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hope and despair. Such is the case with last week’s donation of $40,000 from the Carol Lund Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation to a Kern County investigation. The generous - yes, hope ful — donation is for informa tion leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects con nected with the death of Tina Blunt, a local woman whose body was found earlier this month south of Bakersfield. The mother of two teen agers, Blunt left her home near Pacheco Road and Hughes Lane on March 31 at 3:30 a.m. to go to her SkyWest Airlines job at Meadows Field. She never arrived and police now are searching for her mur derer. The Blunt case is the first “outside” donation by the foundation, which was formed after the disappearance in February of Carole Sund, 42, Julie Sund, 15, and Silvina Pelosso, 16, while vaca tioning in Yosemite. Their bodies were found several days later after an inten sive search. Suspects in their murders are being pursued. It is with great despair that we must acknowledge that cruel and evil things happen to good people. While the Carrington family has generously stepped forward to help in the Blunt case, it is profoundly sad that the help is needed and that the foundation was cre ated as the result of another senseless brutal act. A flurry of public attention initially follows horrendous acts, such as these. Some other recent unsolved cases also come to mind: the murders of educator Kathleen Heisey, Sid Sheffield and Willie Lee Parker Jr. in Bakersfield; the disap- Sometimes an action can bring both pearance and murders of college coeds in San Luis Obispo; the kidnapping and murder of a junior high school student near Monterey. We must all step forward to help law enforcement officers solve such horrendous crimes as the brutal slaying of Tina Blunt. The outpouring of sympathy for the families and grief is over whelming as we learn of the details of the suffering of these victims. We are angry and frustrated at the tedious and sometime futile search for those responsible. The initial focus, the glare of public scrutiny is intense. But, our attention eventually wanes. We move on to other matters. Hard-working and dedi cated law enforcement offi cers, grieving families and friends of the victims are left to carry on the vigil. Pulling the bits and pieces of tiny string from the mangled ball, they strug gle to unravel the mystery. It may take days, weeks or years, but their dogged ness often pays off. Offering rewards for information the bits and pieces of evidence— can encourage a community to continue its much needed attention to these types of cases. A memory jogged. A random descrip tion offered. A willingness to get involved. If a reward can encourage this, it is comforting to know individuals and groups will offer them. But, we should all be willing to respond without the promise of financial reward. After all, still walking among us are the murderers of Kathleen Heisey, Sid Sheffield, Willie Lee Parker Jr., Tina Blunt and other unfortunate men and women. Until they are caught, none of us is safe.
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Bakersfield Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Tue, Apr 27, 1999
Page 14
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