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Mary E. Shields, a 61-year-old African-American woman from East St. Louis, Illinois, was found dead on the morning of July 31, 2000. Her body was discovered at approximately 10:30 a.m. in a patch of weeds behind a factory building located near 20th Street and Piggott Avenue. The location, an industrial area, was largely deserted at the time, which delayed the discovery of her remains. The circumstances surrounding her death were immediately deemed suspicious, and authorities launched a homicide ...Read More
Victim Details

Mary Shields

Female

Black / African American

St Louis

MO

2000-07-31

61

Mary

Shields

11/05/2025