I’m back
I need to thank my readers for their kindness and concern since my last post. Sadly, there is nothing new to report about Erin. The police have named a “person of interest” but no arrests have been made. There have been many letters to the editor of our local paper criticizing those of us who worked with Erin for failing to get involved. I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting and I can honestly say that I did the best I could. I never suspected anything like this was coming. Erin was a happy, positive kid who never showed signs of physical abuse. She wasn’t fearful or timid. Even now, knowing what I do, when I look, I still don’t see any red flags that I missed. She was a sweet girl who had the misfortune of living in filthy house. All I ever hoped for was for DSS to make her family get rid of some of the cats and clean up. As it turns out, DSS was called at least three times. Their handling of the case is also under scrutiny, but that’s not something I’m prepared to write about.
