In a quiet neighborhood in south St. Louis, the life of 38-year-old Dana Mullen was brought to a tragic end on Monday, June 8, 2020. Police were called to a residence in the 5500 block of Dewey Avenue in the Holly Hills neighborhood, where they made a grim discovery. Inside, they found Ms. Mullen and a man, later identified as 51-year-old John Griffin, both deceased.
Both individuals had sustained gunshot wounds to the head and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department recovered a firearm from the residence. The initial investigation led detectives to believe that the incident was an apparent murder-suicide.
The police have publicly identified Dana Mullen as the victim and John Griffin as the suspect in this case. Homicide detectives are leading the ongoing investigation into the circumstances that led to this violent incident. No further details regarding a motive or the relationship between Ms. Mullen and Mr. Griffin have been released to the public. The case, being investigated as a murder-suicide, suggests a tragic end to a domestic situation.
