MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop G - 1226 W. Bus. 60/63, Willow Springs, MO 65793     


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jeff Kinder
(417) 469-3121, ext. 3735
G-02154
February 27, 2015     

EMPHASIS: Additional Information Regarding Multiple Homicides In Texas County

As part of the ongoing investigation into the multiple homicides in Texas County, the names of some of the shooting victims are being made available for release at this time.

Garold Dee Aldridge, 52
Julie Ann Aldridge, 47
Harold Wayne Aldridge, 50
Janell Arlisa Aldridge, 48

Three victims’ names are not being released pending notification of next of kin.

The elderly woman is identified as Alice L. Aldridge, 74. Although her cause of death appears to be of natural causes, a post mortem examination will be performed tomorrow, February 28, 2015.

The shooter is identified as Joseph Jesse Aldridge, 36, of Tyrone, MO, and is the son of Alice Aldridge. He is believed to be a cousin of the previously named victims. A motive for the killings has yet to be determined. All of the victims’ residences are located within a three-mile radius in Tyrone. All officers have cleared from the six crime scenes. The investigation continues by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Texas County Sheriff’s Department.


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