Moses Lake woman’s death a homicide, autopsy confirms

Published 12:55 pm Tuesday, March 29, 2011

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The Grant County coroner’s office says the autopsy Monday on an 88-year-old Moses Lake woman confirms suspicions she was killed.

Coroner Craig Morrison says Edna A. Simmons died of blows to her head and body.

Police arrested her son, 56-year-old Jack Simmons, early Monday for investigation of second-degree murder.