Elizabeth Engman Gill, 59, was shot and killed inside her Kirkwood home in St. Louis County on the evening of August 13, 2022. Friends and family described her as a kind woman and a beloved mother, sister, and aunt. According to investigators, her ex-boyfriend and business partner, 54-year-old Todd M.

Wilbert, began contacting her that night to demand money, arrived at her residence on the 1100 block of Ascot Lane around 7:30 p.m., and spent time on her back patio drinking wine before entering the house without permission. Gill called 911 and reported a man inside pointing a gun; dispatchers heard a male voice in the background and a gunshot. Officers found Gill deceased from gunshot wounds and located Wilbert nearby on a concrete pad; he was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, and unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated.

If anyone knew Elizabeth or has information about what happened that night, please share what you can.