EDWARDVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) – A St. Louis woman has been sentenced in connection with a man found dead in Granite City in 2025.
Brittany D. Howard, 39, was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday. The sentencing comes after Howard pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the death of 58-year-old Kenneth Whitehorn in April 2025.
According to court records, Whitehorn was found dead on April 24, 2025. He had been shot in the head, and his body was left near Alton Street and Pontoon Road in Granite City…