Man pleads guilty in Kansas teen's death
Originally published 01:42 p.m., July 23, 2008
Updated 11:10 p.m., July 23, 2008
A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping, rape and murder of a suburban Kansas City teenager snatched from a store parking lot last year.
27-year-old Edwin Hall pleaded guilty Wednesday to capital murder, aggravated kidnapping, rape and sodomy in the June 2007 death of 18-year-old Kelsey Smith.
Edwin Hall, 26, of Overland Park, was arrested in connection with the murder of Overland Park resident Kelsey Smith.
The Overland Park, Kan., teenager was taken from a Target parking lot. Her body was found four days later in a Missouri park.
Hall's plea came during what was supposed to be a change-of-venue hearing.
It also came a day after a judge ruled that prosecutors could still seek the death penalty for Hall, even though Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline failed to put his address, telephone number and registration number on a legal notice.
Kelsey Smith
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- DA: Kelsey Smith was strangled (text only) (June 8, 2007)
- Man accused of Kelsey Smith's murder makes first court appearance (June 7, 2007)
- Prayer vigil held for slain Overland Park teen (June 6, 2007)
- Police say body found near KC during search is missing Overland Park teen (June 6, 2007)
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