Man faces murder charges in Rockford cold case
Treesa Wiley, 35, was shot to death in 2016.
Published: Mar. 10, 2023 at 11:09 AM CST
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A man is charged in the cold case murder of a 35-year-old Rockford preschool teacher.
Kahyal Merrills, 31, is charged with murder in the 2016 shooting of Treesa Wiley.
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Wiley, along with another woman, was found by Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies around 2 a.m. Jan. 30, 2016, in the 1300 block of Carbaugh Avenue. Investigators had received a call about a home invasion at that address.
Both women were shot; the second woman, Kristal Scott, survived.
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