Puxico murder case to resume in March

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Puxico, Mo., woman accused of murdering her husband at their home has had her case continued.

Victoria Isaac, 48, is charged with felony first-degree murder.

Scheduled to appear in court last week, Isaac's case was continued until March 12.

The case, which began proceedings in May, was first carried out in a Stoddard County courtroom before Judge Joe Satterfield. In July, Isaac waived her right to a preliminary hearing.

She then was sent before Judge Robert Mayer where, in August, she entered a plea of not guilty due to mental disease or defect. Had Isaac not entered such a plea, no information regarding mental disease could have been brought forward at trial.

In order for such a plea to be accepted, however, a pretrial evaluation must take place.

Before that could be ordered, however, Isaac requested a change of venue. By agreement, the case was moved to Dunklin County where proceedings will continue.

The case is set for its next appearance in March before Judge Mayer.

The Stoddard County Sheriff's Department received a 911 call at 8:18 a.m. on the morning of May 14 regarding an incident on Church Street in Puxico.

While speaking to a 911 dispatcher, Victoria Isaac identified herself then stated she had shot and killed her husband, Christopher Isaac, 48.

The phone was then passed over to a Stoddard County dispatcher who asked where the incident had occurred.

Before Victoria Isaac spoke any further, her son, Kenneth Smith II, took the phone and informed the dispatcher that he was in the home when the incident occurred.

When deputy Hank Trout, commander of the Stoddard County Major Case Squad, which was activated on the morning of the murder, arrived on the scene, he found Victoria Isaac sitting on the front porch of the home and Smith standing in the front yard.

Smith told officers he was in bed and awakened upon hearing gunshots.

"She ended up firing six rounds into him there on the couch," Smith is quoted as having said in a probable-cause affidavit.

Isaac was placed under arrest and during the transport to the county jail, reportedly told officers her account of what had transpired.

She said she was lying in bed and "something" told her to get up and "end him." She stated she had planned to kill herself as well, but her son came into the room, and she didn't have enough time to load the rounds to shoot herself.

When asked what she had done with the gun, she stated she just "threw it".

Victoria Isaac was arrested and charged with felony first-degree murder.

In the initial arrest warrant, Judge Satterfield allowed no bond, stating that Victoria Isaac is believed to be a danger to herself and the community.

Pertinent address:

Puxico, Mo.

Bloomfield, Mo.