The manhunt continues for James Horn, now wanted in connection with the murder of his former girlfriend, Sandra Sutton, and her 17-year-old son. The bodies of the woman and her son were found in her brother's home in Clinton, Missouri Thursday morning.
Sutton's stolen car was found in Sedalia just two blocks from the house where she said Horn had kept her prisoner for months, sometimes confining her in a wooden box. Warrants had been out for Horn in connection with those crimes for about three weeks.
Clinton Police Lt. Sonny Lynch said his department had not been aware that the woman was staying in their community.
“She was advised by a couple of different victim advocates to get a protection order and to inform law enforcement of her location. That was done. But she felt as though she was safe over here staying with her family member, and from talking with the victim advocate folks, she just did not feel like she wanted to do that,” Lynch said.
He said it appeared the two victims had been shot to death.
Surveillance video from a hospital near where Sutton’s car was found in Sedalia showed a person getting out of the car and walking in the direction of the house where Horn allegedly held Sutton captive.
Police cautiously searched that house and two other vacant homes in the area, but found no sign of Horn.
James Horn is a convicted sex-offender who has spent more than 15 years in prison for violent offenses.