Found Deceased IL - Rachel Dishman, 43, Winnebago County, 24 Oct 2020 *arrest*

[JerseyGirl]

Rachel Dishman, 43, was last seen on foot in the 600 Block of Euclid Avenue in the early morning hours of Oct. 24. Dishman was wearing red and black, tennis shoes and she was carrying a black drawstring style backpack.

Missing woman: Winnebago Co. Sheriff’s Office asking public for help

 

[realanastasia]

Found deceased: https://www.wifr.com/2020/10/27/body-of-missing-rockford-woman-found/

 

[YaYa_521]

Missing Rockford woman died of blunt trauma to head, coroner says
Published: Oct. 28, 2020 at 4:06 PM CDT

Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz completed the autopsy on Wednesday. He determined that the preliminary cause of death to Rachel Dishman, 43 of Rockford, was blunt trauma to the head. This is pending further studies, according to Hintz.

No arrests have been made at this time.

 

[YaYa_521]

Rockford woman remembered as an 'outgoing people person'

“She was an all-state saxophone player at Winnebago High School,” said Dishman’s younger brother, J. K., 38, of Cherry Valley. “She loved music in her younger years. She was a really good volleyball player. She enjoyed traveling. She was a very outgoing people person.”

Dishman is survived by her six children, who range in age from 23 to 6. Her first husband, Benji Vallance, died in 2004 at age 28. Dishman and her second husband, H. D. Jr., were in the process of divorcing, according to court records.

 

[YaYa_521]

Police charge man with murder of Rachel Dishman | MyStateline.com
Posted: Nov 5, 2020 / 06:02 PM CST / Updated: Nov 6, 2020 / 02:30 AM CST

37-year-old Joseph Peppers has been charged with the murder of Rachel Dishman, 43, who was found dead on October 27th after she was reported missing.

He has been charged with First Degree Murder, Aggravated Domestic Battery, and Concealment of a Homicidal Death.

Peppers is currently in custody at the Winnebago County Jail on a $5 million bond.

 

[YaYa_521]

Man indicted for 1st degree murder of Rockford woman

On Oct. 23, Rachel Dishman left her home that evening with Peppers. She did not return home...

On Oct. 25, ...a report of a missing person.

On Oct. 27, at approximately 11:45 a.m., Dishman’s body was found in a quarry...

Peppers is currently scheduled to appear in front of Judge Clifford on Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom B in the Winnebago County Criminal Justice Center.