Wilfredo Torres, a 43-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on August 26, 2021, at his home on Preston Street in Rockford, Illinois. On the night of the killing an argument escalated into a physical altercation; Whittemore said Torres choked her, she left to spend the night with another man, and on her return a further argument ended when Whittemore shot Torres twice, once in the heart and once in the lower spine, using a .22 caliber handgun.

Whittemore was arrested and initially charged with first-degree murder. She later entered an open guilty plea to second-degree murder, a Class 1 felony in Illinois. Sentencing was set for July 1, 2022. Torres left behind a grieving family; his daughter publicly described the loss and the family started a GoFundMe to cover funeral costs. Does anyone have more information about the relationship or the events that night?