What Is Wrong With People!

Please tell me what makes a man think it's okay to kill a child.

Our area has been through enough the past two weeks, we didn't need this.

A man went to his ex-girlfriends house.

Grabbed her new boyfriend's daughter, who was about 10 years old.

Dragged her into the driveway, put her in a headlock, and then shot her in the head twice.

Then ran away and shot himself in the stomach.

He is in surgery...she is dead.

What is wrong with some people?????

Safe Again

We got some good news yesterday. It seems there was a shootout right across the NC/SC border, and the gunman that was killed was our serial killer. We will never know why he murdered five innocent people, including a fifteen year old girl, but that's okay. At least he can never hurt anyone else. The sad thing was that this guy had a rap sheet twenty five pages long. TWENTY FIVE PAGES! Why was he walking around free? From what I understand, he was on parole. In my opinion, someone has some explaining to do.

Our 4th Of July

We have had such a busy weekend. Friday afternoon, my mom and Missy (and Alex) came over for some pool fun and good food. (My sister was supposed to come, but Carson was sick) We hung out, the kids swam, we all ate, then we went and watched a fireworks display. The fireworks show was right where all the murders have taken place, so it was a little creepy, but there were tons of cops driving around. Missy blew up an air mattress in the back of her truck, and the kids had a ball hanging out and watching the fireworks. I forgot my camera, but Missy took tons of pictures that she is going to send to me (hint, hint! lol) After the fireworks, we came back to the house, and Alex spent the night. All the kids slept until noon yesterday, except Kasi. Missy and Sam picked up Alex, and we ran out to find some hash for Junior. (it's a southern thing, I think, where people set up stands on the side of the road, and sell pulled pork and other bbq-type meats) While we were out, Junior got some sparklers for the kids, and I bought the stuff to grill out some hamburgers. We had a nice, quiet evening with the kids, and they had a ball with the sparklers. I put up a bunch of pictures on my picture blog. This morning, Junior and I are up, and it's almost 11, but the kids are still sleeping. I think today we are just going to hang out and relax. It's kind of rainy outside, so who knows if the kids will get to swim. Maybe we'll just watch some movies.

Oh, and just in case you are wondering, our serial killer has made national news, and luckily he hasn't struck since the other night when he shot the father and daughter at the family business. The daughter, who survived a shot in the head, was only 15. I say was because unfortunately, yesterday morning, she died. That makes five murders in less than a week. Poor Brandi is going to give herself an ulcer worrying. I told her last night that they caught and killed him, but she didn't buy it. Sometimes she is too smart for her seven years. I wish I could take her fear away, but I don't know how. I have told her over and over that we are safe, but she still worries. I can not wait until this guy is caught. Is it wrong that I am hoping he has a shootout with the police, and he ends up dead?

Update On The Murders

The chase had nothing to do with the murders, so the killer is still on the loose.

It was some crazy woman who was being pulled over. She decided, with two kids in the car, to run. At some point she slowed enough to let the kids out of the car, and then she crashed her car and shot herself, committing suicide. Oh, at some point she did fire on the police cars chasing her.

They are pretty sure the last murder is connected to the other three. The one tonight was at a small business. Apparently the owner went home, received a phone call, and he and his daughter went back to the store. It was there that they were bound and shot. The others were also small business owners. The others were also bound and then shot.

It doesn't look like the woman who was shot in the head is going to make it.

This is unbelievable.

Keeping My Doors Locked

I mentioned on my craft blog that we have a serial killer on the loose nearby. A few days ago, one man was killed, last night two women were killed, and we are just now learning that another two people have been shot, and one of them is dead. The survivor was shot in the head, but is miraculously holding on. There was also a police chase right after, and there is yet another person dead, and there is a rumor that it is a woman, a victim of a car jacking. They are also saying, although it is not confirmed, that the police have someone is custody. I am hoping it is the psycho who is killing innocent people.

I am not ashamed to say I am pretty scared right now. They are telling everyone to stay inside with their doors locked. This kind of thing isn't supposed to happen in our small town in South Carolina.