Dear Friend,

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/Charge-Man-tortured-killed-woman-before-12505844.php

https://youtu.be/LPQqq-FthfU

On MLK Day a woman was murdered in our neighborhood. Lake City Way blocked, so I had to take an alternative route home.

I came home, and Grant said swat teams were flying overhead all morning. We wondered what happened.

On Monday I googled information & found that the nicest 63-year-old woman had been gruesomely tied, stabbed, throat slit, raped & gasoline poured on her crotch by a 23-year-old man from Bellevue who randomly picked our neighborhood, that street, that house & found one of her doors unlocked.

So now I’m involved.

I dropped flowers off where all the other flowers were in her driveway, committed to praying for her for a year and talking to neighbors on the nextdoor app to see how we can honor her.

The son wants a private funeral & space. God knows his wishes have to be. I already know I want to collect stories from her neighbors to put in a book to honor her.

But I can do so much more, and this is what I’m doing.

https://funds.gofundme.com/dashboard/wezg9nxg

My problems are small.

Please pass this on if this moves you.