No Match for a Monster: The Murder of Little Lisa Marie
There is a room in a home in Pennsylvania where purple dinosaur Barney stuffed animals wait silently for a little girl who will never come. The collection is in memory of the petite toddler who loved Barney, loved life and was loved in return by her mother, aunt, grandparents, and others. But the evening of March 12, 1994, tiny Lisa Marie McGhee was brutally murdered by her mother’s live-in boyfriend, William Everhart who towered over her at 6’6″ tall with a temper to match. No amount of time, explanation, tears or sharing of memories will bring peace to the grieving family. Lisa should have been age 26 at the time I spoke with her aunt, cousin and a younger sister (that she never met). Lisa’s family reiterates the dreadful events that led to her death and the unspeakable loss that followed. They explain the actions their extended family took to heal and honor their smallest relative whose life was taken before she even started school. Lisa will remain an innocent 2 1/2-year-old, with an infectious smile, sprout of straight blond hair and love of purple dinosaurs.
cPTSD, crime, crime effects, depression, family loss, First responders, homicide, loss of life, mental health, mental illness, Murder, post traumatic growth, PTSD, serial murder, social issue, social issues, suicide