UPDATE 12/12/25: Online court documents reveal that a woman has been charged with murder in the death of a man she was taking care of in Willard on Monday, Dec. 8. Jackie Baker, 49, has been charged ...

A woman has been arrested and charged with murder after a 74-year-old man was found dead inside a Willard home on Monday, Dec. 8. Jackie Baker, of Willard, is being accused of killing a man for whom ...

WILLARD, Mo. (KY3) -Willard Police confirm the identity of the man who was allegedly strangled to death by his caretaker. Police confirm to KY3 that the victim’s name is 74-year-old Leonard Jay Smith.