His friend described the dog breeder as a phenomenal dog trainer. The dog breeder also trained service dogs and people would see him walking the dogs through town without a leash.

Parenting is hard. When parents have a child with any type of disability, it compounds the challenge, tests the character of a parent, and their ability to keep the needs of their child in the forefront of their decision. Parenting adult children with disabilities is also challenging.

Were they friends? The 41-year-old man and the 88-year-old woman. He said they were.

People can get angry over simple mistakes, and this true crime is a prime example. A 57-year-old man eating a sandwich at a fast-food place realized there was no meat in his sandwich. Side note - this also happened to a friend of ours when we were out to dinner at a nice restaurant. Slip-ups happen.

Thankfully, I don’t know how it feels to lose a child to an act of violence. I imagine it ranks close to the worst possible life-altering event.

They lived in a generational home with a 71-year-old mother, her 44-year-old daughter, and her 19-year-old granddaughter.