Monthly Archives: July 2011

Happy 11th birthday, Devon, my dear sweet boy. It should have been happy,anyway. Your birthday should have been a day of love and laughter, not tears and courtroom drama. I miss you. Monkey.

Didn’t go to court today. Manling’s mom testified and I just couldn’t go through seeing her parents tear themselves to piece for her again. Her father is supposed to testify tomorrow afternoon, so I think I will stay home again. … Continue reading →

Missed the morning session today. I understand the chaplain from the county jail facility spoke on her behalf. It came out that Manling has been writing to male inmates that she meets on the bus to court. Pretty disgusting – … Continue reading →

Had to testify yesterday. That was hard. Not just because it’s hard to get up and talk about these things, but because it’s all much harder to deal with a second time than the first time. I expected it would … Continue reading →

I had an appointment with my therapist today. Considered cancelling because of court, but then decided I probably needed it more than ever because of court. I’m having difficulty getting the images of Neals body and Ian’s autopsied stomach out … Continue reading →

Did you know that a long day of sitting in a courtroom listening to testimony about IP addresses and subscriber ids can turn your brains to mush? It’s true. After that a serious motion about redacted information can turn into … Continue reading →

You know, I told myself over and over again that it would be easier to go through this a second time. I lied to me. It isn’t easier at all. It’s wretched. Today the District Attorney showed little Ian’s stomach … Continue reading →

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The retrial started off today with opening statements by the prosecution and defense.  After that we went directly into the calling of witnesses.  I’ve done all this before but that doesn’t make things easier.  (Especially since I accidentally caught a glimpse … Continue reading →

New trial starts in the morning.  I’m really dreading going through it all again.  It’s unbelievable.  Hard enough to keep wrapping my head around the fact that my boys are gone.  Impossible to believe we are really starting a second … Continue reading →