CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A convicted burglar who was free on parole is facing charges he raped and then killed a former St. Louis Post-Dispatch editor in Chesterfield, Mo.
Brian Michael Walters, 27, is allegedly have sexually assaulted Nancy Miller, 59, in her home and then stabbed her to death, the Post-Dispatch reported Sunday.
Police were still trying to determine how Walters, who lived in the neighborhood with his parents, allegedly entered Miller's home.
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch said it was unclear whether Miller and Walters had known each other.
McCulloch added that one of Miller's neighbors provided authorities with information that directly led to Walters' arrest.
Since retiring from the Post-Dispatch last June, Miller had been helping teach prospective journalists at St. Louis Community College.
