Post by ladylazarus on Apr 26, 2018 15:40:41 GMT
I've quietly been following this case since the early 2000's when I saw the Msnbc program Dark Heart/Iron hand about this case and then a few years later the Cold Case Files episode about the GSK. I've steadily watched as the case slowly built much needed momentum as the various books, tv shows, & websites/forums began and expanded. My life (like so many on here) has consisted of diligently logging online day after day, spending many long nights playing out scenarios in my head, and reaching for any thoughts that may be of help in this case. Of course I realize the absolute cold and brutal nature of this crime. But like many true crime buffs i was able to compartmentalize the case because neither my family/friends/self was affected. I was able to separate facts from emotional truths --- that is, until yesterday. I truly felt a day of absolute and total emotional break yesterday. When I heard the news and heard Mr. Harrington wrap his speech up with a msg to the rape victims about no longer being afraid that he will come through their windows - I felt an immediacy of emotions that I had kept at bay through years of following this case. I broke down sobbing and felt a release that had been building for years.
To the victims of this monster: I may not know your exact feelings, but I can understand the pain and fear this may has caused. The wreckage has caused so many ripples. But I hope from that wreckage you have all grown stronger and that finally knowing his name will bring you peace and relief. I hope this gives you all a sense of closure in some sense and an ability to further heal. He is no longer the night stalker; the bogeyman, a shadowed entity holding all this power --- he is a weak and pathetic shell of an old man.
I give so many thanks to the people who kept up and maintained focus on the face of devastation. Debbie, Shelly, Jane Sandler, all the people who wrote books and maintained websites & forums and did podcasts, and the law enforcement officers who worked on this case. I think we are all grateful to you and thankful that the victims will finally have answers.
To the victims of this monster: I may not know your exact feelings, but I can understand the pain and fear this may has caused. The wreckage has caused so many ripples. But I hope from that wreckage you have all grown stronger and that finally knowing his name will bring you peace and relief. I hope this gives you all a sense of closure in some sense and an ability to further heal. He is no longer the night stalker; the bogeyman, a shadowed entity holding all this power --- he is a weak and pathetic shell of an old man.
I give so many thanks to the people who kept up and maintained focus on the face of devastation. Debbie, Shelly, Jane Sandler, all the people who wrote books and maintained websites & forums and did podcasts, and the law enforcement officers who worked on this case. I think we are all grateful to you and thankful that the victims will finally have answers.