Markell Beasley

Death by Force

Markell Beasley, a 6-year-old boy from Jefferson City, Missouri, tragically died on December 25, 2013, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. His death was the result of an apparent murder-suicide involving Demetrius Beasley, a 40-year-old man from St. Louis. The incident occurred after an Amber Alert had been issued for Markell, who had been reported missing by his mother, Michelle Gelling.

Markell's mother had allowed him to travel to St. Louis with relatives of Demetrius Beasley for what she bel ...Read More

Coroner: Man/boy in apparent murder-suicide shot in the head

Mo. boy, 6, alleged abductor dead in apparent murder-suicide

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