The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the Collinsville woman who was shot to death on Tuesday.
The sheriff's office confirms the victim was 38-year-old Kristy Gladden Hancock.
James Michael Howard Jr. was charged with her murder in addition to public intoxication after Gladden was found unresponsive at an address on County Road 221.
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James Michael Howard Jr.
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