Clauddinnea Blancharde

A southwest Missouri prosecutor says he will not seek the death penalty against two people who are charged with first-degree murder in the June slaying of Clauddinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde.

A 26-year-old man has entered a not guilty plea to charges stemming from the death in Springfield of his girlfriend's mother.

Authorities say a Missouri woman charged with killing her mother may also have fooled her community into believing she was disabled so that she could collect donations.