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Court documents reveal that a man has told investigators he took part in the rape and murder of his 9-year-old stepdaughter in Missouri.
David Spears and his friend Chris Collings are charged with first-degree murder and two counts of rape. Their first court appearance is set for Tuesday.
A prosecutor says the men were interviewed separately, and each said he was the one who strangled the girl.
Spears' mother says she expects her son to ask for a public defender. She says he told her from jail that he took part in the crime.
The girl's body was found Friday in a southwestern Missouri cave about 10 miles south of her home. Collings turned himself in that day. Spears was arrested shortly after.
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