I want to take a moment out to say thank you all who have followed this case, thank you for showing support towards the family and friends.
thank you for the prayers and positive thoughts throughout this entire rollercoaster ride
Thank you each for your opinions and input for both sides.
Thank you to the ones who even hoped for SL to be proven innocent in hopes that baby girl would have at least one parent.
thank you for everyone who donated towards the lawyer fees (which put the kirby almost 20 grand in debt, so if anyone wants to donate or even just pass along the information, please contact me in a private message)
I will also be opening up the justice for Melinda page back up on Facebook for anyone who wants to join.
thank you all for the motivating words when it was time for me to testify
thank you for hanging in there when i was keeping quite on the page and wasn't allowed to talk about the trial, just know i always kept up with everything
Thank you to the ones who believed the information that I was passing along was truth (to my knowing) and never doubting nor attacking me, if things were a little twisted around.
Most of all thank you all for being good hearted people, it reminds me that not everyone out there is scum, and that there are still good people left in this world.
There will never be such a thing as Melinda her family/friends having full justice for our loss, however knowing that Steve is behind bars for the next 55 years (lets face it, he can only play "nice/good" for a short time, his true colors will show) is mind settling, at least Baby girl is safe from him, his ex wife and son are safe from him, friends/family are safe from him. Melinda will always hold a big space in my heart, she showed me that true unconditional friendship does exist, that selflessness is a quality that some people do indeed possess. She showed me that BLOOD doesn't make you family.
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With all of this being said, I do want to say one more thing in this post..
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if you ever see a friend/stranger/loved one/anyone in an abusive mentally/physically
abusive relationship, never be sacred to step up and say something. even if you think that it might upset them. you never know, you could save them without
Even knowing it.
ALWAYS remember to tell those you love and care for, what they mean to you, never leave anything unsettled or mad, remember that words do hurt. Tomorrow is not promised, so take full advantage of today!
THANK YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING.
Forever grateful,
Brandi Renee
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