Erica Benson was 16 when she was killed in Joliet, Illinois, on July 28, 1997. Her death is reported as part of a larger violent episode tied to a man from Joliet who carried out a weekend rampage in late June 1997 that included four killings and a rape.

The broader incident was described as driven by the perpetrator’s mounting financial and personal troubles.

Does anyone have verifiable details about Erica Benson’s life, the circumstances of her death, or contacts who can help fill in what happened to her?