On an autumn day in Saint-Louis, Missouri, the life of 48-year-old Rebecca Williams, a female, came to a tragic and violent end. Her body was discovered on October 29, 2018, in the 700 block of Bittner Street, where she had been fatally shot in the head. The initial discovery launched an investigation by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
The investigation into her death soon focused on a man she had recently met.
Through the examination of cell phone data, police determined that Williams had connected with 29-year-old Henry McCulley IV through a dating website. The digital trail left by their phones indicated that they were together during the time Williams was murdered. Further investigation of their phone records showed that the last call made from Williams' phone was to McCulley. The locations of both their phones mirrored each other for about an hour on the day of the murder, tracking from her home to the area where her body was later found.
This digital evidence was compounded by physical evidence found in a 2014 Ford Fusion connected to McCulley's family. Inside the vehicle, investigators discovered blood evidence and signs of ballistic damage, further linking him to the crime. Based on this accumulation of evidence, Henry McCulley IV was arrested and subsequently charged in January 2019 with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the death of Rebecca Williams. A judge set his bond at $500,000, cash only. Online sources available do not provide information on the outcome of the legal proceedings, including any trial or conviction.
