He told, police that he met Howland through sex work. And killed her during a “disagreement.”
Clardy is being held in Warren County Jail on a $1 million bond.
Police hold a press conference
The victim was from Alton, Illinois. She was a mother of four. But due to her drug addiction, she lived a transient life.
Ashley Kinnear, Deanna Howland’s daughter spoke at a St. Louis press conference on January 12, 2023.
“I want to say thank you to everybody,” Kinnear said.
“I knew she didn’t just decide to get rid of us. And, to me, to know that there are many other people that care, that believe that as well and that are interested in getting that side out – not just saying, you know, ‘she was a body part found.’ They’re also interested in who she was and how our life would have been different if we would have had a mom there to help teach us things that moms are supposed to teach kids.”
