Rowan Ford, who was his friend’s stepdaughter and nine years old at the time, referred to Christopher Collings as “Uncle Chris” before he sexually molested the girl, murdered her, and disposed of her corpse in a sinkhole.
After confessing to the rape and murder of his friend’s stepdaughter, Rowan Ford, who was nine years old at the time, a man from Missouri who was 49 years old was put to loss by lethal injection on Tuesday. His last remark, which was an expression of regret, was made public after he admitted to the crime.
According to the Associated Press, Christopher Collings, who Ford referred to as “Uncle Chris” before to her terrible murder, was executed Friday night in a Bonne Terre jail and proclaimed passed away nine minutes after receiving an injection of pentobarbital that was administered.
“Right or wrong, I accept this situation for what it is,” Collings said in a handwritten farewell statement before his execution, which TooFab was able to collect. Anyone that I have caused pain in this life, please accept my apologies. It is my wish that you are able to find peace and go on with your life. Regardless of whose side of this problem you are on, consider the following. You are in my thoughts and prayers, and I look forward to coming to paradise to be with you.
A bacon cheeseburger, breaded mushrooms, tater tots, and a salad were the components of Collings’ last dinner, as reported by the Kansas City Star.
“We share Chris’s desire that his loss will provide a measure of closure for the victim’s family and that the people who were hurt by him will be able to carry on,” said Jeremy Weis, the attorney representing Collings, in a statement. “We hope that our client will be able to move on with their lives.” “What occurred today, though, was an act of vengeance, but it will not define Chris, nor will it be how we remember him.”
When Rowan Ford was murdered, Collings was living with Rowan’s stepfather, his buddy David Spears, the kid, and her mother. At the time of the murder, Collings was also living with the child.
As stated in the court documents, Collings reported to the authorities that he, Spears, and another individual were consuming alcohol and using marijuana on the evening of Rowan’s loss, which occurred on November 3, 2007. During the course of his confession, he admitted to removing the kid from her bed and transporting her to his trailer, where he continued to attack her.
According to the allegations, he said that he had no intention of killing her, but that he “freaked out” when she identified him after seeing his face. After then, Collings acknowledged that he had killed her by strangling her, and then he had concealed her corpse in a location that has been characterized as a cave or a sinkhole. In addition, he set fire to rope, a mattress that was soaked with blood, and the clothing that he was wearing.
It has also been stated that Spears has admitted to being involved in the crimes. According to the documents, he informed the police that Collings had given him a cord, and he had then murdered Rowan. In addition, according to the documents filed with the court, he first claimed that Rowan was at the residence of a friend before eventually directing the authorities to her corpse, which was found on November 9th.
However, Spears entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of endangering the welfare of a child and covering up the crime, and she was sentenced to eleven years in jail as a result of her guilty plea. The year 2015 was the year when he was finally set free.
On the other hand, Collings was found guilty of first-degree murder on March 20, 2012, and he was sentenced to loss on March 23 of that same year.