Missouri Murder Suspect's Illegal Immigrant Status Has Police on Defensive

AP: The 32-year-old had several run-ins with law enforcement before the homicides, but officials had never questioned his legal status.



Now he is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Feb. 28 deaths of his ex-girlfriend, 27-year-old Amanda Thomas, and 25-year-old Carl Patrick Epley.