DNA Evidence Leads to 2023 Sedalia Burglary Charges More Than Two Years Later
Disclaimer: All individuals mentioned are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The filing of criminal charges is merely an accusation and is not evidence of guilt.
On Nov. 28, 2023, officers with the Sedalia Police Department responded to a reported burglary at a residence in the 1100 block of East 3rd Street. The homeowner returned to find a broken window, damage to a door, and numerous collectible items missing from inside the residence.
Investigators determined the damage to the home totaled $1,017.91, while the stolen collectibles were valued at $4,486.45.
A few days later, on Dec. 1, 2023, the victim discovered what appeared to be dried blood on the box of a Star Wars collectible that had been handled during the burglary. Officers collected the portion of the box containing the suspected blood and submitted it to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory for DNA analysis.
More than two years later, on April 6, 2026, investigators received a DNA hit identifying the blood as belonging to Fredrick "Freddy" T. Curry. According to court documents, the victim told detectives he did not know Curry and said there was no legitimate reason Curry's blood would have been inside his residence.
Detectives later contacted Curry about the investigation. According to the probable cause statement, Curry initially claimed he had been incarcerated during the time of the burglary. However, investigators checked Missouri Department of Corrections records and reported that Curry had actually been released to probation and parole in September 2022 and did not return to prison until June 2024, placing him out of custody when the burglary occurred.
On April 16, 2026, Curry voluntarily came to the Sedalia Police Department to speak with investigators. Detectives said they showed him photographs of the burglarized residence, explained the investigation, and presented him with the Missouri State Highway Patrol DNA laboratory report linking the blood recovered at the scene to him.
Before leaving, investigators served Curry with a previously authorized search warrant to obtain a fresh DNA sample through a buccal swab. Court documents state Curry cooperated with the collection.
On June 11, 2026, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory issued a certified report concluding that the DNA profile developed from the blood recovered at the burglary scene was consistent with the DNA profile obtained from Curry's buccal swab. According to the report, the probability of another unrelated individual matching the same DNA profile is approximately 1 in 27.13 nonillion.
The investigation ultimately resulted in criminal charges stemming from the November 2023 burglary.
