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Jonathan G. Houston, a 44-year-old former Missouri corrections officer, was arrested for allegedly killing his wife Aunika C. Houston in front of their children, who were forced to help abuse her. One child called 911 from a hotel where they had been staying; the children reported that their father had strangled their mother and disposed of her body in a dumpster on the property. Houston is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping; he allegedly admitted planning the killing in advance and has no bond. The article details ongoing investigations into additional assaults involving other victims, indicating a history of abuse.
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Story summary
Jonathan G. Houston, a 44-year-old former corrections officer from Missouri, was arrested for allegedly killing his wife Aunika C. Houston in front of their seven children and forcing some of them to assist in the abuse. The incident occurred approximately 10 months before the children called 911 from a Baymont Inn & Suites in Kingdom City, where they were found by responding officers on Sunday. According to court records, Houston strangled his wife while the children watched; he also forced one child to pour hot water down her legs and another to cover her mouth during the attack. Additionally, Houston had locked three of his youngest children in a bathroom with loud music playing to prevent them from hearing their mother's screams. The body was disposed of in a trash bag thrown into a dumpster on hotel property.
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A former Missouri probation and parole officer who later worked at a state correctional center allegedly killed his wife in front of some of his children, even making some of the youngsters help him abuse their mother.
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him → work → mother
Jonathan G. Houston, 44, was arrested after one of his children called 911 from a hotel and discreetly whispered to dispatchers that her father had "captured" her and her six siblings and had physically abused them for years, according to charging documents, KOMU reported.
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KOMU → arrest → documents
Deputies responded to the report and found the children on Sunday at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Kingdom City.
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Deputies → respond → City
One of the children told the deputies that their father had strangled their mother while some of the children were present 10 months earlier, according to the documents.
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some → tell → documents
Another child, who also recalled witnessing the strangulation, said her father told her he planned to kill her mother, who was later identified by deputies as 37-year-old Aunika C. Houston.
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who → recall → Houston
During that attack, Houston was allegedly gripping his wife by the throat when he forced one child to pour hot water down the woman's legs and another child to cover her mouth to muffle her screams, the documents show.
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documents → grip → screams
Houston had locked his three youngest children in the bathroom and instructed the children in the room to play loud music, so others could not hear their mother's screams, according to court records, KOMU reported.
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KOMU → lock → records
The man allegedly put his wife’s body in a trash bag and threw it into a dumpster on the hotel's property.
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man → put → property
The woman was never reported missing after the killing.
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woman → report → killing
"Aunika Houston was originally from the State of California and is believed to have been residing in the Central Missouri area for the past several years.
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Houston → believe → years
Her next of kin has been notified," the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.
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Office → notify → release
Houston allegedly admitted to investigators that he killed his wife and had planned the killing in advance, according to the charging documents.
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he → admit → documents
This seems to be an act of domestic violence and it's very unfortunate for everybody involved," Chief Deputy of the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office Curtis Hall told KOMU.
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Hall → seem → KOMU
"At this point we’re 48 hours afterwards on a crime that we’re already 10 months behind on," Hall said.
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Hall → ’re → that
"We have to be mindful of what we can release and what we should release."
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we → have → what
Houston was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping.
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Houston → charge → murder
He is being held without bond.
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He → hold → bond
His children were taken into protective custody, deputies said.
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deputies → take → custody
He is also being investigated in connection with an alleged sexual assault and assaults involving other victims, according to deputies.
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He → investigate → deputies
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