Police: 71-Year-Old Killed Girlfriend With Bat

CREATED Mar. 1, 2013

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ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man is in custody in St. Louis, accused of beating his girlfriend to death with a baseball bat.

 
Police say the crime happened Thursday evening. The 71-year-old suspect's name has not been released.
 
Police say the man was arguing with his girlfriend, 54-year-old Carolyn Richardson, then struck her in the head several times with the bat. Richardson was pronounced dead at a hospital.