“When I was a little kid, my father took me to see an uncle in the hospital in Mexico. My uncle had gotten into an argument with his dad, my grandfather. It was over money he gave to a woman. I think he wanted to … Continue reading‘What’s a beautiful memory for you was a nightmare for me’
“Melissa’s boyfriend was never charged. The thing that really upset me was the way we were treated by the detective who was investigating it. He told us her boyfriend said he was taking care of her. But in reality, he left her lying in the … Continue readingMother continues to seek justice for her daughter
“On Oct. 3, 2008, a Friday afternoon, I received a phone call from my daughter’s boyfriend. They had been together maybe two years, living in North Carolina, and he had never called me before. He said Melissa fell in the bathroom, but she was fine. … Continue readingDomestic violence leads to daughter’s death
“I’m not a violent person. It was just a bad situation that I misinterpreted. My anxiety level was so high it was unreal. I wasn’t sleeping. I had heart palpitations. I felt scared all the time. So when the situation arose I just reacted. It … Continue readingPrison wolves, loneliness life-changing experience
“We’re starting a new church, and I’m the pastor’s wife. “With everything going on in the world right now, I think a lot of people are starting to lose faith. There’s a lot of hatred surrounding us with the terrorist acts, the shootings, the killings … Continue readingTheir new church will be ‘a place of hope’