She called him Uncle Chris. Now he's being executed for her murder. Who was Rowan Ford?
Rowan Ford was a star student whose smile and work ethic won the hearts of her teachers. She loved riding her purple bicycle and her bedroom was Barbie pink.
Christopher Collings’ last words, meal before execution for 2007 rape, murder of 9-year-old girl are revealed
Christopher Collings, 49, was declared dead nine minutes after he was injected with a single dose of pentobarbital
Christopher Collings set to be executed for 2007 murder of Rowan Ford
The man convicted of sexually assaulting and strangling 9-year-old Rowan Ford from southwest Missouri will be put to death tonight. Christopher Collings’ fate was sealed yesterday when the US Supreme Court denied an appeal and Missouri Governor Mike Parson denied a clemency request.
Christopher Collings executed in Missouri for 9-year-old Rowan Ford's rape, murder
Collings, himself a father of two now-grown daughters, was convicted of killing Rowan on Nov. 3, 2007 in the tiny southwestern Missouri village of Stella.
Missouri man executed for girl's murder after governor denies clemency
Missouri carried out its fourth execution this year on Tuesday night. The man condemned to death was convicted in a 9-year-old girl's 2007 murder.
Inmate executed for 2007 murder of Missouri 9-year-old
The sexual assault and murder of Rowan Ford in 2007 rocked the southwestern town of Stella, Missouri. On Tuesday, the man convicted of the crimes against the 9-year-old girl was executed.
Missouri executes Christopher Collings for 2007 assault and killing of 9-year-old
Missouri executes Christopher Collings for 2007 assault and killing of 9-year-old - Collings sought clemency from Missouri governor for 2007 sexual assault slaying of Rowan Ford
Missouri executes death row inmate convicted of murdering 9-year-old in 2007
The State of Missouri executed death row inmate Christopher Collings by lethal injection Tuesday evening for the 2007 abduction, rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl.
State of Missouri carries out execution of Christopher Collings
The State of Missouri has executed the man convicted of sexually assaulting and strangling 9-year-old Rowan Ford.
Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007
Rowan Ford knew Christopher Collings as "Uncle Chris" after he spent several months living with her family. On Tuesday, Collings was executed for sexually assaulting and killing the child, then dumping her body in a sinkhole outside a small Missouri town.
Missouri executes man for 2007 killing of 9-year-old
Christopher Collings was put to death with an injection of a single dose of pentobarbital and pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m.
Crime Traveler: What happened to Rowan Ford?
Colleen questions Rowan’s stepfather, David Spears, about where her daughter might be. Spears’ response is that Rowan stayed ...
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Rowan Ford’s step-father – Where is he now?
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Mo. Man Who Killed, Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Girl Is Executed
Christopher Collings, a Missouri death row inmate who sexually assaulted and killed a 9-year-old girl, was executed as ...
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“He went far more peacefully than his victim,” Sheriff reflects on justice after Collings execution
Tuesday evening, the state of Missouri executed 49-year-old Christopher Collings for the November 2007 rape and murder of ...
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Candlelight vigil honors Rowan Ford’s memory
Members of the community held a candlelight vigil tonight at Rowan Ford’s grave. A gathering was held at Macedonia Cemetery ...
Killer with brain ‘abnormality’ to be executed for dumping girl’s body in sinkhole
A death row inmate is set to receive a lethal injection for strangling a nine-year-old to death and leaving her body in a ...