Article: Motivation for slaying was ID theft: Suspect in death of Alford man expected back in Florida within a week.

Byline: Andy Meinen

Aug. 24--MADISON -- Louise Ward misses having coffee with her old friend Richard Meinzer in the early morning hours at Fidelity National Title Insurance Company in Panama City. The pair would chat and work before their colleagues arrived to officially start the day.

Ward no longer can have her morning java with her friend of 15 years after a maid at the Super 8 Motel in Madison County found Meinzer's body July 5 on the floor of his room. Police ruled the 61-year-old Alford man's death a homicide.

The motivation behind Meinzer's killing was to steal his identity, Lt. Mark Joost of the Madison County Sheriff's Office said ...

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