Surviving the Death of a Child by Homicide: Dr. Richard Dew
July 14th, 2004 . by The Grief BlogHEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Surviving the Death of a Child by Homicide
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Dr. Richard Dew
July 14, 2005
G: Welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. Our show today is on a very difficult topic. The murder of a child. Now I’ve had a child die in an automobile accident, but I’ve never had a child murdered, but my father was Chief of Police while I was growing up in my small town and then he became United States Marshall of Utah. So I have met murderers. I’ve attended trials. One of the things I never did was follow a bereaved family, and I believe that talking to families of those who have been subjected to this most heinous crime, one of a human being taking the life of another, is a rare privilege. To hear how in the worst of circumstances it’s possible to find hope, forgiveness, and even healing. According to FBI statistics, over 18,000 people are murdered every year. The majority of the victims are male as are 90% of the offenders. Read the rest of this entry »
