Justice for Bradley Lard - Part I

 

Yesterday, the identities of two bodies recently found in the Shoals were announced. Both were males currently listed as missing persons. We ask our readers to pray for the families of these men. 

We're also asking for a special prayer for one of our friends/bloggers. Our blogger is a personal friend of a man on the ALEA missing list. It's presumed the missing person is deceased, but his family understandably wants closure. You may not know our blogger or the missing man, but God does. Please pray that this case can be resolved.

We're also going to ask that you pray for closure for the family of DeShawn Childers. The man presumed to have been involved in Shawn's disappearance is now dead, but the family still searches for their brother's remains. Let's hope 2024 brings them peace.

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We can think of two criminal deaths and two GoFundMe accounts where "families" have been strongly divided on publishing details. It is never our wish to reveal any information that immediate family doesn't want published, but we have discovered just how divided families (and even complete strangers who want to weigh in) can be.

When a family member of Bradley Lard contacted us that a body had been found with their loved one's property, we published that fact. Why? Not, as someone said, for "clicks," but to inform others searching that this was not their loved one. At least two readers not even related to Bradley accused our blog of concocting the whole thing and averred that the body wasn't Bradley's. Are we waiting for an apology? Judging from past experiences, we don't anticipate one. What we do hope for is a speedy arrest in Bradley's death. 

Tomorrow: Bradley's disappearance...