Dear Vanessa Pond,
It took courage and strength of character to speak out against such a manipulative and deadly deceitful person as Raven Samuel Peters Abaroa.
I am so sorry that you had to find out what Raven really is like by living with him and seeing his hurtful demeanor and his physical threats against you and possibly your daughter.
That part of your life is over now. Close the door on it, having learned lessons from it, and hopefully from the post on your guestbook which said " Google him".. Those of us who tried very hard to get a message to you did so in the hopes that you would see what we know before it was too late. " Too late" didin't come, dear lady. You are alive and your daughter is alive, and there are no babies in Raven's way. You did the right things, even when the choices must have seemed heartbreaking.
I hope you and he have severed all ties, and that he doesn't hold any grudges against you. If you think he does, please go to your family, then to your church Bishop, or the president of your Relief Society and see what can be done about relocating you and your child to another part of the country for the sake of your life and your child's. I know there are all kinds of assistance available to members to live with a family far away from the trouble. Do what you need to do to stay safe and for your daughter to stay safe and happy. Janet had everything she thought she needed for a happy future. She was denied that chance, you cannot be, because you saw the truth before he killed you. Just don't ever give him a foot hold in your door again. He seems like a vengeful person, and I suspect he is backed up in that by his family members. I know you were close to them. I hope you have been able to sever all ties without extreme anger or resentment on their sides.
I hope life brings you many, many joys in the form of the family you want to have someday with the man of your heart. I hope that God lives in your heart and that you turn to Him for strength when all of this weighs heavily on you.
When things, ANYTHING in life, get tough, remember this- YOU survived Raven. No matter what might come in the way of a temporary setback like we all have in life, just think " I survived Raven, so I can survive ANYTHING". I know this is true.
God bless you and keep you safe always, Vanessa. One day, you WILL look back on this with only relief, not pain. Time heals the wounds.. You trusted a man who has the ability to go out of his way to separate a woman from her family, to charm her with superficial things, and false promises. He is not normal, so how could you judge what he offered you against anything else you had known previously? You are not to blame for one thing that happened.
Thank you for Googling him. Some of us tried very hard to get messages to you through your online bridal registry and so forth because we were so worried about you and your life, and your daughter's life, and that of any children you and the Bird might have borne together. I know it was not exactly a classy move, but I don't regret what I did because I did it only for you.
You matter to us, Vanessa, and I hope so much that one day you will post with us, that you will see that we want justice and we want Raven to pay for what he has done with all our hearts. Just like you probably do too.
Since we believe his life has taken turns for the worse, not the better after Janet's murder, it would be very enlightening to know the day to day things he did.. Whether you believed he was a happy soul, or somewhat bothered at all. I have always thought that the combination of the money embezzling combined with Janet's new pregnancy was what sent Raven into the depths of murder. Did he ever speak of their dead baby which was killed with Janet? Did he ever talk to you about future children?
Anything which you can share with us, even if you call yourself " Kate Spade" will make a difference in our vast break in knowledge of Raven after the last online videos he smirked and lied through. The knife video, the photos with his SUV, his motorcycles, his toys.. And the soccer lies. So many boastful lies, when Janet was always the soccer star in the family. His theft of her successes in college by his lies of his own talents in soccer were emotional ploys at her expense.
Did he try to take part of your identity for himself too, like he did Janet's soccer accolades? I've often wondered how quickly he starts taking the emotional life away from someone who loves him.
I wish you a very happy life, now and in the future you plan and carry out for yourself and your daughter. Like I said, nothing worse than Raven can ever happen to you. Remember this, and take comfort in it. God protected your and your daughter's lives. And you chose to Google.

I hope so much you are strong enough to read here.. We all care about you.
Thank you,
:blowkiss:
Maria