MCS Report #324
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: O’Fallon Police Department
Date of Activation: 12/31/1999
Commander and Department: Capt. James Stover, O’Fallon PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. James Cavins, O’Fallon PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. Steve Johnson, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department
Victim: Amy J. Blumberg
Suspect: Edward S. Phillips
The O’Fallon Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Amy Blumberg. Police officers responded to On Stage Dance Apparel (138 Eagle Drive) for a report of a deceased person. There they located Amy Blumberg (age 20) who had been shot. She was pronounced dead on scene.
With the assistance of this investigation, Edward Phillips (age 32 at the time of the murder) was charged 4 years later with 1st Degree Murder. His bond was set at $10,000,000.
