"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 DedicationForeword: A Word About MethodPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Murder in America Click To Read It Now!PART I Voices of Parents of Murdered ChildrenCHAPTER 1 Juanita LopezCHAPTER 2 Jack and Yolanda MoralesCHAPTER 3 Lupe ThextonCHAPTER 4 Gil MatinelliCHAPTER 5 Elly RossiPART II Toward Understanding and HealingCHAPTER 6 Nancy Ruhe-MunchCHAPTER 7 Pastor Ken Wilson and Mark MogensenPART III Reaching for ResolutionCHAPTER 8 Steps Toward Healing for Parents of Murdered Childrenand Other Survivors of HomicideAPPENDIX I A Reflection on Teen SuicideAPPENDIX II Groups Supporting Parents and Loved Ones of Murder Victims and Others Who GrieveBibliographyIndex
