A Missouri man stands accused of fatally shooting his wife while she was engaged in a video call with a family member, a deeply disturbing incident that has resulted in serious criminal charges.
Todd Capstick, 55, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his 56-year-old wife, Dawn Capstick, along with an additional charge of armed criminal action, as announced by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. He is currently being held without bond at the Jefferson County Jail.
According to a probable cause statement obtained by Law&Crime, on November 5th, a family member reported that she was engaged in a video call with Dawn Capstick when “something was said about shooting.” The phone appeared to have fallen to the floor, at which point Todd Capstick “briefly appeared on the screen before the call was muted, then paused.”
The family member immediately ended the call and contacted 911.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that its 911 center received a call from this individual requesting that deputies conduct a welfare check on Dawn Capstick, who resided in Festus, Missouri, located just south of St. Louis. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the victim in a bedroom “with multiple apparent gunshot wounds.”
Dawn Capstick was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators also recovered “multiple .45 caliber shell casings” within the bedroom.
Investigators subsequently determined that the residence was equipped with multiple surveillance cameras, to which the reporting family member had access. Footage from that day reportedly showed Dawn Capstick “entering the residence through the garage door, followed by Todd.” Approximately 22 minutes later, the defendant was observed on camera leaving the residence through the garage door “holding a black and silver handgun.” He was seen placing the firearm into his pants pocket before entering the driver’s seat of a black Ford truck, as detailed in the court documents.
Law enforcement located Todd Capstick in the vehicle approximately one hour later and placed him under arrest. A .45-caliber black and silver handgun was allegedly recovered at the time of his arrest, and he was subsequently booked into jail.
Todd Capstick has since been arraigned and is scheduled to appear in court on November 30th.
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