MandyLeigh
In Memory of my beautiful teacher Katherine Powell
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I am one of those who rarely locks my house.. 50/50. No enemies, no jilted ex's, no bad karma that I know of coming my way, live in a relatively safe Mayberryesque neighborhood. I just happened to lock up today as I knew I would be gone for many hours. I came home about 5 PM to drop off some stuff and I noticed my slider was open about 3 inches.. I had put the wood 1X2 in the slider track to prevent it from opening. Apparently I did not lock the lock tho. My dining room window has smeared fingerprints all over it like someone was trying to slide the window open but it was locked. My deck pots under the window were knocked over and my back gate was open. Yikes. It really gives me the creeps. I would imagine that Travis was very concerned as I am now about the potentials and locked everything up (like I will all the time from now on) to feel safe. He must have been really stressed out about his home and privacy when she was living in Mesa, with the doggie door incidents and the slashed tires and all. I can relate tonight.
I am really glad you were not home when it occurred. So very glad.
Please everyone lock up, no matter where you live.
Also ladies please lock up your cars. Someone can get in, lay on the floor in the back and take you when you pull away. Or at least look back there before you get in.
And even if you are expecting someone, be aware and careful. Don't do it alone. My dear teacher turned friend to my mother, was kidnapped, tortured and brutally murdered by a man she was expecting to show up to install cable. He was a former Miami police officer. Trust no one.
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best is a very good saying. We can't be paranoid all of the time but we can't be totally open either.