Patricia Blackwell

'You took my son. You could have walked away': Hannibal man pleads guilty to assault in January 2023 death

June 19, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

HANNIBAL, Mo. — It took nearly four hours with three judges and two courtrooms before Howard Rickey of Hannibal finally admitted guilt for his role in the January 2023 death of another Hannibal man. Rickey, 43, appeared Tuesday afternoon in Marion County Circuit Court with Public Defender Fredrich Cruse. His day in the Marion County…

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OPINION: Murder victims have names, so stop hiding them

February 6, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Patricia Blackwell received the news no parent wants to hear on the night of Jan. 25. Two people stopped by her house late that night to say her son, Taurean Snoddy, had been in a fight and was taken to Hannibal Regional Hospital. They told Blackwell what had happened and said they…

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