Rockford quadruple homicide victim s mother finds peace in forgiveness
ROCKFORD Six years after a Rockford woman tragically lost her daughter and two grandsons in a quadruple homicide, she says she s chosen to forgive the killer.
“By the grace of God, he has given me peace,” said Rolanda Collins, who spent the anniversary of their death last weekend surrounded by family. There was no special memorial or tribute, just a place of love, she said.
Collins daughter, Martia Flint, was at home with her two sons, Tyrone Smith III, 6, and Tobias K. Smith, 4, and her boyfriend, Demontae Rhodes, on Dec. 20, 2014, when all four were shot to death.