Wellston, MO (KTRS) The suspect accused in the fatal shooting of an officer with the North County Police Cooperative is now facing murder charges. Twenty-six-year-old Bonnette Meeks has been charged on several counts, including first-degree murder in the shooting death of Officer Michael Langsdorf. The 40-year-old officer was shot after responding to a call for…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) DNA is credited with leading investigators to a suspect in the 1993 murder of 9-year-old Angie Housman. St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar announced on Wednesday afternoon that 61-year-old Earl Webster Cox has been charged on several counts, including first-degree murder in the kidnapping, rape, and killing of 9-year-old Angie…
St. Clair County, IL (KTRS) A woman is facing charges in connection with the murder of a Cahokia man. Thirty-year-old Melinda Graves is charged with murder/intent to kill/injure in the death of 47-year-old Jermaine Ross. The Major Case Squad reports that Graves and another person were brought in for questioning. Graves was arrested and the other…
WARRENTON, Mo. (AP) — A Warrenton woman is accused of killing her 85-year-old mother. Fifty-one-year-old Marlene Wynn was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder. She is jailed on $500,000 cash-only bond. The name of the woman who was killed has not been released. Warrenton police say officers were called to Wynn’s home around 11 a.m. Monday…
By JUAN A. LOZANO , Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas authorities charged a U.S. Border Patrol supervisor with murder following what they described as the serial killing of four female sex workers and a possible attempt on the life of a fifth woman who escaped at a gas station and found help. Juan David…
By RYAN FOLEY , Associated Press MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — A man from Mexico living in the U.S. illegally has confessed to kidnapping college student Mollie Tibbetts while she was running in her small Iowa hometown, killing her and dumping her body in a cornfield, authorities said Tuesday. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, was arrested and…
EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager has been charged with criminal homicide. The charge against East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld is included in court records obtained by media organizations. It wasn’t known Wednesday if the 30-year-old Penn Hills resident has retained an attorney, and the district…
Alton, IL (KTRS) A suspect is in custody in connection with a double murder in Alton. The Major Case Squad announced that 35-year-old Vincent Gordon was arrested on Wednesday. He is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of of 30-year-old Elijah S. Ingram and 28-year-old Derrick J. Vaughn. The victims were found dead inside…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A suspect is facing charges in connection with the quadruple shooting in Spanish Lake, that claim three lives. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch on Friday announced that charges have been filed against 27-year-old Demetrius Davis, including three counts of first-degree murder. He is jailed without bond and doesn’t…
Madison County, IL (KTRS) A man suspected in the 2010 disappearance of an Alton woman is now facing charges in her murder. Fifty-two-year-old Roger Carroll of Jerseyville charged on Thursday with first-degree murder and concealing a homicide in the death of 48-year-old Bonnie Woodward. The charges allege Carroll shot Woodward on the day she disappeared and…