Killer of child a family friend!

[wonderwoman]

As you may know on May 4th, 5 year old Jessica Koopmans from Alberta, Canada disappeared while walking to a friends home up the street.

On May 11th, her body was found 50kl away. DNA was needed in order to identify her.

This weekend they arrested 31 year old Harold Gallup. Gallup is said to be a family friend. He will be in court Tuesday.

As horrible as these situations are, it will be necessary to follow to see what lessons can be further learned that aren't known already!





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Treat every day as the most precious day you have!

[Artie]

Even though a person on the outside may appear to be the nicest person in the world, until we humans can learn to read minds, we have to be forever vigilent when leaving our children with other people. I hope little Jessica is at peace now.

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We are the Police! Resistance is Futile!

[Don]

WW this really is not surprising. It is sickening of course, but no surprise. The vast majority of pedophiles are "friends" with the families of their victims.

These animals actually look for "at risk" types of kids and then manage to weasel their way into some type of relationship with the parent, or find some way to get close to the child. For you single mothers out there, be aware that just being a single mother will make your child a "potential victim" of someone you would least suspect!

Any child that is in a single parent home, any child that is in a home where the parents don't pay much attention to them is at risk. There are many other factors as well.

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"Don't teach in German, then test in Japanese!"
6P1 (retired)

[wonderwoman]

You are right Don...... why I think the parents are surprised is the "it could never happen to me" and when it does......


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Treat every day as the most precious day you have!

[Artie]

A very good response Don. But that also goes for you police officers out there.

A paedophile that I investigated lived next door to a police officer and his family. The police officer had a five year old daughter. The paedophile lived in a double block of land which had an expanse of trees, some old cars, and, unbeknownsk to the police officer, a garage which he soundproofed. The garage had an inspection pit, which he covered and placed a door on one end.

The paedophile used to go next door and chat up the police officer and his wife. The police officer was happy to allow his five year old daughter to go next door with the paedophile as no person would hurt his daughter knowing that her father was a police officer. Tragically, he was sooooo wrong.

This fiend would take the girl into his garage and mollest her. On one occasion, he placed her into the pit and closed the door over her. A short time later he opened the door and pulled her out of the pit. He told her that he would kill her family if she said anything. This went on for three years until the police officer moved away.

Don't think that your children are safe just because you are a law enforcement officer.

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We are the Police! Resistance is Futile!