1 minute read
Finding the Way
A 2ND ACT
Advertisement
{stories of perseverance}
FINDING THE WAY
Becoming upstanders rather than bystanders
This is the story of parents experiencing the unthinkable, and then doing the unimaginable.
When beautiful and talented Kaity Sudberry was 16, she began dating a polite, respectful and caring young man. About six months into the relationship, he became possessive, jealous and obsessed with knowing her every whereabout. Six months after that, Kaity realized this was an extremely toxic relationship and broke it off.
Shortly after the breakup, Kaity’s former boyfriend assaulted her. With both the police and school officials involved, he was suspended from school. However on his return, he assaulted Kaity again, this time being expelled. But his erratic and threatening behavior persisted via phone calls, prompting Kaity to file an injunction against harassment.
Five days later, on January 28, 2008, Kaity was walking home from school. The young man grabbed her from in front of her house, pulled her to the side yard of the house next door, and killed her with a shotgun. Then he turned the gun on himself.
