MCS Report #203
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department
Date of Activation: 01/20/1992
Commander and Department: John Betten, Fairview Heights PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Otto Jakob, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Dept
Victim: Christopher G. Murphy
Suspect: Martez Terrelle Moore
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Christopher Murphy (age 16). At approximately 9:30pm, deputies responded to a trailer park in the 7900 block of Delmonte Street, near East St. Louis, for a report of a person lying on the ground. There they located Christopher Murphy dead on the ground. It was determined he had been killed from blunt force trauma.
As a result of this investigation, Martez Moore (age 17 -charged as an adult) was charged with 1st Degree Murder. His bond was set at $500,000.
