Erin Corwin husband Jon Corwin has 'closure'
As the search dragged on and on, Jonathan Corwin clung to a dark kind of hope.
His wife, Erin, had been missing for weeks. She had vanished without explanation, launching a mystery in the high desert, where vast empty spaces remain wild and dangerous.
And while Jonathan never lost hope that Erin would be found, he admitted to himself that she would not be found alive. Answers were the best he could hope for. When her body was finally discovered, crumpled in an abandoned mineshaft, Jonathan felt more relief than loss.
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Jonathan has previously declined all interview requests, insisting he was emotionally unprepared to talk about Erin. On Monday, the mourning husband said he believed finally speaking publicly — coupled with the vigil — would help him heal and move on.
The Corwins first met in middle school, and started dating a few years later. They were married in November 2012, and Erin moved to the high desert last September, while Jonathan was deployed in Okinawa.
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Jonathan said Erin was a quiet young woman who loved animals — especially horses — and dreamed of raising children. She was also extremely shy, and would have been terrified by the media spotlight that was drawn to the mystery of her disappearance.
On the day Erin disappeared, she woke about 7 a.m., then prepared for a trip into the desert. Erin told him she was headed to nearby Joshua Tree National Park to take pictures. Jonathan was still in bed.
"I said 'OK. I love you,' " Jonathan said Monday. "She gave me a kiss. And then she left."
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On Monday, Jonathan said he had once called Lee a friend.
The Lees had been neighbors of the Corwins since last fall, when Jonathan and Erin moved into an apartment building on the Twentynine Palms base. Jonathan and Lee shared a passion for off-roading and recreational shooting, and their wives both volunteered at the same horse ranch, so the neighbors became fast friends. They hung out "almost every day," Jonathan said.
In March, Jonathan discovered Chris and Erin had a brief affair. However, Jonathan believed the fling was over, and so he had made amends with his wife and tried to forgive his neighbor. Jonathan didn't discover the affair had continued until after Erin had disappeared.
Even now, Jonathan tries to forgive.
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news...orwin-closure-now-erin-corwin-vigil/14606557/
Erin Corwin remembered at Twentynine Palms vigil
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