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I had believed at that time that the search had ended and I specifically said to the dispatcher

I can't believe a 14 year olds life would be that bad that he would kill himself

to season 4 episode 87 of Sword and Scale a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real

There are places where you expect bad things to happen

when abandoned house, a back alley, and there are some jobs where you expect to see the horrors of human nature

like a cop or a forensic pathologist

but life has a way of throwing the unpredictable at us

and we never know if today will be our last day on earth

This is the story of someone who clearly didn't see this day coming

in the sad tale of circumstance surrounding it

Danvers, Massachusetts, in Essex County previously known as Salem Village

where some of the Salem Witch trials were conducted

This town is made up of predominantly whites

population over 26,000 with either of the black or Hispanic populations making up less than 1%

This is Carolyn Quigley

Squidley, what town do you live in?

She's the mother of four

Erin is 17, Emma is 15, Duncan Patrick are 13

Her oldest child 15 year old Erin Quigley attends Danvers High School in Danvers, Massachusetts

She's a sophomore in 10th grade

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