MCS Report #823
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Cahokia Heights Police Department
Date of Activation: 07/10/2024
Commander and Department: Lt. Patrick Feldhake, O’Fallon Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. Andrew Johnson, Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Shawn O’Dell, Belleville Police Department
Victim: Stephan L. Monigan
Suspect: Vermonica L. Turley
The Cahokia Heights Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Stephan Monigan (age 68). At approximately 7:25am, officers responded to the 2000 block of Maple Tree Lane for a report of a deceased male inside a residence. Police officers discovered Stephan deceased inside the residence with apparent gunshot wounds.
As a result of this investigation, Vermonica Turley (age 56), a known acquaintance of Stephan’s, was charged with 1st Degree Murder in Stephan’s death.
