Elizabeth M. Volberding, 68, was found dead in the kitchen of her Spring Grove, Illinois home on February 3, 2017, the day she turned 68. A gunshot wound to her neck was determined to be the cause of death. She was a retired Chicago Police Officer, having left the force in 2000, and was active in her community and the Fraternal Order of Police. Elizabeth enjoyed crocheting and reading and is survived by her children and grandchildren.

Investigators say her husband, Lorin E. Volberding, also a retired Chicago Police Officer, called a neighbor and left a voicemail in which he confessed to shooting Elizabeth during a domestic dispute. Police found Elizabeth deceased at the scene and took Lorin into custody. The couple had a prior domestic incident in 2015 in which Lorin barricaded himself in the home and threatened Elizabeth at gunpoint; no charges were filed then.

Does anyone have information about Elizabeth’s life in Spring Grove or recall the 2015 incident that might shed light on what led to that February 2017 dispute?