A Sikeston man has a new court date in early November for his role in a homicide. 23-year-old Melvin Harris is charged with 1st-degree murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, 28-year-old Danielle Keown. Sikeston DPS located her body in the basement of a house at 8-67 Stanford September 7th. Investigators believe Harris stabbed Keown after a domestic dispute and left her body in the basement for police to find. He appeared Monday before Judge Charles Spitler in New Madrid. The judge ordered a hearing for November 5th.
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