Hello, everyone, and welcome back to True Crime with Kendall Ray.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

And if you are new, then welcome.

I'm so happy to have you here.

So guys, today I won't sugarcoat it.

We are talking about a devastating case, I mean, as they all are.

But today, we are talking about the murder of. I mean, as they all are, but today we are talking about

the murder of a 13-year-old girl, a seventh grader, Savannah Copeland. And what happened to her,

there are just no words. It is beyond horrific. And I debated on whether or not to cover it because

it's so new.

It's still very much developing.

There's still a lot that we don't know.

But I was really inspired by hearing her family speak, especially her father, Michael,

and just his strength and his love for his daughter is, it just makes me emotional thinking about it.

And not to mention the community surrounding this family, the people who have fought to make

sure that Savannah's story is told and that people are more aware that they are trying to do

everything they can to support this family through

one of the worst things that could ever happen to you, which is losing a child in the way that

this family did. And even though these cases are so difficult to speak about, especially now as a

parent myself, I just, it's hard to even imagine being in the Copeland's family's shoes at this time.

But I think it's really important that Savannah's story is told, that their story is told,

that other parents are made aware of what can happen and how to best keep your child as safe as you possibly can.

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