Remembering Lydia…

When first seen,

So quiet, so somber,

Her spirit grew,

Unfolding as a flower,

Bringing laughs, hugs,

Bright twinkling eyes,

And her unbelievably

Radiant smile.

-VH

On February 5th 2010 Lydia Charity Schatz was tortured & murdered by her adoptive parents in an attempt to discipline her based on the controversial teachings of the No Greater Joy Ministries.

Episode Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Lydia_Schatz

https://web.archive.org/web/20110928193708/http://www.knvn.com/content/localnews/story/New-Details-About-Couple-Accused-of-Killing/Sa_woJ_zUkuz6zFVXvnihg.cspx

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/da-kevin-and-elizabeth-schatz-killed-daughter-with-religious-whips-for-mispronouncing-word/

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/paradisepost/obituary.aspx?n=lydia-charity-schatz&pid=139944704&fhid=6798

http://www.newsreview.com/chico/parents-get-prison/content?oid=2346057

https://www.chicoer.com/2011/04/09/couple-plead-guilty-in-fatal-paradise-child-beating/

https://www.chicoer.com/2011/06/11/paradise-parents-get-prison-in-slaying/

http://www.angelizdsplace.com/child385.htm

http://www.angelizdsplace.com/child196.htm

http://www.angelizdsplace.com/child384.htm

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