*Interment card lists aged 15 years
A life gone to soon
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 15-year-old, shy, quiet Roberta Francis was walking her usual route home from school. She was looking forward to celebrating her mother’s birthday that evening. She also was looking forward to spending the long Thanksgiving weekend with her family. The high school sophomore would have no idea that this would be the last few minutes of her short life. As she passed through the field behind the school a familiar face secretly followed her. He would attack her. According to the case files Roberta put up fight, however she was no match for her stalker. He threw her to the ground and strangled her to the point where he thought she was dead. Then he raped her. When he realized young Roberta was still breathing he picked up a birdbath pedestal and then beat defenseless Roberta in the face until she died. Searchers found Roberta’s body two days later on Thanksgiving Day after an extensive search by family, friends and law enforcement. Her body was covered with underbrush and her schoolbooks were still beside her.
A life gone to soon
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 15-year-old, shy, quiet Roberta Francis was walking her usual route home from school. She was looking forward to celebrating her mother’s birthday that evening. She also was looking forward to spending the long Thanksgiving weekend with her family. The high school sophomore would have no idea that this would be the last few minutes of her short life. As she passed through the field behind the school a familiar face secretly followed her. He would attack her. According to the case files Roberta put up fight, however she was no match for her stalker. He threw her to the ground and strangled her to the point where he thought she was dead. Then he raped her. When he realized young Roberta was still breathing he picked up a birdbath pedestal and then beat defenseless Roberta in the face until she died. Searchers found Roberta’s body two days later on Thanksgiving Day after an extensive search by family, friends and law enforcement. Her body was covered with underbrush and her schoolbooks were still beside her.
*Interment card lists aged 15 years
A life gone to soon
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 15-year-old, shy, quiet Roberta Francis was walking her usual route home from school. She was looking forward to celebrating her mother’s birthday that evening. She also was looking forward to spending the long Thanksgiving weekend with her family. The high school sophomore would have no idea that this would be the last few minutes of her short life. As she passed through the field behind the school a familiar face secretly followed her. He would attack her. According to the case files Roberta put up fight, however she was no match for her stalker. He threw her to the ground and strangled her to the point where he thought she was dead. Then he raped her. When he realized young Roberta was still breathing he picked up a birdbath pedestal and then beat defenseless Roberta in the face until she died. Searchers found Roberta’s body two days later on Thanksgiving Day after an extensive search by family, friends and law enforcement. Her body was covered with underbrush and her schoolbooks were still beside her.
A life gone to soon
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 15-year-old, shy, quiet Roberta Francis was walking her usual route home from school. She was looking forward to celebrating her mother’s birthday that evening. She also was looking forward to spending the long Thanksgiving weekend with her family. The high school sophomore would have no idea that this would be the last few minutes of her short life. As she passed through the field behind the school a familiar face secretly followed her. He would attack her. According to the case files Roberta put up fight, however she was no match for her stalker. He threw her to the ground and strangled her to the point where he thought she was dead. Then he raped her. When he realized young Roberta was still breathing he picked up a birdbath pedestal and then beat defenseless Roberta in the face until she died. Searchers found Roberta’s body two days later on Thanksgiving Day after an extensive search by family, friends and law enforcement. Her body was covered with underbrush and her schoolbooks were still beside her.
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