Jacque Waller is being held on Saturday, July 9. It is at the Calvary United Pentecostal Church in Jackson, Mo. at 581 Broadridge Dr.
Thursday, July 7 2011 9:53 PM EDT2011-07-08 01:53:29 GMT
The parents of missing local mom Jacque Waller are now changing the focus of the reward fund. While they still want justice, their main goal is finding their daughter.
Friday, July 1 2011 9:23 AM EDT2011-07-01 13:23:36 GMT
It's not been more than four weeks since Jacque Waller vanished. The nightmare for her family began on June 1. Authorities tell us they've collected a lot of key evidence and sent it off to both state and federal crime labs. But, getting that evidence back takes time.
Monday, June 27 2011 11:12 PM EDT2011-06-28 03:12:50 GMT
On the ground and in the air, authorities in Cape Girardeau County bring out more resources to search for Jacque Waller. The mother of triplets vanished more than three weeks ago.
Monday, June 27 2011 11:39 AM EDT2011-06-27 15:39:52 GMT
Authorities say leads are pouring in as they continue to search for Jacque Waller. Meanwhile, friends, family and total strangers are taking matters into their own hands. They are launching their own search parties saying they will stop at nothing to find her.
Saturday, June 25 2011 2:56 PM EDT2011-06-25 18:56:10 GMT
One of Jacque Rawson-Waller's childhood friends plans a search/flyer drop off Sunday in the North Cape and Fruitland area. Waller went missing June 1st and police suspect foul play.
Wednesday, June 22 2011 3:58 PM EDT2011-06-22 20:58:53 GMT
Wednesday marks three weeks since Jacque Waller disappeared. As her family searches for answers, Jacque's mother is now reacting to a message allegedly posted on her daughter's Facebook page by her estranged husband, Clay Waller.
Monday, June 20 2011 7:51 PM EDT2011-06-20 23:51:38 GMT
The Jacque Waller investigation is about to enter its third week, and still investigators have no concrete evidence as to what happened to the missing wife and mother of three. Friends, family and co-workers are doing everything they can to keep hope alive. The latest is a garage sale to benefit the Jacque Waller family fund.
Thursday, June 16 2011 1:44 PM EDT2011-06-16 18:44:26 GMT
The family of Jacque Waller has set up two funds at US Bank for a reward in her disappearance and for Waller's children. Waller's friends are also selling "Justice for Jacque" items to raise money for her family.
Tuesday, June 14 2011 6:51 PM EDT2011-06-14 22:51:27 GMT
Jackson's police chief says his department is now taking the lead in the Jacque Waller case. James Humphreys says they're moving forward without any new information from the last person to see the missing mother of three.
Sunday, June 12 2011 7:52 PM EDT2011-06-12 23:52:14 GMT
The Cape Girardeau-Bollinger County Major Case Squad is standing down for now; however, they can be recalled at anytime, according to Lt. David James. He says multiple officers continue to put in long hours on the case.
Friday, June 10 2011 12:43 PM EDT2011-06-10 16:43:52 GMT
Jacque Waller's parents want to start a memory book for the missing mother's children. They're asking for those who knew and loved her to share their stories.
Friday, June 10 2011 11:33 AM EDT2011-06-10 15:33:16 GMT
Search crews are back out searching the area Thursday for signs of Jacque Waller. Crews are continuing to follow leads and are beginning to search new areas. On the one week anniversary of their daughter's disappearance, Jacque Waller's parents no longer believe their loved one is ever coming home alive.
Wednesday, June 8 2011 4:12 PM EDT2011-06-08 20:12:26 GMT
Friends who went to high school in Farmington with a missing woman call on people who live in southeast Missouri and travel on Interstate 55 to reach out to police if they have information.
Wednesday, June 8 2011 12:15 PM EDT2011-06-08 16:15:33 GMT
Major Case Squad investigators are asking for help from the public in the search for a missing mother. Investigators are trying to learn more about what happened after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1 when a woman went missing in Cape Girardeau County.
Monday, June 6 2011 6:38 PM EDT2011-06-06 22:38:10 GMT
Police say the husband of a missing Ste. Genevieve woman is a person of interest in her disappearance. She has been missing since Wednesday and authorities do suspect foul play in her disappearance.
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Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a resident
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:17:00 GMT
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many of them are using social media to find out.
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many are using social media to find out.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:30 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:30:20 GMT
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:38 AM EDT2013-05-21 12:38:09 GMT
A fire in Oran destroyed a 2-story house on Tuesday morning. According to the Oran Fire Department, it happened at 4:05 a.m. at 907 highway W, which is right in the middle of town. Firefighters
No one was living in the home at the time of the time. Fire crews tell Heartland News that the family had just moved out.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:00 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:00:58 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attention
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children.