Joe Anna Rosi Soptic, 22, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the early hours of August 31, 2019. Her body was discovered roughly 50 to 75 feet from a box van that was fully engulfed in flames in an alley in the 2700 block of Belt. St. Louis police had responded to a shots-fired call at 4:34 AM; the caller also reported the vehicle fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze before officers located Ms. Soptic’s body nearby, and her death was classified as a homicide.

No arrests or public identification of suspects have been announced. Law enforcement and organizations such as St. Louis Regional Crime Stoppers have periodically asked the public for information, but the case remains open and unsolved.

If anyone has information about Ms. Soptic, her movements that night, or the van fire in the 2700 block of Belt on August 31, 2019, please share what you know.