find my tears in the ocean and then I will stop loving you....

The world is a dangerous place, not because

of those who do evil, but because of those

who look on and do nothing.

Albert Einstein

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This has been added to this page to bring awareness to the problem of homelessness and the barrier that it creates for those trying to escape violence

85% of Women in homeless shelters are escaping violence in the home. . There are others that are simply just not wanted by their families or friends. Some are simply discarded like a piece of trash, while others are turned away because of fear or ignorance. Many of these stories do not turn out good. 18, year old, mentally disabled Chester, had been abused and starved for years on end. When the state refused "food stamp" benefits to Chester's parents he was discarded as if he were nothing. He was put on a bus by himself in search of his "real" father. Chester died shortly after arriving in FL from his stomach rupturing and kidney failure. Chester's story would not be here if some compassionate people had not taken him in and gotten him medical attention.

Most of these people just simply vanish and rarely does anyone even care enough to wonder what happened to them. Most domestic violence shelter's are only temporary solutions and do not address the long term needs that a victim of violence has to rebuild their lives. In an "offender" based criminal justice system, rarely is any attention whatsoever given to address the needs of the victim. Because our society tends to view the victims of domestic violence as somehow culpable or weak, the problem is ignored. Some of these people die in our streets, some to turn a life of crime, as violence is the only thing that they have ever been shown or experienced, still other's retreat to a life of isolation with unaddressed poverty that affects them and their children. These are the stories of the homeless dying, homeless living, those that turned to a life a crime and those whose needs were never addressed. If they have not perished, some of these may turn into the criminal that in the future MAY BE AT YOUR DOORSTEP! The next time that you see a homeless person or someone that is living in a manner that does not seem "normal" ie. without sewage or water maybe you should ask yourself if your indifference could possibly contribute to the crimes that person may have to committ in order to survive. The next time that you donate "canned beets" to your local food pantry, maybe you could pick up a can of beef stew instead. Many people escaping violence simply do not have the support systems that they need within their world. DO NOT ASSUME that there are social agencies to take care of everything because there simply are not or are not enough to address the many, many needs that it takes to rebuild a life that has suffered years of violence. I have but one suggestion as you contemplate these words, ask yourself, if it were me or my child what would I want someone to do.

Things people do not consider with the problem of homelessness:

1. an address to place on a job application

2. a shower to get to a job

3. has this person recently eaten

4. does this person have a toothbrush to brush their teeth for a job interview or to go to work

If you know someone that has been sleeping in their car, THEY ARE HOMELESS. If you know someone that does not know from one day to the next where they will sleep that night, THEY ARE HOMELESS. If you know someone that lives without basic human necessities, search of water or lack of sewage, THIS IS POVERTY! Get a grip, these people don't just go away. Many of them have been forgotten about and thrown away. You can do something, your church can do something and SHOULD DO SOMETHING. Sometimes these people have jobs, but cannot afford one moment away from work, lest their fragile existences fall completely apart. Ask yourself and consider what you could do. Ask yourself and consider, what would I do if that were me? Instead of spending your lunch hour watching a soap opera, maybe you could make a phone call for a person like this and see if you could get a case worker involved to help them. I ask you to consider....what would you do? Some are junkies, they are sick, some are ill or mentally disabled, some are victims of crime that have had no resources with which to build their lives. In the richest country in the world, people are more concerned with the next airing of "American Idol" than they are with being their brother's keeper. If you ignore the problem it will not go away and it may one day become your problem.

http://www.myspace.com/angelwings_181 for Chesters Story of domestic abuse, starvation and homelessness

Compassion is a

SENSE OF SHARED SUFFERING,

most often combined with a

DESIRE TO ALLEVIATE OR REDUCE SUCH SUFFERING;

to show special kindness to those who suffer. Thus compassion is essentially

EMPATHY, though with a more ACTIVE SLANT

in that the compassionate person will seek to actually

AID THOSE THEY FEEL COMPASSION FOR.

Compassionate acts are those which take into account the suffering of others and

ATTEMPT TO ALLEVIATE THAT SUFFERING AS IF IT WERE ONE'S OWN.

Compassion is a type of behavior which seeks to

BENEFIT OTHERS BY REDUCING THEIR SUFFERING.
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Hopeful true story, pursuing and finding some JUSTICE!

On August 28, 1996, Carrie Culberson vanished without a trace. Her, then boyfriend, Vincent Doan, was later convicted of murdering Carrie Culberson. To this day, Vincent still has not revealed the whereabouts of Carrie's remains. This is Vincents "last stand holdout" .. over Carrie Culberson. Carrie's family won a civil suit in Blanchester, Ohio against the police department regarding their mishandling of part of the investigation. Carrie's case is remarkable in that a conviction was achieved although Carrie's body was not recovered. There have been several other indictments in regards to Carrie's case.

Carrie was a tender, 22 years old at the time of her death. Many persons are still seeking the remains of Carrie Culberson so she can be put to rest. Please refer to all of the information on Carrie's website. The website is fairly detailed and informative regarding Carrie's case and the ongoing search for her remains. This case can be quite helpful to prosecutor's and investigators in regard to proceeding on a murder charge without a body. It also is encouraging that the family won their civil suit against the police department regarding the improper handling of Carrie's remains, in that law enforcement should be held held accountable for securing of crime scenes, proper investigation's, etc.

www.findcarrieculberson.com gives court transcripts, media coverage, chronological case building, etc

www.AngelGardenofHope.com information on contacting media sources, building cases, searches for lost and missing

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On, April 4, 2004 Margarita
Casillo was found in her Elmwood Park, Illinois home
naked. She was found lying on her hallway floor with seven needle stab marks to her heart of her chest. She had multiple bruising on her both of her forearms, the shins of her knees and across her back.
Her current partner was the last
person to see her alive. He had been overheard by
neighbors next door threatening to kill her. This was just three days before her body was found.
The coroner ruled her death as
"undetermined." (click on Margarita's picture to see her story as told to me by her daughter Susana)

Linda Anne Regan preceeded her in death on Memorial Day 2001. She was found with her car in park on University Drive in the Plantations of Florida. She was parked west
bound in an east bound lane. The coroner marked the cause of death as "Blunt Chest Trauma. "

The last person to see her alive was a neighbor. The neighbor saw her leaving with her "live in boyfriend" in his father's white car. The same car she was found in. Following them was a young brunette with a red car.

He came back with her.

Linda Anne Regan
7/27/76 - 5/28/01

NO PROSECUTION, NO CONVICTION HER KILLER WALKS FREE

(click on Linda Anne's Picture for full story as told to me by her sister Susana)

Tina Martindale,

In March, a Kane County coroner's jury deliberated for more than an hour -- much longer than normal for an inquest -- before ruling Tina's death a homicide.

Though the Aurora Police Department is investigating the case, no one has been arrested.

(click on Tina's picture to read her story)

Gina Marie Lupson-Holden-Young, June 1, 1967-June 9, 1993
Shaun Edward Lupson-Holden, December 1, 1989-June 9, 1993
Joshua Lee Lupson-Young, November 10, 1992-June 9, 1993

Wednesday June 9, 1993 Gina's husband poured gasoline in the living room, up the stairs, and right into Gina's bedroom, lit a match, and walked away — walked away with not a burn on his body; walked away with no carbon monoxide in his lungs; walked away while Gina, Shaun and Joshua died in the inferno. (click on Gina's picture for full story - her husband was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences)

On October 22, 2000, Claire Joyce Tempongko was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Tari Ramirez. Ramirez stabbed Claire to death in her home in front of her two young children. Ramirez is still at large. (click on Claire's picture to read the full story - her murder is at large and a picture is posted in the link)

Berna Samara Judge Ellington, Cameron Noah and Christian Caleb Ellington

Died May 17, 2006. All three were beaten to death with a hammer by Berna's husband and the twins father, Clayton Ellington. (click on Berna's picture for story)

On Dec. 26, 2006, after 27 years of marriage, Steve Donald killed his wife then himself. Just 4 days prior Annette had convinced a judge to lift a "stay away" order on Steve. In one final attempt to save her marriage, Annette paid the ultimate price & so did Steve. Left behind were their children and grandchildren. Please see Annette's "MY SPACE", told by her old friend, Irish Rose or you can refer to her full story on the web by clicking here .

Ashley Marie Scott died of Blunt Force Head Trauma on Thanksgiving Day 2006, at the hands of her husband. She was a school teacher and admired by all of her students. Husband let her stay in the garage for several hours with injuries prior to calling 911. One of Mrs. Scott's students told me that she died of her injuries later at the hospital. To see Mrs. Scott's full story to date (as I know it) CLICK HERE.

On February 21, 2005, 20 year old, Evelynn Grace Smith died of stab wounds. She was murdered in a bathtub, then placed on a bed. Her killer folded her arms across her chest and then laid a Spanish language bible on her. Her killer, at first, claimed that the two had a suicide pact, but it was later determined that there was no way that Evelynn could have inflicted the wounds that she had upon herself. Investigators learned about some sort of domestic violence report between Smith and Trejo-Ramirez in North Carolina but hadn't obtained any details. Fernando Trejo-Ramirez, 19, has been charged with second-degree murder. Click Here to see Evelynn Grace Smith's story as told by her mom's friend, Francine.

Rebecca Caldwell, her story as told by her sister:

around 4am on the morning of september 18, 00', rebecca was getting stoned. her ex, ben, was getting drunk. he had, earlier in the day, argued his way through her door demanding a place to crash. she, being rebecca, allowed his entry. the arguments grew grew and grew, like the devil's erection, until ben saw fit to strangle rebecca til her eye popped out of socket, til she bit off most of her own tongue, til she never breathed again.
poor ben panicked, spending the next day and a half in rebecca's one bedroom apartment, drinking and smoking and god knows what else, as her body grew cold and stiff. the blood stains on her bed had long since dried when ben saw fit to call the proper authorities on his white trash self. rebecca's family had to make do with a closed casket ceremony. eventually, ben was found guilty and sentenced to life behind bars, where his meals would forever be provided, and he would never again have to sweat a utility bill. To vist Rebecca's MySpace Click Here. Rebecca had two outstanding warrants on Ben at the time of her death. The authorities in Louisville say that they were not "obligated" to serve warrants. The family still pursues justice for Rebecca.

Tynesha Stewart went MISSING on March 15, 2007. She was missing for over a week. Her family and a local activists did not give up and ultimately got a confession from her Ex-Boyfriend who had strangled her and placed body in a dumpster. There are some lessons to be learned here and I hope that you will read Tynesha Stewarts FULL STORY .

On January 2, 2007 two intruder's broke into the home of Merced Costilla, where Brenda Greenwood and her baby were staying. Merced Costilla was shot in the stomach, Brenda Greenwood was shot multiple times and her daughter, Reya had also been shot. Brenda died later at the hospital, however Reya (her baby) survived with wounds from the gunshot(s) to her arm, lung and neck. Approximately one week earlier, Brenda had filed a protective order against Reya's father, Jaime Casillas. At the hospital, the victims identified one of the shooter's as Jaime Casillas. Casillas had previous convictions for domestic battery in 2005 and 2000 according to prosecutors. Jaime Casillas currently awaits trial. For further information regarding Brenda Greenwood visit the full story at wordpress or you can visit her sister Holly at http://www.myspace.com/hollygarzao . Holly currently seeks custody of her niece, Reya.

Tracey Sigman, 28 years old, was beat to death by her husband, in her home on May 1, 1994. Her 11 year old daughter Megan, and 15 year old brother were also present the day that this happened. Tracey had 42 multiple bruise over her body, 6 abrasions to her head, hair was missing from her right temple. Her 9th rib was also broken and her sternum broke and cut a one and half inch gash into her heart. Her spouse, Megan's father, only spent 10 years in prison for this violent death, in the presence of two minors. Although his daughter showed up at his parole board hearing, he was released from prison. Tracey's brother lives in the same town as this man and has to encounter him on occasion. Megan, the daughter states that he was VERY abusive to both her and her mother. Megan spent years being understandably angry (probably an understatement), however later tried to establish contact with her father. He never responded to Megan. Megan's story of her feelings surrounding all of these events are blogged in a story called: " Letters from Megan, Homicide through the Eye's of a child", Insights into the feelings and life experience of the children that bear witness to domestic violence, abuse and homicide . To visit Megan's MySpace, click on her mom's (Tracey's) picture. To read Megan's story of what domestic violence is like through the eyes of a child, click anywhere on the highlighted text.

(NOTE: The authors’ words in this document are always stated in italics)

Sandra Kay Travis has been missing from Mayfield, Kentucky since July 31, 2005. Her daughter, who lives in Illinois was not aware of the extent of the abuse that her mother suffered, until after her mother went "missing". Mrs. Travis' daughter has since learned that a lot of victims of Domestic Abuse "keep it to themselves". Mrs. Travis, daughter has been told that Sandra Kay's husband, Bobby Travis, is a person of interest in the case, by the Sheriff’s Department in the presiding jurisdiction.

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If

If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!

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