Rebecca Ruth Torres, 35, was found dead in her Flint, Michigan home on LeErda Avenue on the morning of December 27, 2007. A manager at a local blood bank and a mother of two, she was remembered as involved in her children’s school activities. Her death came amid reports of a sometimes-turbulent marriage; family members said the couple had seemed to be on better terms over the holidays.

The immediate investigation focused on her husband, Enrique Ricky Torres Jr., then 36 and a former Mt. Morris Township firefighter. Police located him about a mile from the house driving a friend’s car; after a brief pursuit he stopped, reportedly exited the vehicle and fired at officers. Officers returned fire, wounding him, and he was taken to a hospital under police guard and charged with murder, two counts of using a gun to commit a felony, and assault with intent to murder.

Two years later, in December 2009, Enrique Torres Jr., then 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, and two counts of felony firearm. He admitted in court to shooting and killing his wife with a handgun following an argument and received a minimum 30-year sentence for the murder. Does anyone have memories of Rebecca or information about the couple that could shed light on what led to that December 2007 confrontation?