EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 28-year-old man charged in the stabbing death of a prominent Illinois attorney was a cash-strapped Missouri pharmacy student.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the St. Louis College of Pharmacy confirmed Tuesday that Timothy Michael Banowetz was enrolled as a student in the fall.
Banowetz is is accused of fatally stabbing 47-year-old Randy Gori and holding two minors captive Saturday night at Gori’s home in Edwardsville, Illinois. He faces 10 charges, including first-degree murder.
Police said Banowetz often moved around but stayed in the St. Louis metro area. Court records show he was evicted in December from his Downtown West apartment at 2017.