Zoa White
Prosecutors charge man accused of killing Zoa White with capital murder
MOBILE, Ala. -- The man accused of killing Zoa White in her Midtown Mobile home will be charged with capital murder, prosecutors said this morning.
Carlos Edward Kennedy, 24, was arrested and booked into Mobile County Metro Jail early this morning. He is being held without bail.
White, 69, was found bludgeoned to death on June 28 inside her two-story home on Spring Hill Avenue, where she lived alone.
Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. said Kennedy is being charged with capital murder because the killing occurred in the midst of a burglary.
Kennedy was previously arrested on an indecent exposure charge, and he was found not guilty by a judge in February, officials said.
White was a former campaign worker for Gov. Bob Riley. Kennedy lived on Mobile Infirmary Drive, about two blocks away from White's house.
"I don't believe she had any idea who he was," Tyson said this morning.
He said the case was solved through "hard police work," and investigators didn't receive any anonymous tips.
More details about the slaying will emerge in court proceedings, Tyson said.
Jail records showed Kennedy is scheduled for a bail hearing Friday morning.
Kennedy will face the death penalty or life in prison without parole if convicted.
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