What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?
While New York City had slightly fewer homicides in 2011 than in 2010, statistics cannot do justice to many parents who unwittingly and shockingly find themselves a part of and increasingly growing group-parents of murdered children. While violent crimes seem to take a lull during the winter months, as the seasons change, so is the increase in crime most notably homicides. Grief-stricken parents are only left with memories as they struggle to cope with reality to what could have been of their son or daughter's life. What makes the pain and grief of violently losing a child almost unbearable is the wanton disregard for life and the compounded selfish and senseless nature of the act itself. 13 year old Annie Fryar was gunned down by her own brother Steven Murray as she slept in her bed while critically wounding his mother, Christine Fryar. According to reports, Murray shot and killed his sister while wounding his mother because his mother was attempting to throw him out of her apart...
