High School Sweethearts Found Dead in Heartbreaking Murder-Suicide Discovered by Son
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The deaths of 47-year-old Danny Trueblood and 44-year-old Rebecca Trueblood have been officially ruled a murder-suicide, according to Shelby County Coroner Brad Phegley. The couple’s bodies were reportedly discovered by one of their sons, who made the horrifying discovery on Wednesday morning. Phegley’s investigation revealed that Danny fatally shot Rebecca before taking his own life, with the incident likely occurring the previous night.
Speaking to CBS affiliate WCIA, one of the couple’s sons shared that Danny had struggled with mental health issues and had previously threatened Rebecca. “He just wasn’t the best father,” the son said. “But the last few months his mental health was a lot worse.”
The son described Rebecca as a loving mother. “She had the biggest heart and always put others before herself. She was the definition of a mother,” he said. It was also revealed that the couple was in the process of divorcing, a development Danny had allegedly shared on social media.
A neighbor told WCIA that Danny and Rebecca had been high school sweethearts and both worked as nurses. Danny also ran a tattoo shop out of their home. This tragedy is the second murder-suicide to devastate Central Illinois in recent weeks. In a separate incident, 30-year-old Davontye Browder shot and killed 28-year-old Keisha Seeley before turning the gun on himself. Seeley’s daughters reportedly found her body.
Family members and neighbors argue that Seeley’s death could have been prevented if law enforcement had acted appropriately during a prior domestic disturbance. Neighbor Alexis Ramirez revealed that Browder had destroyed Seeley’s belongings just days before the murder. “He destroyed everything she owned,” Ramirez said. “A bed, mattress, all her belongings, clothes, sentimental things. He had destroyed them all.”
Ramirez alleged that police failed to intervene. “When the cops showed up, he was cutting something up, and they laughed it off,” she said. “When Keisha finally made it here, they pretty much told her, ‘You need to leave.’”
Ramirez criticized law enforcement for not offering Seeley resources like an order of protection or domestic violence counseling. “They didn’t do their jobs,” she said. “This all could have been avoided.” The twin tragedies underscore the urgent need for improved mental health resources and domestic violence intervention to prevent similar incidents in the future.
