Theo Joe McKee & Veda Marie Yates :Smother 14 Month Old

Theo Joe McKee was born 11 Mar 1919 in Denver, OK. He was married to Grace Pauline (Maiden name unknown).


Inmate: #11504 New Mexico State Prison
Rec: 21 Jun 1945
Crime: Murder 2nd degree
Term: 99 yrs
Age: 26






Veda Marie Yates (Yates being her married name) prison record is missing from Ancestry.
Inmate: #11505 New Mexico State Prison
Rec: 21 Jun 1945
Term: 99 Yrs
Age: 25




The 14 month old baby was Alfred Eugene Yates born about 1943. His Find A Grave Memorial link below.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189527291

Theo was in the Missouri State Prison as
Inmate: #55019 
Rec: 28 Mar 1941
Crime: Burglary & Larceny
Paroled: 15 Mar 1943

His wife Grace must of divorced him during this time. I found his WWII Registration Card and it says he was in prison.



I didn't find any other genealogy information for them.


They carried the dead child with them. A total disregard of life for selfish reasons. Did she know who she was with and that Theo had a record? Did she want fame like Bonnie & Clyde? What was going on in her life to take off with this man and a small child?  Be nice to know the inside story.


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