On September 30, I told you about the death of Darla Lorene Caughman. She was found stabbed to death by the woman hired to help care for her son. Last Thursday, a man was arrested in connection with the murder –the caregiver’s boyfriend. That’s right, Darla Caughman’s body was found by the girlfriend of her killer. The caregiver introduced her boyfriend to Mrs. Caughman. The boyfriend performed odd jobs around the Caughman residence.

The alleged killer, Leon Markel Winston, was connected to the crime by DNA evidence. He was easy to apprehend for this crime, as he was already locked up for credit card fraud. Winston, 41, is being held without bond for the September 27 homicide of Darla Caughman, 62. Leon Markel Winston is a man worthy of the death penalty. Winston, as described by OSBI agent Jessica Brown, is an "evil, evil man." Winston stabbed Darla Caughman in the neck with such force that he cut her trachea. The knife he used to kill her lodged in her spine. Then, according to Brown, he "stomped on her chest so hard that nearly every rib in her body was broken."

The health care worker has not been charged. One can’t help but wonder if she had a clue as to what she would discover upon entering the residence. Authorities did say the woman alerted authorities to Winston’s possible involvement.

Winston has a long list of arrests and convictions. He’s a wanted man in North Carolina. Winston  has a record there including convictions for larceny (several, in fact), larceny of a motor vehicle, breaking and entering, prostitution related charges, assaulting women, threats, resisting arrest, robberies, numerous bad checks, forgery, assault on police, and other charges. He is listed as an absconder in North Carolina. He’s also wanted in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in Kentucky.

It appears this man was able to gain the trust of Darla Caughman. He used that trust to gain access to her home. He killed her in a most brutal way. An injection of justice waits for Leon Winston. I hope he makes it to the table.

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