A 55-year-old man used snacks to lure a 6-year-old girl into his motel room in the southwest Missouri tourist town of Branson and strangled her, according to court records released Monday.
John P. Roberts, of Branson, was jailed without bond in Taney County after being charged Sunday with first-degree murder in the death of Jasmine Miller. Taney County prosecutor Jeffrey Merrell said he didn’t know whether Roberts had an attorney and none was listed for him in online court records.
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Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Mo.
