Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis
PRESS RELEASE
Date: 12/20/2019
Subject: *Major Case Squad Press Release****
On Friday, December 19, 2019 at approximately 23:02 hours, Bethalto Police Department received a request from Hazelwood, Missouri Police Department for a welfare check at a residence in the 300 block of Mill St., Bethalto, Illinois. Upon checking the residence, officers observed a deceased subject inside the residence. A subsequent check of the residence revealed that there were two additional deceased subjects inside the residence.
The victims are identified as 59 year old female Shari Yates of Bethalto, Yates’ 30 year old male son, Andrew Brooks and a 32 year old male, John McMillian. Yates and Brooks were residing at the address on Mill St., while McMillian was a resident of the Bethalto, Illinois area.
The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been activated and approximately 20 investigators are investigating this matter. Although the Major Case Squad is still early in the investigation, the case has been very active. The Major Case Squad has subjects of interest in custody and is actively pursuing their activities and association to the victims. At this time in the investigation we will not be identifying the suspects.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis at 618-377-5266.
As this investigation continues, press releases and relevant information of the case will be released via Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis twitter account @MajorCaseSTL
Respectfully Submitted,
Lt. Brian Koberna
Deputy Commander
Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis
