GUILTY AR - Pauline Devor, 70, murdered, Springdale, 14 June 2007

[Tonia]

Missing woman found slain; daughter is held

On April 13, a female witness told deputies of helping Eggert burn Devor's body "several times," Sheriff Tim Helder said during a news conference Monday.

The witness told police that Eggert hit her mother in the head with a tire iron, then shot her on the family's property at 22465 Arkansas 244, north of the Cincinnati community. The two then burned the body before returning to remove personal items, which were thrown into a river, Helder said.

Teeth and bone fragments were scattered throughout an area on the Devor's 720-acre ranch, Helder said. He said the witness claimed that Eggert asked for help in killing Devor about a week before she was reported missing.
The witness said in an April 13 interview that Eggert acknowledged throwing her mother's items off a bridge, said Helder, reading from court records. He said Eggert told the witness she was ready to flee the area and urged the witness not to change her story, saying "she was not going to spend the rest of her life in jail."

The investigation is continuing and more arrests could be made, Helder said. The victim's husband, Bob Devor, is not a suspect, he said.

http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/257797/

 

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Finally! Thank goodness! I don't know how I missed this news. Thank you so much for posting it.

 

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FAYETTEVILLE — Prosecutors formally charged a Washington County woman with capital murder Monday.

Delores Lee Eggert, 49, is accused of beating her mother with a tire iron, shooting her and burning the body. . .

The only two possible sentences if convicted of capital murder are life in prison without possibility of parole or death.

Prosecutors have not said if they will seek the death penalty.
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/05/18/news/051909fzeggert.txt

 

[FireGirl213]

This is my Family. Pauline Devor is My grandmother and I was a mile away from the house when she went missing. WC has not known what they were doing from the start. My aunt may be in jail right now but this case is far from over they have no evidence against her, except for their supposed wittness and she has fled the city.

 

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"The trial of a woman accused of beating her mother with a tire iron, shooting her and burning the body was delayed Monday in Washington County Circuit Court.

Delores Lee Eggert, 49, is charged with capital murder. If convicted, she faces life in prison or the death penalty. Prosecutors have not said if they will seek the death penalty.

. . .
Trial was set for Monday but was delayed because state crime lab has not completed its work. Eggert remains in the Washington County Jail without bond."
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/08/17/news/081809fzeggert.txt#blogform

 

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Welcome to WebSleuths, FireGirl!

Maybe when the evidence comes back from the state crime lab there will be more answers.

I'm not going to forget about your grandmother, FG. I'll stay with this case until there's justice.

 

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Trial is set for November 16, but this article says they are expected to postpone it, as they are still processing some of the evidence.

"Washington County prosecutors won't seek the death penalty against Delores Eggert, who is charged with capital murder in the death of her mother . . .

Sheriff Tim Helder said in April that investigators had found charred bone fragments and other human remains in a secluded area on the Devor's farm near Cincinnati in northwest Washington County. He said Eggert told a woman, who was wearing a wire, that she threw some of the remains into a river.

Durrett said last week he feels he has plenty of evidence for a conviction without a body."
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/10/19/news/102009fzeggert.txt

 

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A woman accused of killing her mother has a new trial date so her attorneys can study the latest results of forensic testing on the state’s evidence. Delores Eggert, 50, is charged with capital murder in the disappearance of Pauline Devor. Her new trial date is May 17-21 in Washington County Circuit Court.

Eggert is accused of beating Devor, shooting her and burning the body on the family farm in rural Washington County near Cincinnati. Devor was 70 when she disappeared in June 2007.

. . . The case was continued twice to allow the forensic testing of evidence. Testing is now complete and the results were forwarded to prosecutors within the last 30 days.

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2010/feb/18/eggert-murder-trial-delayed/?nwa-news-northwest

 

[jannyfaye]

The suspect has been waiting trial for over a year now. Do you think that she would still be waiting if "they had everything they say they have? Hmmmm?

 

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"Delores Jean Eggert, 50, was sentenced to 30 years at the Arkansas Department of Correction for first-degree murder as part of a plea bargain.


Eggert, 50, beat her mother and shot her three times on June 14, 2007, and then burned the body on the family’s rural farm. She had been charged with capital murder, but it was reduced as part of the plea agreement."


http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2010/aug/16/woman-given-30-years-mothers-murder/

 

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I can't imagine how I missed this information!! (from Aug 2010)

Bob Devor, Pauline Devor's husband and Delores Eggert's stepfather, was arrested Monday and charged hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence."We believe, at some point, Bob Devor became complicit, either by assisting in the planning, or at least mere knowledge it was going to happen," said Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder.Helder said, "Devor staged a crime scene in his home to try and throw investigators off." Helder also said that Bob Devor was not surprised when he was arrested and said he expected it.Helder also said that Eggert and Bob Devor had been in a sexual relationship for at least a year before Pauline Devor was killed. http://www.4029tv.com/news/24643601/detail.html

Investigators also say Devor gave Eggert money and a vehicle so she could get out of the area and avoid being arrested for her mother's death.

Investigators say they also discovered Devor was having a sexual relationship with Eggert, his step-daughter, before and after Pauline's murder.

Sheriff Tim Helder says the relationship played a role in the homicide. http://www.5newsonline.com/news/kfsm-news-bob-devor-arrest,0,6936658.story

 

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Bob Devor, Pauline's husband, was found guilty Jan 31 for hindering apprehension and prosecution, and was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and a $15,000 fine. His attorney's are asking that he be let out on bail while they appeal.
http://nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=220016

Finally, justice for Pauline. :rocker: