ROCK FALLS, Ill. — A Rock falls woman accused of killing her former friend in a 2019 stabbing was found guilty in court on Friday.
Nichole Elsesser, the suspect in the stabbing of 53-year-old Tracy Russell, was charged with both first and second-degree murder and was found guilty in the first degree after a five-day-long trial.
At the time, Elsesser gave a statement to police saying that she was a friend of Russell's.
Elsesser's sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 28 at the Whiteside County Courthouse.