UPDATE:
The dead woman has been identified as 21-year-old Kiya Holt-Biggs of Granite City Illinois.
The Circuit Attorney’s Office has issued At-Large warrants for Murder 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action against a 21-year-old man who investigators believe is responsible for the homicide. Investigators believe the 21-year-old man has fled St. Louis, and possibly the state of Missouri, to avoid arrest.
Original Post: October 20, 2024 9:57 a.m.
District 6 officers responded to a Call for Police in the 1200 block of Switzer around 8:30 p.m. on October 19.
Officers found an unidentified woman, believed to be in her 20s, on a parking lot. The woman was not conscious, not breathing, and had been set on fire.
EMS responded and pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
The Homicide Division responded and assumed the ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Homicide Division directly at 314-444-5371. Anyone who wants to remain anonymous and/or is interested in a possible reward can call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).