Missing, murdered....what is wrong here?

Not a day goes by that I don't think of Arpana. And daily I look for updates. I look for patterns. I look for killers in Washington state. I look for unsolved deaths of Indians in the US. I look for unsolved killings involving young women. I look at sex offender lists for possible creeps. I troll websites devoted to solving unsolved cases. In truth, I have no idea of what / who I am looking for but look I must.

I am haunted. By Arpana. By my own past. I was nearly kidnapped as a kid. I will write about that another time.

One can get paranoid. Just today, the body of another young, pretty woman with a bright future was found in a grave like unwanted trash. Everyday in the USA, people disappear and people are murdered. There is media sensationalization, especially with children and pretty young women.

I watch my children carefully. They are 7 and I am still not comfortable letting them ride their bikes and scooters around the block. Recently, there was a near abduction of a kid a few blocks away. The girl's mom was a half a block behind her when a man emerged from a car and tried to grab the girl. He fled when he realized the kid belonged to the mom.

I hate this. My kids should be able to walk in their neighborhood unescorted. I should not have to fear for their safety. Some people think I am hyper-vigilant. Given Arpana's murder and my near-abduction, I cannot help myself.

Let me say this. I will do everything I can to protect my kids.