Tragedy in a Small Midwestern Town
We live in a peaceful, small Midwestern town. People are
friendly, warm and caring. This past week, we had a murder
shatter the peacefulness. The tragedy is amplified because a
loving mother was murdered by her husband.
This family has two small children, ages 7 and 9. Obviously, the
children lost not only their mother but their father too. He has
admitted to killing his wife. She asked for a divorce and he
became enraged. He beat her and strangled her.
I was introduced to this woman a month and a half ago. She and I
have a mutual friend. The murderer has been described by
everyone as a calm, quiet man. He is described as a caring
father. Everyone interviewed says this is totally inconceivable,
totally out of character.
And yet a beautiful mother is dead and her children will no
longer have her to raise them.
I guess we can't know what went wrong, why he snapped. How much
more is there to this story? But I come back to the
children....how can they go on?
Say a prayer for this family. We always think something like
this will never touch us and when it does........
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