Unsolved Crime

Police say the arrest came after they interviewed a third witness last month.

Without enough resources to meet their needs, families of homicide victims say, years later, they're still struggling to cope.

The multimedia art installation and reporting project features six original portraits by local artist Cbabi Bayoc, inspired by a years-long investigation by St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and The Marshall Project into the more than 1,000 unsolved homicides over the last decade.

In this guide, families who have lost someone to violence in St. Louis share what did — and did not — help them rebuild their lives after a tragic loss.

In St. Louis, people whose loved ones were killed said they didn’t know what to expect from the police. This guide explains the process.

For those whose loved ones were killed in St. Louis, the investigative process could be improved with empathy, better communication and frequent updates.

Editor’s note: There were 341 unsolved murders in East St. Louis between 2000 and 2018. In many of these cases, police had evidence and suspects, but no…

Editor’s note: There were 341 unsolved murders in East St. Louis between 2000 and 2018. In many of these cases, police had evidence and suspects, but no…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 4, 2013 - On the 30th anniversary of one of the most baffling, horrendous and bizarre crimes in…