MCS Report #206
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: St. Charles City Police Department
Date of Activation: 03/06/1992
Commander and Department: Maj. Thomas O’Connor, Maryland Heights PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Lt. Edward Robertson, Ferguson PD
Victim: Elizabeth A. DeCaro
Suspects: Daniel Anthony Basile and Richard Anthony DeCaro
The St. Charles City Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Elizabeth DeCaro (age 28). At approximately 8:00pm, police officers responded to a residence on Hidden Meadow Court for a report of an assault. There they located Elizabeth DeCaro inside the residence where she had been shot. She was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
As a result of this investigation, the following criminal charges were issued in Elizabeth’s death:
Richard DeCaro (age 30 - Elizabeth’s husband) - Murder 1st Degree and Stealing by Deceit - No-bond warrant
Daniel Basile (age 25) - Murder 1st Degree and Stealing by Deceit - $1,000,000 bond
They were later both charged in Federal Court with Murder-for-Hire, Conspiracy to Commit Murder-for-Hire, and Mail Fraud.
