Usually, I place the names of officers killed in the line of duty under the title of “Memorial.” Today it is appropriate to list the name of Dylan Groene, the 8 year boy who was abducted along with his sister, Shasta, from their home in Idaho some eight weeks ago. Joseph Edward Duncan III is accused of killing Dylan’s older brother, mother and his mother’s boyfriend at their home.
Saturday was Dylan’s birthday…it was also his funeral. It is believed that Duncan killed him and abandoned his body in the wilderness. Today is not about Duncan. It is about those who apparently were sacrificed to satisfy the unthinkable desires of a person with his own demons.
Dylan is in a better place today. My prayers are with his family and his sister, who must learn to deal with the terrible memories of the ordeal she has endured.
There are literally hundreds of other missing children in the United States. Please take the time to go to The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to learn what needs to be done to stop the victimization of our children.