08-01-2013, 07:34 AM
(08-01-2013, 05:50 AM)Duchess Wrote:
This is such an awful story. Sad Sad Sad. I don't know how family members sit there & listen to all the horrifying details.
I agree, Duchess. The parents are definitely made of stronger stuff than I. Every time a new article is released I get sick all over again.
I first heard about this when I was still teaching. Out of the blue our school was put on "lock down", the sound of sirens everywhere, many helicopters overhead, shouting, etc. - had no idea what was going on until it was over. Two of the "gang" had been located a little over a block from school. They were hiding with a friend. None of them are from my county, but Vanessa was from a nearby town. Fortunately, they were both apprehended and taken back to Knoxville. In fact, one of our local attorneys was hired to defend Vanessa.
Hope that NONE of them ever walk free again.