A Boone County judge has scheduled a four-day jury trial in August for a Columbia suspect charged with a 2024 double homicide.
53-year-old Randall Russell Fox is charged with two counts of second degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and tampering with physical evidence.
He’s charged with shooting and killing 77-year-old Marcia Hess and 50-year-old Sara Fox, wrapping their bodies in a tarp and then hiding the bodies in a closet on Ridgemont drive. The victims were shot at least once. Marcia Hess was Sara Fox’s mother.

Boone County Circuit Judge Joshua Calvin Devine has scheduled a four-day jury trial for Randall Fox starting on Tuesday August 18. Veteran Boone County assistant prosecutor Susan Boresi is prosecuting Fox. Public defender Manuel Tatayon represents Randall Fox.
What’s next: Judge Devine has scheduled a hearing for Randall Fox on July 13 in Boone County Circuit Court.