this is a very sad story... and i'm no mother, but things like this really prevent me from sleeping. i am naturally an insecure, therefore, often paranoid person. so whenever i hear stories of people just randomly being killed/raped/tortured it really freaks me out. i mean, can you imagine just living your normal happy life, perhaps cooking dinner or watching TV waiting for your kids to come home, and all of a sudden they don't. in some cases, you're sleeping in your own home, and your kid just disappears in the morning. you become a celebrity, but in the worst circumstances possible. you become a prime candidate for oprah.

the absolute worst part that really keeps me up late at night is knowing you cannot control what happens. you are powerless to prevent it and can never predict it.

another sad reminder of the things that still happen in this world, and that this world is far from perfect.