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True crime, real people
By ALongLook in The Write Stuff
April 7, 2008

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Sitting through the Shropshire murder trial in Cuero last week was a stark reminder of how murder's tragedy radiates from the victim, to the victim's family, to the suspect's family, to the community.

As I continue to work on the book on the Butts murders in 1992, I am remembering how many peoples' lives have been affected by that triple homicide. The first few years of memorial services were gut-wrenching.

Now that the suspect is finally going to trial for the crime, the victims family and the community are again going to have to relive the tragic events.

I can still vividly see, in my mind's eye, the videotape of the crime scene and the three lifeless bodies someone left there. I hope my words on paper do them justice.

To learn more about the case visit www.SonnyLong.com or www.webbsleuths.org.