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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Two Men Charged in Megan Boken Murder

Two men are charged with the murder of Megan Boken, the Circuit Attorney announced Friday.

  Two 18-year-old men are charged with the Aug. 18 murder of Megan Boken, 23, of Wheaton, Missouri Circuit Court announced Friday.  Keith V. Esters, 18, of Bel Ridge, MO is charged with a Class A felony of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and attempted robbery. Johnathan Terrell Perkins, 18, of St. Louis is charged with the Class A felony of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and attempted robbery.  According to the charges, witnesses told officials they heard shots and saw someone running from the scene of the shooting.  "Investigation into the shooting led to a cell phone that was connected to another robbery that occurred into the area. That investigation led to a witness who stated that …

Sunday, August 19, 2012

'No Leads' in Megan Boken's Murder, Police Chief Says

The Wheaton native killed in St. Louis was talking to her mom on her cell phone when she was shot, according to Fox Chicago News.

  St. Louis Police detectives believe Megan Boken struggled with her killer and was shot to death in a random attempted robbery — and the chief of police says "no concrete leads" have emerged. "We're really here to make a public appeal and ask for more information," Police Chief Dan Isom told reporters Monday afternoon. Fox Chicago reported Monday night that 23-year-old Boken was talking on a cell phone to her mother when she was shot in her car. She was in St. Louis to play in an alumni volleyball game at her alma mater, St. Louis University. Business owners in the neighborhood have put up $10,000 as a reward for information leading to the capture of Boken's killer. Reports the St. Louis Post Dispatch: A friend and former SLU teammate, …

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