Attorney General's News Release

July 2, 2002

State Supreme Court sets execution date for man who killed St. Charles woman in 1992 murder-for-hire

Jefferson City, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court today set an Aug. 14 execution date for Daniel Anthony Basile, convicted for the March 6, 1992, contract murder of Elizabeth DeCaro, of St. Charles. Basile (DOB - 12/5/66) was offered $15,000 to kill Elizabeth by her husband, Richard. Elizabeth DeCaro was shot to death in her home while her husband and children were away.

A St. Charles County jury found Basile guilty of first-degree murder in 1994 and recommended the death sentence. Basile also was sentenced to life in federal prison in 1996 on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. Richard DeCaro also received a life sentence from the federal court on the charge.

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