![Crime scene on 12th Street in Wheeling, Illinois Thursday, April 12, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)](https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1878.jpg)
When a woman did not arrive at work at Old Munich Tavern & Grill on Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling, a person went to check on her well-being at home on 12th Street in Wheeling. Marisa Dister, age 46, and her boyfriend Russell O’Connor, age 44, were found deceased at the home.
Police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting the tragic discovery at about 5:42 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2024 in the block of 300 12th Street in Wheeling. Paramedics also responded a few minutes later. Police confirmed the scene was secure, but found a gun alongside the bodies, according to the Wheeling Police Department. Paramedics were allowed to move inside to the scene, and the two victims were pronounced dead inside the home.
![Crime scene on 12th Street in Wheeling, Illinois Thursday, April 12, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)](https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1880.jpg)
According to the Wheeling Police Department, the caller told police that two dead bodies were found during a well-being check on the residents around 5:42 p.m. Wheeling police released a statement that the couple had been in a “strained domestic relationship.”
The Cook County medical examiner’s office (CCMEO) confirmed the identity of the victims as 44-year-old Russell O’Connor and 46-year-old Marisa Dister. Initially, no cause of death was indicated. Neither the police department nor the CCMEO indicated the nature of injuries that may have caused the deaths.
![Crime scene on 12th Street in Wheeling, Illinois Thursday, April 12, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews).](https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1874.jpg)
Wheeling Police Department released a statement indicating there is no reason to believe a greater threat to the public exists. The crime scene, located in a one-story home in a cul-de-sac, is a few blocks north of the Wheeling Police Department headquarters.
Each of the victim’s Facebook pages indicated they had been in a relationship with each other. The couple had just attended a comedy appearance at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Russell O’Connor posted a picture of the couple celebrating a 14-year anniversary at Cheesecake Factory on March 17, 2024.
![Russell O'Connor (left) and Marisa Dister (SOURCE: Russell O'Connor/Facebook).](https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RussellOConnorMarisaDister.jpg)
Wheeling police investigated at a home on 12th Street where two people were found dead Thursday night (Christian Piekos/ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ
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