Blanca Rosa LaCortiglia, 37, was found dead in her Spring Lake, North Carolina home on April 30, 2023. I love you. was on a counter. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office had been asked to conduct a welfare check after contact from the Hamilton Township Police Department in Ohio.

Investigators identified Blanca’s husband, 43-year-old Jeffrey Myers LaCortiglia, as the person responsible. He travelled to Ohio, visited his mother, and told Hamilton Township Police he had shot his wife in North Carolina. Encouraged by his mother, he surrendered to local authorities; a murder warrant was issued, he was taken into custody in Ohio, waived extradition, and was returned to North Carolina to face charges. The couple’s 8-year-old son was placed with Jeffrey’s father in Ohio. Blanca is survived by her parents Rene Aceituno and Daysi Cordon, siblings Oyuki Aceituno and Jessy Molina, half-siblings Rene Aceituno Jr. and Maria Aceituno, and her son Deacon LaCortiglia.

Did anyone in the Spring Lake community know Blanca or her artwork and have information that could help explain what led to this tragedy?