MCS Report #193
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Charlack Police Department
Date of Activation: 02/16/1991
Commander and Department: Capt. Daniel Chapman, Dellwood PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Sgt. Robert Lowery Jr, Florissant PD
Victim: Patricia Jean Mangles
Suspect: Steven M. Cavanaugh
The Charlack Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Patricia Mangles (age 46). At approximately 8:40pm, police officers responded to a residence in the 2700 block of Walton Road for a report of a possible disturbance after a neighbor heard a female voice screaming for help. There police officers located Patricia Mangles outside by the driveway. She had been repeatedly stabbed and was pronounced dead on scene.
As a result of this investigation, Steven Cavanaugh (age 17 - charged as an adult) was charged with Murder 1st Degree. His bond was set at $100,000.
