Iam the oldest daughter born to Maurine Hunsaker, who was murdered by Ralph Menzies in 1986. She was 17 years old at the time of my birth. She was on welfare and barely getting by having one child before me, and for that and other reasons I was placed for adoption.

Unlike my older brother, I don’t recall meeting my birth mother, but it is possible that I did. My grandmother was a friend of the family that adopted me, which is how the adoption was arranged.

I was nine when the murder happened. I did not understand why at the time, but my adopted mom made me watch the news coverage. That memory still stands out in my mind today, and I can honestly say that I have lived with the consequences of this murder for nearly 40 years.

Seven years after the murder, I learned that Maurine Hunsaker w

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