- A woman charged with killing a former Arkansas state lawmaker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that she asked fellow inmates to kill the victim’s ex-husband and others while in jail. O’Donnell has pleaded not guilty to capital murder in the killing of former Sen. Linda Collins. Four inmates told State Police that O’Donnell talked with them about killing Collins’ ex-husband, Phil Smith, and making his death look like suicide, investigators have said. Three inmates said O’Donnell told them they could take a bag of gold and silver from Smith’s home as payment, according to charging documents. A judge on Wednesday also issued a modified order sealing search warrant affidavits and the investigative file from the murder investigation.

Source: thestar January 29, 2020 21:00 UTC