Murder and Homicide

Riverview Plaza Homicide: Tyrell Washington, 20, Dead, Another Injured in Weekend Shooting

On Saturday night, five men were involved in a shooting near Riverview Plaza that left one 20-year-old man dead and another injured. Two suspects remain at large. Tyrell Washington, 20, was fatally shot in the chest and found lying on the sidewalk, police say. He was taken to the hospital where he ... More >>

Terence Anderson Allegedly Kills Girlfriend, Shoots Her Daughter, Then is Killed By Police

A bloody domestic dispute in St. Louis ended yesterday after police shot and killed Terrence Anderson, a 37-year-old city resident who earlier in the day allegedly killed his girlfriend -- and seriously injured her 15-year-old daughter. The victim, Nichole Haynes, 32, was found dead on Tennessee A ... More >>

MetroLink Shooting: Akira Edmonds Allegedly Shoots Acquaintance Over "Disagreement" (18)

There are new details in the fatal shooting of Charles Campbell, the 33-year-old who was found dead on the Laclede's Landing MetroLink station last week -- making him the 18th homicide of the year in the city of St. Louis. Akira Edmonds, 24, an "acquaintance" of Campbell, is now facing charges of ... More >>

UPDATE: Charges Expected Today Against Two for the Murder of Megan Boken

[UPDATE 2:16 p.m.: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce tweets that her office continues to review the evidence against the suspects, and that no decision has been made yet about charges being filed. Original post follows.]St. Louis Police have two men in custody for the murder of Megan Boken, ... More >>

Anthony Matthews: Few Clues in Murder of Venice Official

​Authorities in metro East St. Louis are at a loss to explain the murder of the Venice street superintendent over the weekend. Anthony Matthews, 56, was walking out of his home around 7:30 p.m. Saturday for his part-time job as a security guard at a Brooklyn strip club when he was shot to death by ... More >>

Brian McCuller: St. Louis Homicide No. 110; Teen Shot on North Grand

Bad weekend for North Grand. Early Saturday morning a woman was gunned down in the 3100 block of north St. Louis thoroughfare. On Sunday morning it was an 18-year-old teen shot to death a few block south in the 2500 block of N. Grand (below). ​According to police, Brian McCuller was with a gr ... More >>

Body Found in Burning Car in South City Friday

The 3600 block of Pennsylvania, where a body was found in a burning car on Friday.​ When the St. Louis Fire Department responded to a report of a burning car Friday morning near Gravois Park, they found more than just smoke, fire and burning rubber.They found a dead body.

Byron Johnson: Charged in Murder Saturday of Bryon White

Byron Johnson​The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office yesterday charged 27-year-old Byron Johnson with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm for the murder in broad daylight Saturday of Bryon White. White, 34, was arguing with a man around 4:30 p.m. in the ... More >>

Jnylah Douglas: Girl Dies Two Weeks After Shooting on St. Louis Playground

Elvis Smith is charged with firing the shot that killed an innocent seven-year-old girl. ​Jnylah Douglas lost her struggle for life yesterday after being shot in the head May 22 in a playground south of downtown St. Louis. Jnylah, 7, was playing outside the Clinton-Peabody housing complex that Sun ... More >>

Melissa Jackson: Mother Charged In Beating Toddler Son, Discarding Body in Dumpster

Melissa Jackson​Here's a gruesome follow-up to the horrifically sad story of Marquell Jackson, the eighteen-month-old found dead in a south St. Louis trash bin last week. On Friday, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office filed first-degree murder charges against Marquell's mother, Melissa Jackson ... More >>

Marquell Jackson: St. Louis Homicide No. 51, Tot Dumped in South-City Trash Bin

Marquell Jackson's body was found in the 2300 block of South Jefferson, a block from his home.​His name was Marquell Jackson. He was eighteen months old. And police now believe he was beaten to death.That's the latest on the little boy who was found dead in a McKinley Heights trash bin yesterday a ... More >>

Jury Selection Begins Today in Christopher Coleman Murder Trial

Christopher Coleman​Attorneys representing the state of Illinois and accused murderer Christopher Coleman will begin sifting through a jury pool of 300 people in Perry County today. By the end of next week, the lawyers hope to have the twelve jurors needed to begin the trial. Coleman, 34, is accus ... More >>

Maurice Murray: St. Louis Homicide No. 2; Shot Dead By Acquaintance

​This morning we reported how Missouri leads the nation in black homicides and how most of the victims (78 percent) are killed by people they know over some kind of disagreement. Yesterday Maurice Murray became another statistic supporting that trend. According to St. Louis police, Murray -- a bla ... More >>

Man Killed Last Night at Peek-A-Boo Club; Latest Shooting at Brooklyn Strip Joints

​Police are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a patron at the Peek-A-Boo Club in Brooklyn, Illinois, around 4 a.m. this morning. According to reports, a man was kicked out of the strip club for fighting. That same man allegedly returned to the club with the gun and shot two men in the ... More >>

Travion Enlow: St. Louis Homicide No. 126; Shot Dead After Breaking Into Car

St. Louis police say Travion Enlow was with a group of people who'd just broken into a car in the 700 block of Wilmington near Cardondelet Park early Monday morning when the 21-year-old was shot multiple times.​Police report that Enlow's accomplices drove off after the shooting, leaving him bleedi ... More >>

David K. Love: Missouri Pastor Charged With Murder, Presided Over Victim's Funeral

Image viaDavid K. Love​David K. Love, a pastor from Independence, Missouri was arrested Tuesday in South Carolina in connection with the fatal shooting of Randy Stone, a longtime parishioner at Love's church.Stone, a 42-year-old insurance agent, was found dead in his office on March 31. Love left ... More >>

Kenneth Jackson: Man Wanted for St. Louis Murder Considered "Armed and Dangerous"

Kenneth Jackson: Murder suspect is no longer wearing dreadlocks.​St. Louis police are asking the public for help locating the man that they believed shot and killed 47-year-old Dannie Williams last Monday on Drury Lane in north city. Kenneth Jackson, 29, was an acquaintance of the victim and the ... More >>

Samuel Lee: St. Louis Homicide No. 103; Shot While Driving on Drury Lane

A 16-year-old boy succumbed to gunshot wounds yesterday -- four days after being shot in north St. Louis. ​Samuel Lee was driving with two other friends near the intersection of Drury and Gladys (above) at around 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, when the car in front of them stopped and a suspect exi ... More >>

Eugene Burrell: Charged in Last Week's Murder of Justin Young

Eugene Burrell​The St. Louis Circuit Attoney's office has charged Eugene Burrell, 43, with first-degree murder for last week's slaying of Justin Young. As Daily RFT reported last Thursday, Burrell and Young had been engaged in an ongoing dispute. Young was in Burrell's neighborhood of the 4000 blo ... More >>

Corey Rodgers: Arrested for Murder of Terrence Brown; Shot in Back During Robbery

Corey Rodgers​The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office on Friday charged Corey Rodgers, 33, with second-degree homicide following the robbery of two men back in June. St. Louis police report that Terrence Brown -- a 22-year-old from St. Ann -- and a nineteen-year-old friend met up with Rodgers and ... More >>

Calvin Taylor: Arrested for Murder of Brother, Paul Taylor, in Florissant

His brother's reaper: Calvin Taylor​St. Louis County police charged 38-year-old Calvin Taylor today with the murder of his older brother, Paul Taylor. According to police, Taylor killed his 48-year-old brother earlier this week at Paul's home in the 900 block of Chesswood in Florissant. On Tuesday ... More >>

Marcus Blue & Jeremy Davis: East St. Louis Homicides No. 8 & 9; Shot During Memorial Day Domestic Disputes

Marcus Blue, a 23-year-old from Belleville, was shot to death Tuesday night at 1235 Boisemenue Ave, in East St. Louis. View Larger MapPolice were called to the residence at 12:48 a.m. when Blue attempted to enter the home, which belonged to his ex-girlfriend. Her new boyfriend, another 23-year-old ... More >>

Jurors Recommend Minimum Sentence for Old Man Convicted of Killing Young Man

Johnnie Pulley​A St. Louis jury yesterday convicted 61-year-old Johnnie Pulley of second-degree murder in the shooting last July of 17-year-old Brandon Colenburg. Then jury recommended that Pully get the minimum ten-year sentence and then pleaded with the judge to suspend the sentence and serve pr ... More >>

Dog Shooting "Trend" Reaches Chicago Suburbs

Image sourceCharles Clements shot and killed a neighbor who failed to keep his dog off Clements's perfectly-manicured lawn.​It's a truism that when you have three similar incidents, you get a full-blown trend. First there was the shooting of two "aggressive" dogs in a marijuana raid in Columbi ... More >>

Mugshot: Melvin Patton Charged in South City Double Homicide

St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentMelvin Patton​As we mentioned earlier today, St. Louis police have arrested Melvin Patton in the grisly, predawn murders of a brother and sister Julius and Keneka Elliot in their south St. Louis home yesterday. St. Louis police report that Patton and victim ... More >>

Anthony Williams: Charged in March 22 Murder of Earl Bush in North County

Anthony Williams​The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office on Friday issued warrants on Anthony Williams, 18, for the March 22 slaying of Earl Bush. Bush, 28, was discovered slumped over in his vehicle at Halls Ferry and Lucas & Hunt, the victim of a gunshot wound. St. Louis County p ... More >>

Teenagers Cory Bracey and Carlos Brown Charged in Killing of Exzaveon Spearman

St. Louis County prosecutors on Sunday filed charges against Cory Bracey, 19, of the 1600 block of Emerald Creek Drive, 63031, and Carlos Brown, 19, for the February 9 murder of Exzaveon Spearman. Prosecutors have charged Corey Bracey (left) and Carlos Brown with second-degree murder.​

Christopher Channel Charged in January 3 Murder of Illinois Mother Carrie Shaw

Christopher Channel​St. Louis police arrested 18-year-old Christopher Channel on Wednesday for the murder of Carrie Shaw. Police believe Channel sold drugs to Shaw around 3:30 a.m. January 3 and then murdered the 40-year-old mother as she attempted to drive away. Shaw was shot several times while ... More >>

Love, Murder, Slavery in Colonial Ste. Gen! Film Screening at Historical Museum

www.press.uillinois.edu​Under These Same Stars, a film based on a murder investigation in Ste. Genevieve in 1773, will have its premiere at 1:30 p.m.  this Sunday, January 24, at the Missouri Historical Museum. Its creators promise a thrilling tale of mystery, love and legal drama set in a mi ... More >>

The Big Bloody: 17-Year-Old Charged with Home Invasion, Homicide in Overland

Police HandoutBrandon Davis​The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office yesterday issued warrants on Brandon Davis, a 17-year-old from Overland accused of shooting a man to death Monday and seriously wounding a female victim during a home invasion. According to St. Louis County police, Davi ... More >>

The Big Bloody: 18-Year-Old Executed in Vacant Lot

Police say that 18-year-old Laron Johnson was murdered last night in a vacant lot in the 2000 block of E. Grand Ave. View Larger MapThe view looking southwest on E. Grand near the murder scene.The killing took place around 8:30 p.m. Monday. Witnesses reported seeing an unknown man firing multiple sh ... More >>

The Big Bloody: Two Teens Charged with North County Homicide

James Grandberry​The St. Louis County prosecutor's office has issued second-degree murder charges, armed-criminal action and first-degree attempted robbery charges against two 18-year-old teens -- James Grandberry and Lloyd Brown. According to St. Louis County police, Grandberry and Brown were see ... More >>

The Big Bloody: Man Killed in Drive-By on Martin Luther King Drive

James Caston, 21, was shot and killed yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Billups. View Larger MapAccording to police, Caston was walking down the sidewalk around 3:30 p.m. when a blue pickup truck approached and several shots were fired. Caston was hit twice ... More >>

Blown to Peaces: Weather Underground leaders claimed their bombings were devised to avoid bloodshed. But FBI agents suspect the radical '70s group killed a cop in the name of revolution.

Ain't Rite

flickr.com/photos/kenstein​Police have identified the woman shot to death outside the Eat-Rite diner early Sunday night. Shevette Chambers, 30, ate at the popular restaurant near Busch Stadium around 3 a.m. Sunday with a group of friends -- including her murderer. When they departed the restaurant ... More >>

Creepy Boarder Accused of Killing Richmond Heights Man

stltoday.comJohn Kuchler​Here's a follow-up to a story we reported yesterday. Police now confirm that the death of J.L. "Jack" Pierson, 81, and the burning of his home in Richmond Heights early Wednesday morning was indeed a homicide. Yesterday afternoon authorities in Oklahoma arrested the chief ... More >>

The Big Bloody: Major Case Squad Investigating Body Found in East St. Louis

The Major Case Squad is investigating the apparent homicide of a man whose body was discovered Tuesday night at a desolate intersection in East St. Louis. View Larger Map

UPDATED: Shooting Investigation Closes Poplar Street Bridge This Morning, Initial Reports Suggest Ties to East Side Nightclub

flickr.com/photos/bkrammeThe Poplar Street Bridge (foreground) as viewed looking toward East St. Louis. ​All westbound lanes of the Poplar Street Bridge were closed this morning at 7 a.m. for about 15 minutes as St. Louis police searched for evidence tied to a double-shooting.Details are scare but ... More >>

Killer Queens

Readers turn a critical eye toward the city and its ass clowns, then praise Citygarden

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of June 22-28

Every Monday, A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Euclid Records 1. REGINA SPEKTOR: Far 2. DINOSAUR JR.: Farm* 3. ELVIS COSTELLO: ... More >>

Ass Clown of the Week: Special Edition

An artistic interpretation of an ass clown.We're shaking things up a bit at Ass Clown of the Week headquarters. Instead of providing you with a list of nominees pulled from various news stories, this week we're focusing on one. And it's a real controversial booger at that. We're talking about the st ... More >>

The Big Bloody: Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Roommate

Photo: St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentSteven WhitmorePolice have identified the man charged in the stabbing death of his roommate Friday night in south St. Louis as Steven Whitmore, 45. Whitmore and Thomas Owens, 44, were in an argument in their home in the 7400 block of S. Broadway on May ... More >>

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Broke Bat Mountain

Tony La Russa loves So Taguchi; Kevin McGowan hates Twain. And as for Unreal? Well, we're pretty darn fond of Budweiser slogans and a rather imaginative local blogger.

November Mourn

A grieving woman spirals off the rails and takes us with her

Milk Shake

Steak 'n Shake

Shooting Back

As gun makers stockpile money for a PR and marketing battle to convince still more citizens to take up arms, besieged cities such as St. Louis aren't taking it lying down. They're returning fire with lawsuits.

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