Michelle Wade

Mario D. Wade walked into St. Louis police headquarters Aug. 5, 2022, and admitted bludgeoning his mother to death using a hammer and a wine bottle, charges said. Wade, 40, of the 5700 block of Pamplin Place, was charged Friday night with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the beating death of 59-year-old Michelle Wade. Police then went to an apartment in the 2700 block of Locust Street and found Wade dead, charges said. Officers found a hammer and broken wine bottle that Mario Wade said he used to kill his mother. Charges did not offer a potential motive for the attack.