Rebecca Finkenhofer
Rebecca Finkenhofer
Rebecca Finkenhofer was a 16-year-old sophomore at Harlem High School (Illinois). She originally hails from Machesney Park, Illinois. [3]
Finkenhofer was a straight A-student who had a passion for dancing.
She was an older sister to three brothers and one sister and cared for them deeply.
[2]Finkenhofer is remembered by her friends and family as an intelligent woman who had a big heart.
Death
On December 28th just after midnight, Rebecca was defending her grandmother and 6-year-old sister from a robbery at their apartment on the 1000 block of Minns Drive in Machesney Park.
The intruder was her mother's ex-boyfriend, Michael Mernack.
At first, Rebecca forced Mernack out of the house and they were fighting outside.
Mernack then shot her on the walkway to the apartment, fatally wounding her.