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1st Degree Murder: Kevin Ray Underwood in Jamie Rose Bolin Case
by Mike Baron
Apr 18, 2006


[UPDATE 3] A grocery store stock clerk accused of killing a 10-year-old girl appeared meek and personable during his first court appearance Monday, however the courthouse quickly became loud when revelations were revealed by authorities that the suspect allegedly planned to eat the girl's corpse.

First there was Joseph Edward Duncan III, of "Fifth Nail" infamy and now we have Kevin Ray Underwood.

On his blogs, Underwood described himself as "single, bored, and lonely, but other than that, pretty happy."

Kevin Ray Underwood, 26, was led into McClain County Court with his hands and feet shackled and spoke softly as he told the judge he needed a public defender. Underwood has been formally charged in the case of the murder of Jamie Rose Bolin.

Authorities believe Underwood killed Jamie Rose Bolin last week when she disappeared after going to a library. Her funeral was scheduled for Thursday.
 
The body of Jamie Rose Bolin was found in a storage bin in the bedroom closet of Kevin Underwood, 26 - in Purcell about 40 miles (64 km) south of Oklahoma City - said Tim Kuykendall, district attorney for McClain County.

During the arraignment, a man in the hall outside the courtroom yelled, "Let's string him up. Let's string him up, baby killer, and hang him." Police led the man away.

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The man, identified as Bruce Shwartz, 48, was arrested on complaints of obstructing an officer and obstructing the peace.

Prosecutors filed first-degree murder charges Monday in court.  McClain County Judge Gary D. Barger entered a not guilty plea for Underwood and appointed an attorney for him, whose court-appointed attorneys requested a gag order. He has no criminal record nor any history of mental illness.

Court-appointed attorneys for Underwood complained that officials had made "inflammatory, prejudicial and conclusory statements" to the media that had helped fuel widespread interest in the case, reports the AP. A hearing on the gag order was to be held Tuesday.

Jamie Rose Bolin was last seen on Wednesday near the Purcell public library, and her family reported her missing that night. Officials waited until Thursday night to issue an Amber Alert because no abduction was reported.  

Underwood reportedly drew the suspicion of law enforcement at an information checkpoint set up at the apartment complex, according to a published report. Among the items found in Underwood’s apartment were a decorative dagger, a hacksaw, barbecue skewers, meat tenderizer, and a wooden cutting board, according to police.

Purcell Police Chief David Tompkins said investigators believe Underwood sexually assaulted the little girl after he killed her and planned to eat the corpse.

Police said that while there were deep saw marks on the girl's neck, she had not been dismembered.

According to a police affidavit, Underwood confessed to killing Jamie, telling FBI agents: "Go ahead and arrest me. She is in there. I chopped her up."

In what was described as a brief, tearful telephone interview with The Associated Press, Underwood's mother expressed disbelief and horror over the accusations.

"This is something that I don't know where it came from," Connie Underwood said. "He was always a wonderful boy ... I would like to be able to tell her family how sorry we are. I just feel so terrible."

Underwood's parents reportedly have visited him in jail, with the conversation ending in tears, Tompkins said.

"It seemed to help the family out a lot and help Kevin out a lot," Tompkins said. "Kevin realizes he has done wrong."

-- Compiled from wire reports


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