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Kelly,
today you would have turned thirty three
What a beautiful lady you would now be
I miss the walks we use to take along the
ocean shore
And all the things we did together that we
can't do any more
But ever since you left this world I have
been deeply driven
By thoughts about the night you died and
will I be forgiven
I returned you to the place you felt such
lonely desperation
Thinking it was safe for you was a foolish
expectation
I'm sorry that you were too little to ever
comprehend
I never would have left you had I known your
life would end
The evil that you succumbed to the night
your fate was sealed
Did not go undiscovered as his secrets were
revealed
I know that I am part to blame in close
association
To love you and to keep you safe I had an
obligation
With secrets I embedded deep I had to use
discretion
With all my faith in just one man I gave a
rare confession
So Kelly, I can tell you, with reasonable
absolution
That this man and, his unit, are set on a
resolution
A Cold Case Unit comprised, of four men that
are the best
They are Kind, unselfish saviors, that help
the victims rest
They never let a family's grief be their
personal gain
No matter who the victims are they can feel
their pain
They understand the anger, and comfort all
the sorrow
They're honor is compelling, a policy others
should borrow
Every day they do their job and are rarely
ever praised
They complete their task for victims and are
totally unfazed
By all the attention suspects get beneath
ones moral guide
They will always stand for justice while
never having lied
So as each and every victim dies in deep and
dark despair
There's a glitter of hope in knowing this
Unit really cares
Kelly, I am so sorry that you were battered
through the years
And for what your father did to you as you
spent your life in tears
I know your little body and your soul are
filled with scars
For you, the Cold Case Unit put your father
behinds bars
I'm very grateful to them for having the
courage and heart to say
We won't let the man who killed you-ever get
away.
Barbara
Hinson (2011)
To Pay
Tribute To Detective Robert Alexander and
Detective Greg Myler; Prosecutor John Thomas
(San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Cold Case Unit); and,
Prosecutor John Thomas and
Prosecutor Mike Fermin.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Barbara Hinson is a
Criminal Justice Major, working on her Ph.D.
at South University in Columbia, South
Carolina. She has worked as an
investigative journalist and has worked for
many years with Southeastern Filmmakers.
The focus of her work has been on cold cases
and missing persons.
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