SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A 43-year-old man has been charged in the stabbing death of a retired Missouri State University professor.
The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/2bE7OG9) reports 66-year-old Missouri State professor Marc Cooper was killed Wednesday night at his home.
The Greene County Prosecutor’s office on Thursday charged Edward Gutting of Springfield with second-degree murder and other charges in Cooper’s death.
Police said officers went to the home after receiving a 911 call about a disturbance. When officers arrived, they found Cooper had been stabbed to death. Police say Cooper’s wife, Nancy, was also stabbed, but her injuries are not life-threatening.
Missouri State issued a statement saying Cooper was an emeriti history professor, and Gutting is an instructor of modern and classical languages.
The prosecutor’s office says Gutting is in custody on $1 million bond.
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Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com