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Black or White, Martese Johnson, Elizabeth Daly, Hannah Graham All Harmed in Charlottesville

As I packed my bags for the Virginia Festival of the Book last week, I thought about Hannah Graham. The pretty, freckled 18-year-old University of Virginia student was abducted and murdered last September. Graham has been on my mind since I first heard she was missing, so I wanted to Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 10 yearsMarch 23, 2015 ago
Depression

Two Years Later: What I Hope Teens Learn From Skylar

I’ve been away since last Wednesday, and I’m kicking myself for not writing this sooner. Just because I didn’t, though, does not mean that today’s date–the two-year anniversary of Skylar Neese’s disappearance–has not loomed large on my mind. How could it not, given that the book about her murder comes Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 11 yearsJuly 6, 2014 ago
Bullying

From the Front Lines: Breaking Away From A Bully

It couldn’t be more ironic if we had been reading lines from a script. Today’s early morning drive along Route 7 was pleasant enough, as I wound my way from Morgantown, W.Va., to Kingwood. It even included a serene interlude with an old friend at a Reedsville café. From there Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 11 yearsJune 5, 2014 ago
Rachel Shoaf

A Very Long Year Winds Down With 31 Days of March Madness

In less than a year, I wrote two books. In the midst of that, my sister died, my husband contracted a bone infection, and another loved one had a meltdown of sorts. Then, after meeting an extremely stressful deadline, I found I couldn’t write. It’s been a month now and Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 11 yearsApril 17, 2014 ago
child abduction

If You Talk the Talk, You Should Walk the Walk

Many years ago as a young news reporter, I learned what happens when a government agency attempts to violate their employees’ right to free speech. They live to regret it. Almost without exception, it pays to be painfully honest when faced with a sensitive situation—such as the death of a Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 12 yearsOctober 26, 2013 ago
child abduction

Shelia Eddy Pleads Not Guilty

The contrast between defense attorney and client couldn’t have been more stark: His voice boomed. It was by far the loudest in the courtroom. Distinct and certain, everyone seated inside the wood-paneled room could hear him without the need to lean forward, fearful of missing a single syllable. Hers was Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 12 yearsSeptember 17, 2013 ago
child abduction

The Wait is Over: Shelia Eddy to be Tried as Adult in Skylar Neese Murder

The most difficult part of covering the Skylar Neese story is deciding which hat to wear: journalist or author. But that’s nothing compared to the challenge of being Skylar’s parents, on days like this one. Yesterday I tweeted that “she who has been named” had finally, after months of silence Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 12 yearsSeptember 5, 2013 ago
child abduction

One Year Later: Moving Forward on Skylar’s Story

It was one year ago today when Skylar Neese left home, fully expecting to return. Sadly, she never got the chance. Looking back over the last year, I found hundreds of thousands of news articles, blog entries, posts, comments, tweets and retweets about Skylar Neese. Some reported on her disappearance, Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 12 years ago
child abduction

Nathan Mitchell: “Sometimes you need a divorce attorney. Sometimes you need a hitman.”

Following the very public execution of her mother at a Morgantown, W.Va., Wal-Mart parking lot, three-year-old Faith Mitchell is nowhere to be found. Her father and grandmother fled their Harrison County home months ago, taking the toddler with them. They did this not long after Shannon Stafford’s foster family fought Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 12 yearsJune 28, 2013 ago
Skylar Neese

Skylar Neese: The Struggle to Find Closure Almost One Year Later

It’s been said there’s nothing more powerful than the elements: sun, moon, wind, or rain. But there is something stronger than the force of nature. It’s a mother’s love. So it was that Mary Neese braved today’s scorching heat and high humidity to dedicate a bench to her daughter, Skylar, Read more…

By Daleen Berry, 12 yearsJune 23, 2013 ago

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