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    William Morris Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder in 2008 NC Murder Of Kelly Morris

    Husband of slain Stem mom to face death penalty

    Stem, N.C. — Granville County's district attorney formally announced his intention Wednesday to seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing his wife and setting their home on fire in September 2008.

    William Scott Morris, 35, of 113 W. Church St. in Creedmoor, is charged with first-degree murder and fraudulently burning a dwelling, in connection with the death of his wife, Kelly Morris, 28.

    She was last seen Sept. 3, 2008. The following day, the house she shared with her family, at 3220 Tump Wilkins Road in Stem, caught fire. Hours later, investigators found her car about a mile from her home with her keys, purse and cell phone inside.

    According to her family, Kelly Morris' skeletal remains were found Nov. 17 in the Tar River Fox Pen in southern Granville County.

    Scott Morris was charged on the same day.

    Authorities have not offered a motive for the slaying, but in search warrant affidavits related to the case, investigators allege that the couple had marital problems and were considering divorce.

    District Attorney Sam Currin also asked Wednesday that other search warrants in the case be unsealed, but Scott Morris' second defense attorney, Buddy Conner, said he had not had a chance to review the warrants. Scott Morris is also represented by attorney Jerry Clayton.

    Kelly Morris' family was present at the hearing but declined to comment.

    http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7372786/

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    OXFORD - William Scott Morris, the Granville man accused of killing his wife, Kelly Currin Morris, in 2008 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in her death Monday.

    Scott Morris, 36, 113 W. Church St., Creedmoor, received a sentence of 13-16.5 years in prison as part of the plea. His plea voided a first-degree murder charge that could have resulted in the death penalty had a jury decided the case.

    Investigators on Nov. 16, 2009, found the remains of Kelly Currin Morris, 28 at the time, at a fox hunting preserve near their 3220 Tump Wilkins Road, Stem, home. Scott Morris was charged with first-degree murder the next day.

    Scott Morris was also charged with the Sept. 4, 2008, arson of their home, which was torched on the morning after Kelly Morris had last been seen alive.

    District Attorney Sam Currin said the victim's family and his team of prosecutors struggled toward a deal that would punish Scott Morris while also allowing the family, especially two school-age children, to avoid the hardships of a jury trial.

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    Blows my mind how people can make a deal when they took a life.....Especially a premeditated murder.....At best he should get LWOP.......

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