Kimberly Wilson was 39 when she was found shot to death inside the Creve Coeur apartment she shared with her husband on the morning of July 11, 2020. Police initially responded to a reported burglary; Kimberly was deceased at the scene. Her husband, Adrian Wilson, first told investigators he had been out of town and returned to find her, but investigators say his account contained inconsistencies and was later contradicted by evidence.

Friends and family described a long history of abuse in the marriage and said Kimberly expressed fear for her safety. In the months before her death she was reportedly planning to divorce and move and had bought a handgun after telling the gun range owner she feared her husband might kill her. Investigators located Adrian in the vicinity at the time of the killing, arrested him, and charged him with second-degree murder and armed criminal action; the case was later tried in St. Louis County.