Convicted Killer Charged in 4-Year-Old St. Louis Murder Case

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A suspect serving a life sentence in Illinois for the murder of a woman has been charged in the death of a man in St. Louis more than four years after the crime took place. Timothy B. Stokes, 55, has been charged with first-degree murder in the June 30, 2019, death of Brian Culton at his home in the Patch neighborhood. According to the St. Louis Police probable cause statement, officers …

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Man Pacing and Threatening to Kill Victim Caught on Camera Before Fatal Shooting and Arson in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Authorities in St. Louis County have issued a warrant for the arrest of Thurman Lowe, who is suspected of shooting and killing Freddie Tribbitt before setting fire to Tribbitt’s home in an attempt to destroy evidence. Lowe has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, second-degree arson, and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. The St. Louis County Police Department reported that …

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“Collision” Between 1994 St. Louis Plane Crash and Recent Japan Airline Tragedy Resurfaces After 3 Decades

ST. LOUIS, MO – Nearly three decades have passed since a tragic collision occurred involving a Trans World Airways commercial plane and a smaller Cessna charter plane during takeoff from St. Louis. The incident took place on the late evening of Nov. 22, 1994, resulting in two fatalities in the Cessna aircraft, while more than 100 occupants on the TWA plane managed to escape without fatalities, despite eight reported injuries. The circumstances of this decades-old …

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