Ethel Winstead Simpson, 81
Authorities Seek Death Penalty In Clinton Woman's Slaying
Hutto Also Faces Charges In Alabama
Mississippi prosecutors want the death penalty for the man accused of killing 81-year-old Ethel Winstead Simpson, but Alabama authorities may get to try the suspect first on crimes there.Simpson's body was found Sept. 17 near Edwards, Miss. The Clinton resident died of blunt force trauma, according to the Hinds County coroner.Police said James Cobb Hutto III, 39, was arrested in Alabama while driving Simpson's car. Birmingham police have charged Hutto with murder in connection with the Sept. 16 death of his aunt, Virginia Rardon, 68. Hutto is also charged in Lee County, Ala., and is accused in the Sept. 17 stabbing and robbery of Mark Ambers Cox, of Opelika, Alabama.
Hutto's attorney, Todd Crutchfield, did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment.In Mississippi, Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith said he will seek the death penalty. But the Mississippi Attorney General's Office has said that Hutto may remain in Alabama to face charges there first.
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