Police Reveal Identities of Dead Couple in Plainfield Murder-Suicide

The police released the name of the man and woman killed in Tuesday night’s murder-suicide.

Craig Cunningham, 46, stabbed his wife, 47-year-old Susan Cunningham, in their Prairie Grove Court home. He then ran into Interstate 55 traffic and was hit by a tractor-trailer and a passenger car.

Susan Cunningham taught physical education and health at Plainfield Central High School from 2002 to 2006 before moving on to Plainfield North. She had been on medical leave this whole school year, said district spokesman Tom Hernandez.

District Superintendent Lane Abrell said Sue was “a valued member of the staff, great with kids and a very positive person. All District 202 employees mourn Sue’s passing.”