[snipped by me to focus on teh DM article dated 1/13/25 and updated 1/14/25]
Her heartbroken sister shared that her sister, who was a talented softball player, was a junior in high school when she was hit by a car when she was walking on a road in October 2015 and nearly died.
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Despite her sister's cognitive disabilities she said her sister just wanted to be a 'normal 25-year-old.'
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'We tried to protect her and keep her safe but at the end of the day she was 25 and wanted to do what 25-year-olds were doing.'
Haunting Ring footage captures final moments of woman found murdered
her family initiated the guardianship action just weeks before Heather went missing. It was their hope to get her admitted to a residential facility where she could continue to rehab and hopefully meet peers who were facing similar struggles.
Per the DM article just above, the family has been told the identity of the individual who picked Heather up that night but the family cannot speak of it as they have no wish to hamper investigation. Mary did divulge that Heather's body was nude when found so the possiblity of sexual assault is high although LE has not confirmed SA to the family one way or another.