Lord, be with their families and the people investigating the case. I went to Speedy Stop to get gas that afternoon, and saw that Tiffany wasn't there. I asked if she was off that day, they said no, so I just figured she came in later... Every time I'd go in there, she'd talk to me, ask how things were, how my brother was. She and Jake would always pick on each other. Jake's good friend Chris is Sam's little brother. Their former higschool principal had to get Chris away from everything, he was so angry and ready to explode. Thank God Mr. Wright was there for him. Mom went to see Linda Coker, Sam's mother, yesterday morning. They've been friends for as long as we've lived here. Mom was on her way to work and saw Mr. Coker outside, she just stopped to see she could do. Mr. Coker told her to go inside, that Linda could use someone to talk to. Mom walked in, and Mrs. Coker hugged her and broke down. I can't even imagine what she's going through---finding her son, his girlfriend, and friend shot in the head in his own home. That image will haunt her forever. Lord, please be with the families involved. Please give them the guidance and resources necessary to find who did this. ************ Ashley (englishsongbird) included a link to information about Steffany. Steffany and I graduated the same year, so we had classes together all through school, and got to be fairly close. She lived right next door to one of my best friends, in Jr. High the 3 of us had sleepovers. Steffany was murdered shortly after highschool. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I couldn't bring myself to it. I used work as an excuse to keep myself from feeling guilty, but it didn't help. My little brother's in Lubbock, and I offered to buy him a plane ticket home, so he'd at least have the option of being here to say goodbye to Tiffany. I kicked myself for years for not saying goodbye to Steffany, and I didn't want Jacob to go through that. I've made my peace with it though...August 10 would have been Steffany's 23rd birthday, and I visited her grave. I said what I needed to say, what I've been fighting with all this time. Of course I still miss her, I can't go into Inez dancehall without expecting her to run up and give me a hug and introduce me to the new boy she met, but that will always be there. But now I don't kick myself anymore. [Added Sunday night: Today I was talking to my friend James that I met a few months ago at a club. He mentioned that he dated a girl that used to live in Edna. I asked who, he said Steffany Sklar. And my heart jumped in my throat. He's the James she went on about our last few months of highschool. They broke up when she left for college. It's strange that he knew her, he's not from here, it was a fluke that they even met. Strange] Tonight (Sunday) is the visitation for both Sam and Tiffany. The funeral is tomorrow, but since I'm working, I'll just go to the visitation tonight. Mom will go with me tonight, and to the funeral tomorrow. She's talked to Linda again yesterday, and is surprised how well she's doing, she's really held it together...so far.