had just been dumped by his girlfriend. His time of death was approximated to be 3:00 PM. Despite this, I don’t think the guilt is any less: I believe I’ve simply learned how to ignore it more easily. Unknown how great a factor it was in his suicide, the young boy had legal trouble on top of everything else. The following morning, he was to be tried for vandalism of a church. And while Father Martinez surely went to court the next morning, there would be no one for him to testify against.
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