Danielle Smith
Man charged with killing mother and daughter in Camden County
CAMDENTON, Mo. - Authorities in Camden County have made an arrest in the killings of two women found in a burned out trailer.
The sheriff’s office reports deputies arrested Steven Ray Endsley, of Camdenton early Saturday morning. A Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT team and the FBI helped with the arrest. Endsley is charged with two counts of First Degree Murder in the deaths of Theresa Jackson, 61, and her daughter Danielle Smith, 27.
The women’s bodies were found in the remains of their burned out mobile home Monday morning. An autopsy determined the women were killed before the fire was set.
Investigators say Endsley lived next door to the women and, according to witnesses, had been in an ongoing disagreement with Smith over her sexual orientation. The FBI is assisting the sheriff’s office in investigating the possibility of the murders being a hate crime linked to that disagreement.
Two other adult members of Endsley’s family were taken into custody for questioning at the time of his arrest. Neither have been charged.
Endsley is also charged with two counts of Felony Armed Criminal Action, one count of the Class B Felony of 1st Degree Burglary, and one count of the Class C Felony of 2nd Degree Arson.
According to court records, Endsley was due in court in Camden County later this month on a weapons-related misdemeanor charge.
Endsley is being held without bond.
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