Post by Hope on Dec 3, 2022 19:08:28 GMT
Carrying this over from our Facebook page. Beautifully said Snoho. Her words are something we need to remember and think about, every single day.
With sadness, today marks the 41st anniversary of the Keddie homicides. That it’s gone unsolved for so long is a tragedy. These wounds can’t ever be fully healed, but I believe answers can still be found and accountability held. Mother Sue Sharp, son Johnny, daughter Tina and friend Dana Wingate lost their lives horribly and inexplicably . But on this anniversary, I’d like to take a moment to think on the living victims. People who, while suffering unimaginable grief and confusion had their own lives pulled out from underneath them. The fear and insecurity of that, I can’t begin to imagine. Years later and looking for answers, they were met with suspicion and hostility from strangers hiding behind keyboards. I won’t pull any punches, every angle deserves investigating. But the malicious, personal attacks that random people gleefully joined in on, feeling justified because they’d become part of a mob mentality? Like feral dogs attacking, sickens me to my core. I think back to my own postings wondering if I ever hurt anybody and hoping not, but probably. Although these online Keddie boards were started with the best of intentions, was it worth seeing people’s lives torn apart and exposed? The dead are at peace, only the living can still suffer. I honestly hope none of the survivors read this or any other write up. I hope they forget what day it is, being too busy enjoying beautiful lives with wonderful families.