An unidentified white man, 34, and an unidentified black man, 47, were out walking the dog in Benton Park around 10 p.m. last night when a trio approached them. This new group, two black males and one black female, were wearing "clothing that covered their faces," according to the police incident report. One of them was also armed. The dogwalkers took off running, and gunshots rang out behind them. 

Jennifer Silverberg

Leonardo Drisdel in prison in 2005.

Former WGNU DJ Leonardo Drisdel has been convicted in the 2005 murder of Cassandra Kovack. Drisdel told police he'd smoked crack at Kovack's apartment and then heard a voice tell him that she was the devil, and ordered him to kill her.

He will be sentenced on June 29.
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This guy wouldn't last a single day in the Big House.

Teryun Jackson, 22, and Marlon K. Jackson, 23, are already in the St. Clair County Jail for unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree murder, respectively. They're both facing additional charges of aggravated battery and mob action for attacking another inmate on May 11. More >>

Edward Townsend, a failed knockout king.

Edward L. Townsend, 17, has been arrested and now faces charges of third degree assault for his alleged role in a knockout game attack in the 4600 block of McPherson Avenue in the Central West End this past Saturday night.
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A 33-year-old black man was fortunate to escape serious injury when he interrupted a burglary early Monday morning. The man told police investigators he was walking to his car in the 8300 block of North Broadway in the North Riverfront neighborhood after 1:30 a.m. when he saw two black men pulling the speakers out of the trunk of his car.
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Marvin Alexander, 40, and Damon Moore, 34, were shot and killed by an unidentified gunman early Sunday morning in a residential University City neighborhood north of Olive Boulevard.
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Two black men, ages 24 and 51, were standing in the 800 block of Courtois Street in the Boulevard Heights neighborhood (above) last night around 12:30 a.m. when two white men shot at them. The 24-year-old was hit in the hip, while the older man was shot in the neck, according to police. The shooters were described as a white male in his early 20s, 6'4'', wearing a grey sweatshirt and black shorts; and a white male in his late teens, 5'8'', wearing a grey sweatshirt and jeans. The victims told police the shooters ran south down the train tracks afterward. 

Rashad A. El

Rashad A. El, 26, has pleaded guilty to all 13 charges filed against him in his ultra-violent home invasion at a South County residence in May of 2010. El, a powerfully-built man at 6 feet, 5 inches, and weighing about 250 pounds, used a blunt metal object to beat Brad Schien and Darlene Hopkins and then left them for dead inside their home in the 5400 block of Medalton Way. He had at one time worked for Schien, and burgled the couple's home after almost killing them. Schien's injuries were described by St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch as "the worst head injuries I've ever seen on a living victim."

Kenneth L. Rodgers' mug shot.

Kenneth L. Rodgers, 21, has been charged with first degree involuntary manslaughter for his role in a high-speed chase that ended in a collision with a Metro Call-A-Ride bus and the death of his two passengers.

Prosecutors allege that Rodgers was driving the Pontiac Grand Prix that raced through a red light at Natural Bridge Avenue and North Grand Avenue on February 18, smashing into the Metro vehicle before the Grand Prix was itself hit by a Volvo. The driver of that car, a 51-year-old woman, was seriously injured. Morion Robinson, a passenger in Rodger's car, died that same night in the hospital. The other person in his car, Daionsha Scott, lingered another 24 hours and then passed away.
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Jarrod Wayne Rudder, charged with first degree murder.

Jarrod Wayne Rudder, 24, of Elkville, Illinois,  faces two counts of first degree murder in the death of 2-year-old Michael Pulliam. The boy was left in Rudder's care while his mother, who has not been identified, was at work Friday night. Rudder's relationship to the mother and child has not been confirmed, but it is known that he lived in the home with them.More >>