On the early morning of October 17, 2019, officers responded to the 10100 block of Bon Oak Drive in North St. Louis County and found 47-year-old Richard Lilie Jr. fatally shot. Lilie, a Wentzville resident, was working his shift as a cab driver for the St. Louis County Cab Company; his 2011 Ford Crown Victoria taxi was missing from the scene.

Hours later the stolen taxi was found on Taney Drive in Florissant. Officers watching the vehicle saw 40-year-old Antouine Redmon rifling through the trunk and took him into custody. A bag next to Redmon’s home contained bloody clothes and gloves. DNA testing matched the blood on the gloves to Lilie and DNA inside the gloves to Redmon. Redmon admitted he had attempted to rob the driver and that the confrontation resulted in Lilie’s death; he was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action and held without bond.

Richard Lilie Jr. was remembered by family and colleagues as a dedicated, kind-hearted man who cooked for loved ones and often took routes other drivers avoided. Does anyone have information about Lilie’s last shift or saw his taxi in the hours before the killing?