Crime & Safety

De Smet Family Touched By Glendale Tragedy

Catherine Murch, 42, and her two children, Mitchell and Mary Claire were found dead in their Glendale home Monday.

As authorities try to piece together details of how a Glendale mother and her two children ended up dead as the result of what is believed to be a case of murder suicide, we're learning of connections in the case to Creve Coeur.

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Mitch Murch, who called authorities and was performing CPR when first responders arrived at the family home Monday, is a 1987 graduate of

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