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((Late last night, I found out my best friend from my childhood and her mother were killed from a murder-suicide. My brother came into my room at about 1:30 AM and told me and then we woke up my parents. There was something in the back of my mind trying to reason that this would never happen, never happen to them...and yet, when we sat down as a family and went to Google, sure enough, the story was there and the photo of both my friend and her mother was staring right back at us from the screen, each with the smiles I always saw them wearing.

I just now found the updated news story. The mother shot her daughter and then herself. I still can't believe she would ever do this to her daughter...it's so selfish it's unbelievable and is so OOC for her.
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There are still a lot of questions unanswered. Why would her mother leave behind her dream as mayor after serving the community loyally for so many years? Why would she ever kill her daughter whom meant the world to her, weeks after her 19th birthday, after graduating high school, excited about attending the University of Texas at Austin? My mind still races with that one word: "why".

I drove past the house about an hour ago. There were police cars parked in the driveway and yellow caution tape decorating the yard. It looked like a scene from some sort of movie--that's exactly how it feels. The situation is surreal. I'm getting phone calls from friends and the media left and right and the news story itself is broadcasting all over Texas and even New York. Later tonight I am going to drop off flowers and a card and a Pikachu. I still have the Dratini plush she gave me so many years ago and now I will cherish it forever.

The house where the family once lived is empty now. I recall every detail about it from my childhood and years of sleepovers and playdates. I bet the pool with the scary green vacuum cleaner is still there in the backyard, the literal mountain of stuffed animals shoved into a corner of her old playroom must remain frozen in time, and her leather couch/"butt trap" in front of the television where we used to watch Pokemon and Sailor Moon on TV is probably still in the living room, draped in plastic or whatever the hell else detectives cover furniture with when they're trying to investigate a death.

Despite the fact that Corinne's interests moved on and mine didn't over the past few years, we were still friends. I will remember the impact she made on me forever. I am not a religious person but I like to think maybe their family is happily together in that great big place in the sky.

We may never know what went on in her head or why she decided to cut her daughter's life short along with her own. We probably never will. All I know is that my town and family are going to be a wreck for a long time.

Lyrics are from "Friends Never Say Goodbye" by Elton John from The Road to El Dorado soundtrack.

I LOVE YOU CORINNE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART AND WHEN I GO TO UT IN 2011 I WILL HOLD UP TWO HOOK 'EMS: ONE FOR ME, ONE FOR YOU.

**7/14/10, Corinne Peters and the news about her tragic death is ranked as #4 most Googled today. The story is being broadcasted, to my knowledge, nationwide.

I just want to make it clear that while the mother does seem like an insane possessive freak, I want to explain that up until yesterday night she was not always this way. Growing up, I viewed her like another mother and practically lived at her house with how often I went over there. She was really a sweet, caring woman who would do anything for her daughter even though in this incident that seems to contradict itself. She loved Corinne so much and wanted to make sure she and I were always having fun be it during the city 4th of July parade or simply cooking us some macaroni and cheese for lunch.

**It is so, so very important to seek help if you are feeling depressed or to seek help for somebody you believe is feeling depressed. I would not want anybody or their family to have to go through what I have been going through during this very rocky week.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF Y'ALLS SUPPORT CONCERNING THIS TRAGEDY. YOUR COMMENTS MEAN THE WORLD TO ME. ;_____; ))

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((Late last night, I found out my best friend from my childhood and her mother were killed from a murder-suicide. My brother came into my room at about 1:30 AM and told me and then we woke up my parents. There was something in the back of my mind trying to reason that this would never happen, never happen to them...and yet, when we sat down as a family and went to Google, sure enough, the story was there and the photo of both my friend and her mother was staring right back at us from the screen, each with the smiles I always saw them wearing.

I just now found the updated news story. The mother shot her daughter and then herself. I still can't believe she would ever do this to her daughter...it's so selfish it's unbelievable and is so OOC for her.
[link]

There are still a lot of questions unanswered. Why would her mother leave behind her dream as mayor after serving the community loyally for so many years? Why would she ever kill her daughter whom meant the world to her, weeks after her 19th birthday, after graduating high school, excited about attending the University of Texas at Austin? My mind still races with that one word: "why".

I drove past the house about an hour ago. There were police cars parked in the driveway and yellow caution tape decorating the yard. It looked like a scene from some sort of movie--that's exactly how it feels. The situation is surreal. I'm getting phone calls from friends and the media left and right and the news story itself is broadcasting all over Texas and even New York. Later tonight I am going to drop off flowers and a card and a Pikachu. I still have the Dratini plush she gave me so many years ago and now I will cherish it forever.

The house where the family once lived is empty now. I recall every detail about it from my childhood and years of sleepovers and playdates. I bet the pool with the scary green vacuum cleaner is still there in the backyard, the literal mountain of stuffed animals shoved into a corner of her old playroom must remain frozen in time, and her leather couch/"butt trap" in front of the television where we used to watch Pokemon and Sailor Moon on TV is probably still in the living room, draped in plastic or whatever the hell else detectives cover furniture with when they're trying to investigate a death.

Despite the fact that Corinne's interests moved on and mine didn't over the past few years, we were still friends. I will remember the impact she made on me forever. I am not a religious person but I like to think maybe their family is happily together in that great big place in the sky.

We may never know what went on in her head or why she decided to cut her daughter's life short along with her own. We probably never will. All I know is that my town and family are going to be a wreck for a long time.

Lyrics are from "Friends Never Say Goodbye" by Elton John from The Road to El Dorado soundtrack.

I LOVE YOU CORINNE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART AND WHEN I GO TO UT IN 2011 I WILL HOLD UP TWO HOOK 'EMS: ONE FOR ME, ONE FOR YOU.

**7/14/10, Corinne Peters and the news about her tragic death is ranked as #4 most Googled today. The story is being broadcasted, to my knowledge, nationwide.

I just want to make it clear that while the mother does seem like an insane possessive freak, I want to explain that up until yesterday night she was not always this way. Growing up, I viewed her like another mother and practically lived at her house with how often I went over there. She was really a sweet, caring woman who would do anything for her daughter even though in this incident that seems to contradict itself. She loved Corinne so much and wanted to make sure she and I were always having fun be it during the city 4th of July parade or simply cooking us some macaroni and cheese for lunch.

**It is so, so very important to seek help if you are feeling depressed or to seek help for somebody you believe is feeling depressed. I would not want anybody or their family to have to go through what I have been going through during this very rocky week.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF Y'ALLS SUPPORT CONCERNING THIS TRAGEDY. YOUR COMMENTS MEAN THE WORLD TO ME. ;_____; ))