On a late Thursday night in Lebanon, Missouri, the life of Reagan Lynn Wilson, a 21-year-old White woman, was cut short by violence. Just before midnight on June 5, 2025, police responded to reports of a shooting at a residence in the 700 block of North Adams Avenue. Inside, they discovered Reagan, who was pregnant, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was rushed to a local hospital but was pronounced dead in the early hours of June 6.
In an effort to save her child, doctors delivered the baby boy, who was named Silas Quinn Wilson. The infant was placed on critical life support, but he succumbed to his injuries on June 13, 2025. The community mourned the loss of the young mother and her newborn son.
The Lebanon Police Department, with assistance from the Laclede County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, FBI, and ATF, launched a double homicide investigation. Their attention soon focused on Reagan's estranged husband, Sidney Fredrick Wilson V.
Investigators confirmed that the couple was legally married but had been separated since December 2024.
During interviews, detectives noted discrepancies in Sidney Wilson’s timeline of his activities on the night of the shooting. After obtaining consent to search his cellphone, they discovered GPS data that contradicted his alibi. The data showed he had traveled from his home toward Lebanon around 10:30 p.m. before the phone appeared to have been manually shut off.
On July 31, 2025, authorities arrested Sidney Fredrick Wilson V. He was subsequently charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Reagan and Silas, as well as two counts of armed criminal action. He was held in the Laclede County Jail without bond.
In November 2026, Sidney Fredrick Wilson V pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. His sentencing hearing was scheduled for December 14, 2026.
