Her 2nd husband (Richard), had beaten her head over and over on the hard floor.
The first thing he had to say when questioned by the
police was that she had attacked him! You have to understand,
My mother was all of 5 feet tall and weighed 90 pounds dripping wet.
Her husband on the other hand was about 6'2" and
weighed about 240 pounds.
When he was caught at the house, he was putting a
shovel,duct tape and her purse and coat in the
trunk of his car.... you figure it out.
When asked where her family could be contacted he told
them he did not know how to reach any of us and
that he did not even know my name or the name of my
grandmother or where we lived.He did tell them that
he THOUGHT my husband was in the military. It was
a full 8 hours after this happend that I was contacted.
And it was only by fluke that they found me
While going through my mothers purse, now in police hands.
The Detective's found my mother's address book and
they found an address for a military unit in Germany.
This rose sheds its tears for all those lost to
Domestic Violence,those who are still victim,and
to
those who will become victim.
When Domestic Violence ends...
this rose will sparkle again with beauty....
and its tears will be no more.