Francisco's success story touches homicide victim's mom
Dear Larry,
Then when Tyce (right) died I started to read the paper, mainly to try and find out stuff that might
help catch his killers. I can't tell you the amount of stories I
have emailed or called the detectives on hoping it would solve the case.Yet a year later here we sit, case is not solved. I had a lot of people send me stuff through MYSPACE, I put up a billboard, I met with people I shouldn't have met with, hoping that we could at least have some closure. With witnesses, cameras on surrounding buildings, and seconds from the police station how could this still go on? When I read the stories it breaks my heart to know another family is going through the same hell that I am going through and that nothing will ever make us ok again.
Well the point of my email is to tell you how much your article about Francisco Hernandez touched me. When I first started to read it I couldn't catch my breath I was crying so hard. I had to start and stop reading it the emotion was so strong. I am so proud of this young man and the obstacles he over came.
He had a choice, a
choice so many young people have nowadays and so many make the wrong one. We
need these stories to remind us that there is success, there is hope and most of
all people can make a difference. We need people like you who remind us of
those things. I know this young man is seeing the hurtful comments just like I
saw over my son's death. People are ignorant and I guess they would have rather
him become a gang member instead of going to school.
Thank you,
Jennifer Riddle
Note: Tyce Riddle and Jaime Aguallo Sr. was shot to death July 1, 2008 in Lomita. If you have any information that can help solve the case, contact detectives at 323-890-5500.
About the Blogger
Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.
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