09-02-2016, 01:11 AM
Slaying victim’s parents recount depths of grief
John Clarke and Maytee Vazquez-Clarke described the despair and desperation they felt — and continue to feel — after their son, Johnny, was murdered and one of two men charged in his death was acquitted.
The couple took the witness stand Thursday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court in the trial of now-retired Toledo police Lt. Frank Ramirez, who is accused helping the Clarkes in their purported scheme to kill a woman they believed was involved in their son’s murder.
“After this happened to my son, I lived in the basement for say three years. I didn’t go out in society,” Clarke said. “I never talked to a psychiatrist or received any help for what I saw.”
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John Clarke and Maytee Vazquez-Clarke described the despair and desperation they felt — and continue to feel — after their son, Johnny, was murdered and one of two men charged in his death was acquitted.
The couple took the witness stand Thursday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court in the trial of now-retired Toledo police Lt. Frank Ramirez, who is accused helping the Clarkes in their purported scheme to kill a woman they believed was involved in their son’s murder.
“After this happened to my son, I lived in the basement for say three years. I didn’t go out in society,” Clarke said. “I never talked to a psychiatrist or received any help for what I saw.”
continue reading....
http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2016/0...grief.html