St. Louis Major Case Squad Investigations

MCS Report #110

Classification: Homicide

Requesting Agency: Normandy Police Department

Date of Activation: 03/06/1984

Commander and Department: Sgt. Lawrence Layton, St. Louis Metropolitan PD

Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. John Schupp, St. Louis County PD

Victim: Emil Mathias Sr.

Suspect: Gregory Stewart Cain and Larry D. Jackson

The Normandy Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Emil Mathias Sr (age 23). At approximately 10:31pm, police officers responded to a residence in the 4600 block of San Diego Avenue for a report of a shooting. There they located Emil Mathias Sr lying outside the patio door. He had been shot and was pronounced dead on scene.

As a result of this investigation, Gregory Cain (age 28) and Larry Jackson (age 24) were each charged with Capital Murder. They were both arrested on no-bond warrants.

"Squad Membership is Regarded Not Only as a Honor, but as an Opportunity. It is Police Work at its Purest."

- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sunday, March 7, 1982

MAJOR CASE SQUAD OF GREATER ST. LOUIS
1700 N Hwy 67
Florissant, Missouri 63031
(314) 831-7000
ST. LOUIS REGIONAL CRIMESTOPPERS
1-866-371-TIPS (8477)Visit Site
The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting multi-agency homicide investigations across the St. Louis region.
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