The investigation into the tragic end of Korie D. Hodges began on the morning of April 30, 2015, in St. Louis, Missouri. A 25-year-old African American female, Hodges was discovered deceased inside a duplex located in the 4000 block of Natural Bridge Avenue, situated near Fairground Park. The discovery was made around 6:45 a.m. by a father who had arrived at the residence to drop off a child. Upon entering the apartment, which he found unlocked, he encountered the lifeless bodies of Hodges and another woman, 22-year-old Keerica Bolden. Both women had sustained fatal gunshot wounds, and authorities determined that the shooting had likely occurred sometime during the overnight hours.
Inside the home at the time of the murders were two young children, ages two and five. Fortunately, neither child was physically harmed during the incident, and they were subsequently taken to safety. Homicide detectives noted early in the inquiry that there were no signs of forced entry into the residence, nor were there indications of a struggle. This evidence led investigators to theorize that the victims likely knew their assailant and may have voluntarily allowed the person inside. Despite canvassing the neighborhood, residents reported that they had not heard any gunshots during the night, complicating the timeline of events.
In the days leading up to her death, Hodges had been the subject of local news headlines regarding a separate legal matter. Just two days prior to the shooting, she had been formally charged with second-degree burglary in connection with looting incidents that occurred during civil unrest in Ferguson. Surveillance footage had allegedly captured her entering a Walgreens store, and she was accused of stealing merchandise. While this legal trouble was a significant recent event in her life, investigators did not publicly confirm a direct link between the looting charges and her murder.
Despite the investigative efforts of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the case grew cold. Authorities struggled to identify a specific suspect, and no arrests were made in connection with the double homicide. The lack of witnesses and the silent nature of the crime left detectives with few leads to pursue, and the person or persons responsible for the deaths of Hodges and Bolden have evaded capture, leaving the case unresolved.
