Don’t Miss This: Dupo woman accused of murdering four-year-old daughter

▪ A Dupo woman is in the St. Clair County Jail Wednesday morning, accused of murdering her four-year-old daughter.

According to police, Mary Lockett, 36, strangled her child, Emily Perrin a day before her fifth birthday.

Emily, who liked to dress up like a princess and who battled cystic fibrosis, was suffocated.

▪ A Brazilian native is living the American dream at Lindenwood University in Belleville.

Rafael Follador Gabriel, 24, who regularly wears a suit and tie to school, is a member of the Lindenwood student government, plays on the Belleville campus’ soccer team and founded its first fraternity.

▪ A Highland man who was the father of two young boys and who worked at Scott Air Force Base was killed Tuesday morning in a head-on crash.

Bradley M. Shellburg, 30, crossed the center line of U.S. 50 near Lebanon at about 5:40 a.m. into the path of an oncoming semi.

This story was originally published April 13, 2016 at 7:29 AM with the headline "Don’t Miss This: Dupo woman accused of murdering four-year-old daughter."