ST. LOUIS — A man is facing charges after a body was found wrapped in plastic in St. Louis last month.
Antonio Cartez Mosley, 25, was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and abandonment of a corpse in the death of 62-year-old Michael Finocchiaro.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said Finocchiaro's body was found on the morning of April 24 in the Columbus Square neighborhood.
Police responded to a call for help at the intersection of Cass Avenue and North 10th Street, where officers found Finocchiaro "obviously deceased" on a parking pad, wrapped with plastic bags secured with duct tape. The medical examiner determined that he had suffered blunt force trauma to his head and that his death was a homicide.
According to a probable cause statement, police used Real Time Crime Center surveillance cameras to find a car that had stopped next to the parking pad. The car's license plate was registered to Mosley.
Watchtower surveillance cameras captured Finocchiaro entering Mosley's apartment on the 1700 block of Cass Avenue. Mosley was then captured on video loading what appeared to be a body into his trunk and driving away.
Police obtained a search warrant and found blood in the trunk of Mosley's car and several places in his apartment. They also found a baseball bat with traces of suspected blood. Lab testing is underway to determine if the bat was the weapon used to kill Finocchiaro.
After his arrest, Mosley admitted to killing Finocchiaro and disposing of his body, according to the probable cause statement.
Mosley is being held at the St. Louis City Justice Center with no bond allowed. He has an initial appearance scheduled for May 15 at the Carnahan Courthouse.
Resources for crime victims
If you have been a victim of a crime or know someone who has been, 5 On Your Side has compiled a list of resources.
The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis has multiple programs to support victims of crime. Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims as well as “creating awareness and change within the systems they encounter.”
Life Outside of Violence "helps those harmed by stabbing, gunshot or assault receive the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives to end the cycle of violence."
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the Neighborhood Healing Network, which serves people who have experienced crime, violence or been the victim of an incident that caused trauma.
Cure Violence is an international organization that is present in a handful of St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to deescalate violent situations within their own communities.
