Lynette Lecates

The death of Lynette Lecates, 41, who was found on railroad tracks in May, is now being investigated as a homicide, St. Louis police said. Police said Lecates was found on the railroad tracks May 23 in the 5200 block of South 38th Street. She was suffering from injuries to her face and body. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died of her injuries June 9. Police say Darris Williams, 33, is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbert. Williams and his now co-defendant Anthony Newberry, 27, who also faces the same charges, assaulted a woman multiple times and put her in the trunk of a car after trying to retrieve the woman's debit card and PIN number to get into her account.