Chris Collings Appeals Death Sentence For Killing 9-Year-Old Girl

CREATED Jul. 27, 2012

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  • Christopher Collings was convicted of raping and killing 9-year-old Rowan Ford in 2007. Image by Barry County Sheriff's Office

New developments in a high-profile murder case out of the Ozarks.

Chris Collings has filed his first appeal to his death sentence for raping and killing a 9-year-old girl.

Collings was convicted in March of killing Rowan Ford, who was from Stella.

Ford's body was found in 2009.