n June 2022, 22-year-old Liese Dodd, eight months pregnant, was found dead in her apartment in Alton, Illinois, after her mother went to check on her following days of silence. What initially appeared to be a quiet concern quickly unraveled into a case filled with unanswered questions, hidden warning signs, and a relationship few outsiders fully understood. The truth would later point to someone close to her—and a tragedy rooted in domestic violence.