Practitioner Ms. Qu Yunlian was 72 years old and lived in Zhongguzhang Village, Shangzhuang Town, Rongcheng City, Shandong Province. She started to practice Falun Dafa in 1997 and was cured of all of her chronic illnesses. After July 20, 1999, she was arrested and threatened numerous times by the local police, who also ransacked her home frequently. She was under tremendous pressure and died on March 20, 2002.