MCS Report #98
Classification: Homicide
Date of Activation: 02/26/1983
Requesting Agency: Crestwood Police Department
Commander and Department: Det. Lt. B.J. Nelson, Arnold PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Capt. Robert Jenne, Des Peres PD
Victim: Harold W. Smith
Suspect: Gregory James Kelley
The Crestwood Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Harold Smith (age 67). At approximately 2:44pm, police officers responded to a residence in the 1000 block of Ponderosa for a report of a sick person on the ground. There they located Harold Smith outside underneath the carport. He had been shot and was pronounced dead on scene.
As a result of this investigation, Gregory Kelley (age 18) was charged with Captial Murder.
