In March of 2018, the body of 27-year-old Christopher Austin was discovered in Wildwood, Missouri, bringing a violent end to the young man's life. He was found on a Sunday morning, having been fatally shot. The discovery launched an investigation by the St. Louis County Police Department that would soon lead them to a suspect.
Within days, authorities arrested Brian C. Rasdall, a 38-year-old man from the nearby town of Labadie.
Rasdall was subsequently charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. His connection to the crime was solidified when court documents revealed that he had confessed the shooting to a friend.
At the time of his arrest, Rasdall was held on a $100,000 bond. Public records indicated that he had a prior criminal history, including charges for assaulting a law enforcement officer and burglary in 2012, for which he had been sentenced to the Missouri Department of Corrections. The specific motive for the killing of Christopher Austin and the nature of the relationship between the two men were not immediately made public. The resolution of the charges brought against Brian Rasdall in connection with Austin's death is not detailed in the available online sources.
