Laurie Farkas

January 27, 1991 Laurie Farkas was cruely murdered by a person the family considered a friend...she was brutally beaten and strangled with barb wire and left to die by lost lake...

She was my best friend...it was our freshman year in junior high...she was so full of life, outgoing and spunky. She made everyone laugh...she was a unique individual. She was always smiling when we hung out, and she loved to see if she could shock me. the night her and her friend went out to the movies she had asked me to go as well, my mom wouldn't let me...the next day at school everyone was crying...all of them telling me they were so sorry...I had no idea what they were talking about...

My friend Jennifer told me before first period...I was shocked, didn't want to believe it...then the pain hit...I left...called my brother and he took me home...

Royal Clark Jr is the name of the man who killed her and left her friend to die...hes on death row...I googled his name, I wanted to see if there was any set date...instead I found a profile of him asking for penpals...says hes a fun loving caring guy...I hope no one falls for that...hes evil, pure evil through and through...

Last night me and a friend were debating the death penalty...I am for it...I am sorry if that upsets anyone, but he deserves to die...the friend told me that maybe he was innocent...yes I went off on him, it was no mistake that he was fingered, Angie knew he did it and she brought that stupid piece of shit down...yeah I am still angry, I am angry that he took the life of a kid, a young girl who was so vibrant, I am angry that he hurt Angie and that he destroyed her life....I hate this man that I have never met...

I saw his picture for the first time today, they had never posted one before, he always hid his face...I now have a face to go along with the evil picture I created in my mind...hes out there, right now, seeking friends, girl friends...posting poetry on the web...reading, drawing, watching movies...how fair is that...he should die...I believe that with all my heart...he took my friend from me, took her from her family...makes me sick that he makes himself out to be a nice caring guy...

I am sorry if this angers anyone, I am not writing this to start a debat on the death penalty, I am writing it because since that year she has died I have never just let my anger out...I never properly mourned her either...I didn't go to her funeral, I couldn't...I just wasn't ready to accept her death...she was just so amazing...

I am sorry if this post offends anyone or sparks a debate, I do not want that...I wanted people to know Laurie and to also be aware of her murderers lies out there waiting to fool people...

bye...