ST. CHARLES, Mo. _ The man accused of killing 9-year-old Angie Housman in 1993 pleaded guilty Thursday in the girl's death and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Earl W. Cox, 63, was facing charges of first-degree murder and first-degree sexual abuse after his DNA was found on a piece of Housman's clothing more than 25 years after her death.
"Your crimes not only terrified Angie and her family, but the entire community," Circuit Court Judge Jon Cunningham said before sentencing Cox, who appeared in court using a walker and with gray hair past his shoulders and a blue surgical mask covering a white beard.
