The nightmare surrounding the disappearance of seven-year-old Ricky Holland has turned a corner.
The boy's body was found six months after he disappeared; both foster parents are accusing the other of killing Ricky.
Things came to a head earlier this week when the mom tried to kill the dad; both spoke to the police, and after detailed conversations, police pinpointed the boy's exact resting spot, twenty miles from his adopted home. Both parents are under arrest; the mom is charged with assault with a deadly weapon for trying to kill her husband; both are charged with obstruction of justice with more charges to follow.
Many CERT team members, neighbors, friends, family members, law enforcement officials, community members and people from all over the area converged on Williamston to hunt for the boy when a massive search was initiated on July 2nd. A vigil was held Sunday night in Ricky's memory; his brothers and sisters are being cared for by other relatives.
Like many in our community, I was deeply saddened to learn of Ricky's fate. Many were holding out hope that the boy would reappear as mysteriously as he disappeared, but that hope was dashed when the Williamston police announced that Ricky was gone and that his foster parents were accusing the other of complicity in Ricky's death.
Ricky can be lain to rest now; he's in God's loving care.
The truth will soon be known as to exactly what happened to him, and the guilty will be punished for this act of unspeakable evil.
The complete story can be found at the Lansing State Journal.
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