Sonja L. Trish Underwood, 56, was killed on March 31, 2021, after a domestic dispute at a residence on South Illinois Street in Joliet, Illinois. During the struggle Rockett retrieved a gun from under his bed; the weapon discharged and a single bullet entered her chin and exited the rear of her head, causing fatal injuries.

Rockett, a convicted felon without a valid FOID card at the time, was taken into custody several hours after Sonja’s death and admitted to shooting her during police questioning. Will County prosecutors did not file first-degree murder charges; instead Rockett was charged with being an armed habitual criminal and with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He was held in the Will County Jail with bail set at $1 million.

Sonja was a Joliet Township High School graduate, active in her church community at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and enjoyed cooking, baking, and entertaining. Does anyone have memories of Trish or information about that night that could help fill gaps in the timeline?