MCS Report #316
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Swansea Police Department
Date of Activation: 05/17/1999
Commander and Department: Lt. Otto Jakob, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Dept
Deputy Report Officer and Department: David Hoffmann, Swansea PD
Victim: Ginger Elaine Kovacic
Suspect: Robert Steve Kovacic
The Swansea Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Ginger Kovacic. On 05/17/1999, police officers responded to a residence on Alexa Dr in reference to a missing person investigation. Inside the residence, officers located the body of Ginger Kovacic (age 34) inside a plastic bag in a bedroom closet. It was determined she had died from a stab wound. Ginger had been reported as a missing person by a family member on 05/12/1999 after not having been seen since 05/06/1999.
As a result of this investigation, Ginger’s husband, Robert Kovacic (age 41), was charged with 1st Degree Murder and Concealment of a Homicidal Death. His bond was set at $1,000,000.
