I totally agree with you, Backwoods. I think we all are affected, though most likely not to the extent that many of the locals are. When one of these cases doesnt take a little piece out of me, I will hit my knees and do some serious soul-searching. We come here looking to help find answers and resolutions to these tragic cases, and so very often, we never have that resolution. If you look at my 'join' date, I appear to be a newbie, but I came here the very first time in April of '09, shortly after Brittanee Drexel just disappeared from Ocean Blvd in Myrtle Beach at 9pm. Totally unbelieveable. There still is no resolution for her family, and she still hasnt been found...Sierra Lamar disappeared while walking to her bus stop on Mar 16 of this year, and while a suspect has been charged, she still has not been found. Kelli Bordeaux, a soldier at Fort Bragg, about an hour away from where I live, left a bar with a RSO on April 14 of this year, and has not been seen since. He is being held on unrelated charges, but so far, nothing in the way of resolution. There are far too many others to name...Lauren Spierer, Holly Bobo, and on and on. To have the resolution that we have in Mickey's case is rare, and while there is some satisfaction in knowing she at least was found and her murderer is locked away for life, there is a big hole in our hearts that such a treasured life was so senselessly taken. Each case offers its own pain, and I think we all share it. It is that pain that will keep me fighting for the ones still missing, and those that sadly will be missing in the future. And I think that is something most of us here share, and is why we really are "family" in here. JMO