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It was a little before midnight when a Harvard, Illinois police officer noticed a vehicle pulled over along North Division Street. Its hazard lights blinked steadily in the darkness, casting small, rhythmic flashes across the quiet road. At first glance, everything suggested something ordinary — perhaps a stranded motorist, a flat tire, or someone resting before continuing their journey.
Inside the vehicle were two individuals — motionless, unresponsive, and without any sign of life. Soon, authorities confirmed who they were: Rachel (29) and Brandon Dumovich (30) — a young married couple from Wisconsin, deeply loved, deeply connected, and just days away from celebrating their first wedding anniversary.
No one could believe it. No one imagined that two people so full of love, energy, and future plans would be taken so suddenly, so painfully, and so inexplicably.