Thursday, May 9, 2013
William Lynn Gunter is charged with killing his wife March 18 in their home. On Thursday, St. Louis County prosecutors sent Gunter's case directly to a 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. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) 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…
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Thursday, W. Lynn Gunter pleaded not guilty to charges of murder in the death of his wife in their Town and Country home. Meanwhile, Patch found his former employer sued him for breach of a contract and was awarded a settlement in February.
W. Lynn Gunter pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge in St. Louis County Circuit Court Thursday morning. As previously reported by Patch, Gunter is accused of murdering his wife Monday at their Town and Country home. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Gunter’s attorney, N. Scott Rosenblum, declined to talk about specifics of the case. "I will say generally it’s not a wise proposition for anybody to jump to conclusions in any case," Rosenblum said. (Read Previous Story: Authorities Say Town and Country Man Killed Wife With 'Instrument') On Wednesday, Lt. Tom Larkin of St. Louis County Police said he could not say whether Gunter had any financial problems. Gunter, a vice president for AHM Financial …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
William Lynn Gunter is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Suzanne.
Update: 3:28 p.m. Wednesday The St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wednesday charged William Lynn Gunter, 59, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Suzanne. He's being held without bond. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) According to the St. Louis County Police department, which is now handling the investigation, Town and Country Police responded to the scene at 1515 Mason Hill Court Monday to an "accidental injury" call and found Suzanne Gunter laying in the foyer of the home near the front door. At a Wednesday afternoon news conference, Lt. Tom Larkin from the County Police said a neighbor called 911. Larkin said a forensic pathologist "almost immediately" determined that …
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Rep. Todd Akin's office said Karl Rove must have "misspoke" when he reportedly made a "murder" joke about the U.S. Senate candidate. What do you think, a joke or out of line?
Rep. Todd Akin's office said Karl Rove must have "misspoke" when he reportedly made a "murder" joke about the U.S. Senate candidate. What do you think, a joke or out of line?
According to Politico, in a closed-door fundraiser at the Republican National Convention, Karl Rove reportedly joked about the murder of Missouri GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin. “We should sink Todd Akin. If he’s found mysteriously murdered, don’t look for my whereabouts!” joked Rove, according to a Businessweek report of the fundraiser included in the Politico article. The alleged comment comes after, as previously reported by Patch, Akin, his family and his staff reportedly began receiving threats of death and violence following his comments on "legitimate rape" during a St. Louis area television interview. Friday, in response to the alleged statements by Rove, Akin's office issued the following statement saying Rove must have "misspoke…
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A second person is in jail, charged in connection to the ambush, shooting and killing of a former Parkway South graduate from Ballwin.
St. Louis County police said Shermell Crockett, 20, is in custody at the St. Louis County Jail. He is charged with one count of second degree murder, one count of first degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. Crockett, of the 2100 block of Rosebud in Hillsdale, is currently being held on a $500,000 cash only bond. He is the second person to be charged in connection to the weekend murder of an Imo's Pizza delivery driver. Daniil Maksimenko, 22, of Ballwin was shot and killed early Saturday morning while delivering a pizza in Hillsdale around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. Maksimenko, who graduated from Parkway South High School in 2008, was confronted and shot multiple times, including in the head. (Read Previous Story: Parkway South …
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Monday, May 21, 2012
A 20-year-old is now charged in connection to the shooting death of a Ballwin man and Parkway graduate who was ambushed, shot and killed while delivering pizza this weekend.
St. Louis County police tell Patch Chester Romelle Woods, 20, is charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the shooting death of Daniil Maksimenko, 22, of Ballwin. Maksimenko, who graduated from Parkway South High School in 2008, was confronted and shot multiple times, including in the head, while out on a pizza delivery call in Hillsdale around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. (Read Previous Story: Parkway South Graduate Murdered Delivering Pizza) Woods, of the 2100 block of Rosebud Avenue in St. Louis County, is being held on $250,000 bail at the St. Louis County jail, according to police. Authorities said he made his first court appearance Monday, but was actually charged on Sunday. Woods is not charged with the actual shooting of …
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A Parkway South graduate from the Ballwin area was robbed, shot and killed early Saturday morning while delivering a pizza.
A Hillsdale police sergeant tells Patch that Daniil Maksimenko, 22, was working at the Northwood Imo's Pizza in North Oaks Plaza off Natural Bridge Road near Lucas & Hunt when he was ambushed and killed. (See photos of Maksimenko at KMOV.com) Investigators said they got the call around 12:45 a.m. Saturday of a traffic accident at 2144 Erick Avenue in Hillsdale. "We received a call of a traffic accident and a car in a ditch," said a Hillsdale police sergeant who requested his name not be published in the article. "It was later discovered that he had gunshot wounds." Police said Maksimenko was sent out to that location on a delivery, but when he arrived to deliver the pizza, he never made it out of his car before he was shot multiple …
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Autopsy results show Ainsley Freeman and her mother, Amy Freeman Burton, were shot in the head. Both previously attended the Parkway School District.
Police said former Parkway School District student, 13-year-old Ainsley Freeman most likely did not shoot herself. Initial autopsy results show that Ainsley and her mom, 37-year-old Amy Freeman Burton, each died from one gunshot to the head. Although the official report is not yet available, and results are not yet conclusive, "evidence does suggest that Ainsley did not likely shoot herself," Lt. Jeff Bretzing said in a press release. (Read Previous Story: UPDATE: Mother and 13-Year-Old Daughter Shot to Death Inside Home ) Both Freeman Burton and her daughter Ainsley were found shot to death in their San Francisco area home Monday. They had reportedly moved there from the St. Louis area in December. Parkway School District spokesperson …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A mother and daughter who both attended Parkway schools were found shot to death. Police don't have a motive, but don't believe a killer is on the loose.
UPDATED 2:45 p.m., Wednesday - Amy Freeman Burton, 37, and her daughter Ainsley Freeman, 13, were found shot to death in their San Francisco area home Monday. They had reportedly moved from the St. Louis area in December. Parkway School District spokesperson Cathy Kelly confirms both mother and daughter attended Parkway schools. Kelly stated in an email to Patch that Amy Freeman Burton graduated from Parkway West High School in 1993 and Ainsley Freeman attended Claymont Elementary School in Ballwin "on and off from kindergarten through fifth grade." According to the Pleasanton, CA Patch, Burton's husband, Christopher Burton, reportedly found the victims and called police. Investigators said Burton is not a suspect, but he is a "person of …
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1:29 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012
Akin was exactly right! Fertility doctors will tell you that high stress levels do indeed lessen the chances of pregnancy. Such is true in all species, just a fact of nature. The amount of course is different in any given case. And the word legitimate has many more meanings than just "lawful"! In this case, it was used to denote a "real" or forced, violent rape. Ask the Duke Lacrosse players of a… more ›