Missouri Professor Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Stabbing Death of Colleague

Missouri Professor Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Stabbing Death of Colleague
Missouri State history instructor Edward Gutting in Springfield, Mo., on June 2, 2023. The Springfield News-Leader via AP
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—A former history professor at Missouri State University charged in the stabbing death of a colleague was found not guilty Friday by reason of insanity.

Greene County Judge David Jones announced his ruling in the case of Edward Gutting, who was charged with first-degree murder in the 2016 killing of Marc Cooper inside Cooper’s Springfield home. Cooper’s wife, Nancy, was injured but survived, the Springfield News-Leader reported.