Rest In Peace, William McQuain

Several days ago, I posted some information about an Amber Alert issued in Maryland for an eleven year old young man named William McQuain. Sadly, he has been found, deceased. His remains were found in some brush, not too far away from the road, near Clarksburg, Maryland. Curtis Lopez, William's stepfather, has already been charged with the murder of William's mother, Jane. He is the main suspect in the death of William, too.

While I find it offensive that my childhood stomping grounds were deemed a good place to murder a child, it is so much more offensive to see, once again, that there are people in this world who think that "no one will miss" a child. Or that the murder of a child, if he has witnessed a crime, or is somehow "in the way", is just "collateral damage". What the hell was Lopez thinking, anyway? He stalked his estranged wife for several weeks, stole her car, (it was found in North Carolina, where he was found) and, according to the above cited article, "Police also found 18 copies of a marriage certificate inside McQuain's car, which was parked in the EconoLodge parking lot." Who the HELL travels around with eighteen copies of his marriage liscence???!! But, be that as it may, couldn't he have just left her child alone? I hope Maryland finally starts using the death penalty again.

My condolences to Marcus Coleman. I didn't know your brother personally, but he is unbelievably adorable in all of his pictures. And to you, William McQuain, rest in peace.

                                                               Jane and William McQuain

Yet Another Amber Alert

Willaim McQuain, eleven years old, is missing from Germantown Maryland. He was last seen in school on September 30, and after four days, his school, Martin Luther King Jr. High, notified authorities that neither he or his mother could be contacted or located. On Wednesday, Montgomery County police found William's mother, Jane McQuain, deceased in her home. But they could not find William. Curtis Lopez, William's stepfather, was located in North Carolina on Wednesday, where he also has a home, but William was not found there with him. Lopez was also charged with Jane McQuain's murder. There are not really many details, but the fact that over a week went by before this little boy was determined to be a missing person is going to make this case hard to solve. There is an Amber Alert in effect for him, and if you think you may have seen him or know anything about his situation, please call local law enforcement.