Third Person Arrested In Murder Of A Disabled Woman

Nancy Scott is charged with capital murder in the death of Donna Slater. Slater, who had spina bifida and used a wheelchair, was stabbed in the neck during an apparent robbery at her home.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG
Published: July 07, 2009

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PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A third suspect has been charged in the
March 5 stabbing death of a disabled Orange Grove woman.
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd says Nancy Elizabeth Scott of
Brandon has been charged with capital murder in the death of Donna
Slater.
The 46-year-old Slater, who had spina bifida and used a
wheelchair, was found dead on the kitchen floor of her home. The
woman has been stabbed in the neck during an apparent robbery.
Johnny Lee Townsend of Pascagoula and Joe Anthony Loggins also
have been charged in the slaying. They are being held without bond.
Scott was being held in the county jail Tuesday awaiting an
initial court appearance.

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