Gunter Murder Case Headed For Grand Jury

A Town and Country man accused of murdering his wife had his preliminary hearing canceled as St. Louis County prosecutors sent the case directly to a grand jury. The hearing was scheduled for Thursday.

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William Lynn Gunter, 59, of the 1500 block of Mason Hill Court, is accused of killing his wife, Suzanne Gunter, on March 18 in their home. St. Louis County Police said Gunter struck his wife with a blunt instrument. He is charged with first-degree murder.

A grand jury hearing has not yet been scheduled, court officials said.

Initially, a 911 call on March 18 reported Suzanne’s injury as an accident, but a coroner said the incident could not have happened the way it was reported to a Town and Country police officer, who initially responded to the scene. 

William Lynn Gunter was a vice president of AHM Financial Group, located just outside Westport Plaza near Maryland Heights.

Suzanne Gunter, 55, served as a member of the city of Town and Country's Community Relations Commission and was an active volunteer in the Parkway School District.

Gunter is being held in the St. Louis County Justice Center without bail.

For more crime information on Town & Country Patch, see the following articles:

• Update: Authorities Say Town and Country Man Killed Wife With 'Instrument'
• Gunter Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Case; Had $213K Civil Judgment Against Him
• Man Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Hit and Run in Town And Country