ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· St. Louis County, MO
Unsolved: Merle Barlow (1979)
Merle Barlow was killed near Ashland Apartments in St. Louis County, MO in 1979. The death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1979
A body was found at Ashland Apartments; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- 1980
Evidence was re-submitted to the state lab; results were inconclusive.
- 1989
The file was reopened after a records request made the reports public.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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