In 1988, a man serving time for murder in Kansas, Chris Brownfield, confessed to the murder of Pauline Martz with an accomplice who was not Wilson. He received a life sentence without parole. Wilson was charged with first-degree murder and, in order to avoid the death penalty, pleaded guilty. However, the items were never confirmed as coming from the Martz home. Among the evidence against Wilson was women's underwear and jewelry that was found at his residence, which the authorities theorized was taken by him after the murder. Wilson was initially connected to the case through an eyewitness, who told police that Wilson revealed implicating information to him at the scene during the fire, though he would recant his statements. He was interrogated for over four hours, before confessing to the murder. Several days later, the police brought in Johnny Lee Wilson, a mentally challenged twenty-year-old, for interrogation. ![]() ![]() An autopsy would reveal that Martz died of carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of the fire. The authorities also believed that she had been sexually assaulted. ![]() She was beaten, bound and gagged, and left for dead in her house, which had been set ablaze. On April 13, 1986, seventy-nine-year-old Pauline Martz was found dead in her home in Aurora, Missouri.
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