Day 2 Tuesday September 6th 2005: Olivia
Got in to work early. Elliot and I are determined. Putting everything we have in to it. He had to stay the night at mine, mainly because Kathy wouldn't let him and Maureen wouldn't talk to him but I know he hates being around them when he gets a case touches him. I se it in his eyes, he puts on a show but I know him…
Melissa let us take samples for DNA. It wasn't really a verbal warning; she just sat lay there as if oblivious totally passive. Barely said a word. I managed to get her to tell me the 'ice breaking' stuff, her name, age. It was a whisper. She did say the 'Lion' hurts her, but as soon as she said it she vomited and became silent again… El, gave her an old toy. She looked as though it was Christmas for a split second, like all fears and pains were gone and then snapped back to reality her eyes saddened.
We followed her last movements. She'd been at school all day. Spoke to her 'friends'. Said she was a 'loser' a 'dork'. What do children know? How can they say that about the beautiful angelic child? Teachers said she's quiet but relatively smart for her age. Doesn't get on with her older brothers. Use her as a punch bag they say but if anyone hurt her they'd protect her. Ironic I know. There little sister is lying in a hospital for being abused and yet they abused her everyday physically… How can the parents watch I?
I want to know who's DNA is on her, whose stained this girls spirit
We checked out the local sex register and found a grand total of 7 paedophiles within an 8 block radius of her home… What sort of world do we live in if we let that happen? What justice is that? Someone tell me because I'm drawing a blank…
Elliot:
Stayed at Olivia's last night. Kathy was far beyond pissed off she was almost nice but I knew she was about to explode, it was safer for everyone, with me at Olivia's. Truth is, I don't like tainting my family with the horrors of what I see. Especially not with Melissa.
Olivia managed to speak to her today. Olivia's a genius sometimes, she's got my respect. Melissa said the 'Lion' hurts her. I gave her a toy. It was an old one Lizzie doesn't use anymore. I got it at lunch when I picked some stuff up. She liked it. Like she'd never had a present in her life poor child…
The doctors took samples and specimens. She just lay there. Never whimpered, cry, made a noise. Like a ghost child. Barely alive, dead inside. The doctors cleaned her up. Her soft hair tied in a pony tail. Skin clean and smell of the disinfectant soap. Harsh and cold.
We talked to people at her school. They say she never had many clothes. Often wore the same outfit for weeks on end. She still couldn't control her bladder, wet herself. Naturally, the teachers said, she was a target for bullies. 'Weeing Waters' they shouted or 'Waters broke'. Students said she was a 'loser' and a 'dweeb' Apparently she never grumbled, never complained. They compared her to a fairy. Said so many people 'didn't see her' she was almost invisible…dying inside, slowly and no one could help. Her brothers hit her a lot. Bruises on her confirm that. Huang'll talk to them. 7 perverts in her area…Jesus Christ how can we expect our children to be safe when we surround them with the scum on earth. We do our bests but sometimes it's not good enough…
Tomorrow we'll get DNA, we put a speed on it…
I'm staying at mine tonight, no doubt Kathy and I'll argue until we choke but she's got to understand, I need her to…I need them to know I'd literally die for them…