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'This heinous crime gripped St. Louis': Tyler Terry sentenced to life for 2 St. Louis County murders, smiles and laughs as victims' families speak
CLAYTON, Mo. — The man accused of killing a doctor and a woman in St. Louis County as part of a multi-state crime spree in 2021 entered a guilty plea Monday. It was May 15, 2021 when Tyler Terry went on the run with his girlfriend, Adrienne Simpson, after killing 71-year-old Barbara Goodkin and 58-year-old Dr. Sergei Zacharev in St. Louis County.
Latest details on the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump
ST. LOUIS – The FBI is searching for the motive behind Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. We still don’t know a lot about the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. The FBI believes he acted alone and that he had little to no social media presence. Another big question still unanswered is […]
Police asking for public’s help in identifying robbery suspect
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying a robbery suspect. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on July 5 in the 3200 block of S. Grand Blvd. According to police, two men approached a 39-year-old man in an alley. One of the two men revealed a gun and announced a robbery.
Man charged in 2023 homicide outside St. Louis market
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- A 26-year-old man was charged with murder almost a year after a beating outside a St. Louis market. Lorezno Thomas, 63, was beaten and lost consciousness on July 19, 2023, after a fight outside a market at Euclid and Hammett. He was placed on life support and never regained consciousness. He died from his injuries in February.
Resident shoots burglar in St. Louis city home
ST. LOUIS — Police arrested a man who they say broke into a St. Louis home early Sunday morning. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department sent officers in District 4 to a burglar shot by a resident in the 4000 block of Peck Street around 5 a.m. Police said...
Driver changing lanes died after a fatal crash in downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — One person has died after a two-car crash Friday night in the City of St. Louis. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the fatal crash in the eastbound lane of Interstate 64 near South 6th Street around 11 p.m. During a preliminary investigation, SLMPD...
Man who orchestrated St. Louis area mail theft conspiracy sentenced to 27 months in prison
ST. LOUIS –A man who orchestrated a conspiracy that stole checks from the U.S. mail and then committed bank fraud was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp also ordered Dareon Graham to repay $46,434 to victims. In 2022, Graham obtained a stolen...
1 dead in single-car crash in West County
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - An 18-year-old is dead after a single-car crash early Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to I-170 and Olive Boulevard at around 2 a.m. Saturday for a single-car crash. A 2009 Honda Accord was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of I-170 when the driver lost control of the car, causing it to drive off the right side of the road. The Honda then went through a guardrail, into a wall, overturned onto Olive Boulevard and caught on fire. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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