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Police: 71-year-old killed girlfriend with bat

by Associated Press

4:53 PM CST, March 1, 2013

(ST. LOUIS, Mo.)

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(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.