Prosecutor refiles case accusing Missouri woman accused of killing her friend
A Missouri prosecutor has dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp, a killing that inspired a TV miniseries TROY, Mo. -- A Missouri prosecutor has dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp, a killing that inspired a TV miniseries. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Wood charged Hupp with first-degree murder in July 2021, accusing her of killing her friend , Betsy Faria, a decade earlier. Faria's husband, Russ, spent time in prison for the crime before his conviction was overturned. On Friday, Wood told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that his office decided to refile the case to Pet ition for a closer venue. The original case had been moved on a change of venue to Springfield, about four hours away from Lincoln County. Wood hopes the move will ease the financial and Travel burden on prosecutors, witnesses and Faria’s family. “It was too much to ask of witnesses and Besty Faria’s loved ones,” he said. Phone calls seeking comment Saturday from Hupp...