1st Edition

Living Victims, Stolen Lives Parents of Murdered Children Speak to America

By Brad Stetson Copyright 2003
    136 Pages
    by Routledge

    136 Pages
    by Routledge

    "Living Victims, Stolen Lives: Parents of Murdered Children Speak to America" is a gripping and instructive sketch of the intense psychic pain, anger, and frustration experienced by parents of murdered children. Drawing on intimate interviews with parents enduring murdered-child grief and the insights of professionals counseling them, this unique book gives a deeply moving psychological, emotional, and spiritual portrait of people immersed in epic tragedy and loss.

    A Note of Dedication

     Foreword: A Word About Method

     Preface

     Acknowledgments

    Introduction: Murder in America  Click To Read It Now!

    PART I Voices of Parents of Murdered Children

     CHAPTER 1 Juanita Lopez
     CHAPTER 2 Jack and Yolanda Morales
     CHAPTER 3 Lupe Thexton
     CHAPTER 4 Gil Matinelli
     CHAPTER 5 Elly Rossi

    PART II Toward Understanding and Healing
     CHAPTER 6 Nancy Ruhe-Munch
     CHAPTER 7 Pastor Ken Wilson and Mark Mogensen

    PART III Reaching for Resolution
    CHAPTER 8 Steps Toward Healing for Parents of Murdered Children
     and Other Survivors of Homicide

     APPENDIX I A Reflection on Teen Suicide

     APPENDIX II Groups Supporting Parents and Loved Ones of Murder Victims and Others Who Grieve

     Bibliography

     Index

    Biography

    Brad Stetson (Author)