Thursday, June 09, 2005

Elizabeth Butler: Did your parents know?

The Journal-News continues reporting on the murder of 17-year-old Elizabeth Butler, reportedly stabbed and strangled to death by her 27-year-old former boyfriend, Ariel Menendez.

Memendez is accused of attacking her in her family's car, parked in the lot of the local market where she worked.

I can't imagine the horror and agony this family must be going through right now -- her parents discovered their daughter's body. And I have no wish to inflict any more pain or guilt on them -- I'm sure their suffering enough.

But as a parent, one questions just nags and nags and nags at me: who let's their 17-year-old daughter date a 27-year-old man?

1 comment:

truthbeknown said...

neyivdARIAL MENENDEZ (AKA CARLOS) WAS A CHILD PREDATOR WHO WALKED ONTO HYGRAGE MARKET LOOKING TO PICK UP YOUNG GIRLS. WEARING A BASEBALL CAP AND HIS SMALL SIZE MADE HIS LIES BELIEVABLE. EVEN ELIZABETH DIDN'T KNOW THE TRUTH UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. IF THERE'S ANY BLAME IT'S THE US GOVERNMENT FOR NOT DEPORTING HIM AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOUR PREVIOUS TIMES IN WESTCHESTER!