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Originally Posted by chase
I lived about 15 miles from where that happened, at that time. My son and I made flyers up and put them up and down the streets near our home when she was missing. He's 12, and ever since then, he will not go to bed until he checks all the doors and windows to make sure they are locked. It really affected his outlook of safety and caution.
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We live about the same distance (10 miles) from where Canadian schoolgirl killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka did their kidnapping, rape and torture of several local girls (Kristen French & Leslie Mahaffey) - and my parents live right around the corner from the house (since demolished) as well.
The abductions and murders made international headlines over a decade ago, and I quite know what you mean about how it affects a person's outlook of safety and caution. With our two daughters we had to walk the tightrope between scaring the hell out of them...and teaching them about what can potentially happen in the world.