In the wee hours of Nov 13, 2022, pure evil came to Moscow, Idaho, in the form of a monster whose name I will no longer speak. He took the lives of four innocent young people, but he also took from everyone else in that college town. He took their sense of security, and for some 11,000 people, living away from home for the first time, he took away all that remained of the innocence and naivete.
Today, in just a few hours, the evil monster will be formally sentenced to life in prison, with no opportunity for parole, and will be taken away, in cuffs and shackles, never to step outside prison walls again. Good riddance! May he rot there! For the families and friends of Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, although I am not sure there is really ever such a thing as closure, may this day be a turning point for you, when you can finally stop looking back, and begin to look forward, always holding your loved ones close in your heart, and knowing that millions of people that have never met them, both near and far, will as well. We will never forget them. JMO
