On May 30, 2006, 46-year-old Edith Anne "Anne" Overman-Moore was tragically killed in Omaha, Nebraska. Her death was the result of gun violence, and she was discovered in the basement bathroom of a home, wrapped in a plastic sheet. An autopsy later confirmed that she had died from gunshot wounds.
The investigation into her death led police to James P. Dragon.
The connection between law enforcement and Dragon was made after an attorney contacted the Omaha police, stating that Dragon had informed him that "something bad" had happened at his house the previous night. Accompanied by his lawyer, Dragon went to the police station and consented to a search of his home, where investigators found Moore's body and evidence of a violent struggle, including blood in various parts of the house.
Investigators learned that Dragon and Moore had been in a relationship for several years, but it had ended six months to a year before her death. During the investigation, one of Dragon's brothers told police that Dragon had confessed to him that something terrible had happened to Moore and that he had done something he would regret. Another brother identified the murder weapon as his own but claimed he was unaware it had been taken from his home.
In a plea agreement, James P. Dragon pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and a charge of using a deadly weapon to commit a felony was dropped. He was subsequently found guilty and sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. An appeal to have his sentence reduced was denied.
