In the early hours of April 8, 2015, a 911 call from a Wichita home reported that 32-year-old Rebecca Becky Campbell had been shot. Responding officers found Rebecca deceased from a gunshot wound to the head at the couple’s residence at 20th and Salina. Her husband, Derek Campbell, initially told police the shooting was an accident, saying his Rossi revolver had discharged while he was removing it from its holster.

Prosecutors later presented evidence that contradicted the accidental account, describing Derek as a controlling, verbally abusive husband who had been researching divorce and reconnecting with an old girlfriend in the days before Rebecca’s death. They said Derek had been out with that woman on the night of the shooting while Rebecca was bathing their child; a fellow inmate testified Derek confessed to intentionally killing his wife. The couple’s 5-year-old daughter was asleep in the home at the time.

A Sedgwick County jury found Derek Campbell guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in March 2016. He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 50 years before eligibility for parole. Does anyone have information about Rebecca’s life in Wichita or memories to share about her?