A Child Is Missing – Karen Beaudin

The change in Mike and me was evident, even to our five-year-old daughter, Joscelyn, who pro- claimed with a great smile one day after church, “Things are different now, aren’t they, Mom and Dad?” Mike and I looked at each other and with great laughter said, “They certainly are.” My relationship with God was different; it was a personal relationship I had never had before. I knew that the Lord had a great work to do in helping me repair the pain of my past.

There was a great deal for me to understand, and gently God took my hand and showed me the way. For the first time in my life, I knew there was a place I could go to find rest, and that knowledge came just in time. I so desperately needed it. He taught me, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Mat- thew 11:28). I clung to this truth, and it was about to be tested.

Just when I thought that after eleven years people had forgot- ten that November day Kathy was left in the dismal cold woods of New Hampshire, the morning headlines in the newspaper read, “Eleven Year Old Slay Case Of Girl, 13, Open Again.” Her picture stared at me from the front page, and the memories came through like an open floodgate. Not halfway open, not three-quarters open, but as wide as the gates could stretch, allowing the force of the water to bring me to my knees and engulf me.

As I tumbled, my body was slammed up against the rocks, bringing blood to the surface. There, you’ve done tt; the old wounds are opening once again, deep and bleeding. Here we go again—interviews, questioning, confronting the pain as if it were yesterday. Why now? Has some new evi- dence come in? Do they have someone they are about to arrest? How will they treat us this time?

A Child Is Missing by Karen Beaudin is a powerful true story of life after the brutal homicide of her younger sister. The death of a loved-one is always hard to accept, but when one is taken from us in such a brutal way, we can’t help but question faith and wonder why, and who could do such an unconscionable thing.

Being directly involved in the investigation, I can understand how the Gloddy family has met disap- pointment after disappointment, but they still believe with perseverance that justice will be served. Kathy Lynn has touched my soul in a special way and will always be a part of my life. 4 Child Is Missing empha- sizes that there are multiple victims in crimes, and its effects last a lifetime for all involved.

I commend the family for standing together and fighting for the truth. By the grace of God, may the truth be told. —Detective James A. Conrad, New Hampshire State Police (Retired) The story of the Gloddy family illustrates that the damage caused by murder extends far beyond a young girl whose life was cut short. At the same time, her family has turned tragedy into hope by championing the creation of a Cold Case Homicide Unit in the State of New Hampshire. Hopefully through their efforts, killers who have not been apprehended may still be brought to justice.

—WN. William Delker, N.H. Senior Assistant Attorney General, Homicide Unit and Sgt. Scott Gilbert, New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit, Lead Investigator A Child Is Missing is an important reminder that some wounds are just too deep, some scars can never heal. Too often, victims are forgotten in the criminal justice system and the media. 4 Child Is Missing is a pain- ful yet vital glimpse of a murder investigation seen through the eyes of a sister who is still searching for the truth.

For anyone who cares about justice beyond the courtroom, this is a must-read. —Bob Ward, Crime Reporter, Fox 25,News, Boston Karen Beaudin has written a powerful and compelling true crime story that originally impacted her small- town American family back in 1971. From the perspec- tive of a loving older sister, Karen offers a personal account of how the still-unsolved brutal murder of her thirteen-year-old sister affected her entire family as the years passed.

She painfully recounts how the hor- rible ordeal shook her core beliefs about humanity. She reveals how she came to cope with the loss of her sister, and offers a path of inspiration for others afflicted with similar pain. — Chief Thomas P. Shamshak (Retired), Shamshak Investigative Services, Inc., Boston, MA a child 1s missin g Wo RTE IN, fesse ULIDDILIN ‘ > < e e e 1 a x q on / .

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