According to prosecutors, Rousan, his teenage son, Brent Rousan, and his brother, Robert Rousan, murdered Charles and Grace Lewis on Sept. 21, 1993, at their farm near Bonne Terre. Rousan lived in the same area of St. Francois County, about 70 miles southwest of St. Louis.But in September 1994, investigators received two tips that helped them solve the case: Rousan's brother-in-law, Bruce Williams, called police and implicated Rousan in the couple's killings, and a sister of William and Robert Rousan sold the Lewises' stolen VCR to a pawn shop.Brent Rousan pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Robert Rousan cooperated with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He served seven years in prison and was released in 2001.
Prosecutors say Rousan, his teenage son Brent Rousan and William's brother Robert Rousan murdered Charlie and Grace Lewis on Sept. 21, 1993 as part of a plot to steal two of the couple's cows. Brent Rousan is serving life in prison without parole. Robert Rousan served seven years after pleading guilIn September 1994 investigators received two tips -- Rousan's brother-in-law, Bruce Williams, called police to implicate Rousan in the couple's killings and a VCR sold to a pawn shop by a sister of William and Robert Rousan had been stolen from the Lewises. They were the breaks police had been waiti
Date: Apr 23, 2014
Category: U.S.
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year, the three got away with the crime until investigators received two tips that helped them solve the case. Rousans brother-in-law, Bruce Williams, called police and implicated Rousan in the couples death, and a sister of William and Robert Rousan sold the Lewises stolen VCR to a pawn shop.