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September 20, 2015
A St. Louis woman who beat her elderly and disabled housemate to death in 2012 was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors said that Darlene Coulibaly, now 52, preyed on a man who had declined, physically and mentally, after his wife’s death. At the time of his death, Howard E. Spracher, 67, was malnourished and had numerous healed and newly-broken bones throughout his body, as well as multiple bruises and cuts, Assistant Circuit Attorney Cynthia Copeland wrote in a court filing.
Although the home that the pair shared in the 3800 block of Labadie Avenue was “clean and well-furnished,” Spracher’s room had only a mattress on the floor and a bucket for a toilet, Copeland wrote. The door to the room had a lock on the outside and the windows were covered in dark plastic. Spracher was visually impaired.
Police were alerted after Coulibaly called 911 to report Spracher’s death. Police said that Coulibaly admitted punching Spracher and striking him with “hard objects.”
Spracher worked for the city of Omaha, Neb., from 1979 to 1995. Spracher’s first marriage lasted 30 years, but after his wife’s death, he went into decline, Copeland wrote. Spracher re-married there but was apparently estranged from his wife.
Spracher had lived in St. Louis for at least several years. Coulibaly told police the two had a romantic relationship.
