Clara Jean Rector was the ideal daughter-in-law. So says Gerry Rector of Camdenton, Mo., whose son married Clara in 1999. “She’s a great mother, a hard worker, and she’s always cleaned my windows and ...

Tommy Hope’s friend reflects on Clara Rector, insisting she is not a monster and claiming drugs had a lot to do with the murder.

CAMDENTON (AP) — A Central Missouri woman is jailed without bond, charged with first-degree murder in a fatal stabbing nine years ago. The Lake Sun Leader reported 36-year-old Clara Rector of Laurie ...

Was Justice Served in Tommy Hope Murder Case?

CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) - Clara Rector, 36, of Laurie, is accused of killing 48-year-old Tommy Hope at his Camdenton home in April 2004. Rector was charged Wednesday, three days after she was arrested in ...