For immediate release
April 13, 2016
Paul W. Simmons pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murder of Brenda E. Anderson on Feb. 1, 2014 and was sentenced to serve 23 years in prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
According to court records,officers found the victim at a hotel in the 3200 block of Broadway in a room's shower. The victim was beaten. The defendant's business card was found and a surveillance video captured a person who appeared to be him. Fingerprints in the room where the victim was found also matched Simmons..
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Michael Mansur
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Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office
Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor
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