(FOX40.COM) — The caretaker accused of killing a 59-year-old Sacramento man with medical conditions is being charged with murder and fraud, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
On Oct. 25, 2025, the Sacramento Police Department responded to a welfare check request in the 2000 block of San Juan Road after the family of the victim, identified as Richard McClintic, said they had not heard from him. A missing person’s report was filed after McClintic was not located.
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On Nov. 6, 2025, police executed a search warrant on the home, where they found a McClintic’s body. Officers arrested Christina Cowens, 41, and booked her at the Sacramento County Main Jail.
Court Documents provided by the DA’s office show that Cowens is being charged with one felony count of violating Section 187(a) of the Penal Code and one felony count of violating Section 72 of the Penal Code.
The criminal complaint, filed on Nov. 10, 2025, alleges that Cowens “unlawfully, and with malice aforethought,” killed McClintic on or around July 3, 2025. The documents also alleged Cowens committed fraud.
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The Sacramento Court website showed that Cowens is due in court at 1:35 p.m. on Feb. 19. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office website shows that she is ineligible for bail.
McClintic was officially identified by the Sacramento Police Department on Wednesday.
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