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That's right. My daughter thought the fire department had come to pick her up and take her away. She was hysterical. Turns out I had successfully made her terrified of all firefighters. Good news, she's now 15 and no longer scared, but it was super fun explaining to her daycare provider that I was actually a terrible parent and to please not report us.

Thank you guys for all that you do and keeping me company on long drives into work, Cecily. And then it says, good luck on the pronunciation. I just go with whatever these days. Looks like Cecily. Cecily or Sicily?

Thank you guys for all that you do and keeping me company on long drives into work, Cecily. And then it says, good luck on the pronunciation. I just go with whatever these days. Looks like Cecily. Cecily or Sicily?

I'm mad.

I'm mad.

Okay, just found out my uncle's death was a murder. All the requisite pleasantries and compliments. I'm from a large East Coast Puerto Rican family of murderinos. My abuelo's grandparents were married for almost 70 years before abuelo became an ancestor. Isn't that a beautiful way of saying he passed on? Yeah. And I am the oldest of 16 grandchildren.

Okay, just found out my uncle's death was a murder. All the requisite pleasantries and compliments. I'm from a large East Coast Puerto Rican family of murderinos. My abuelo's grandparents were married for almost 70 years before abuelo became an ancestor. Isn't that a beautiful way of saying he passed on? Yeah. And I am the oldest of 16 grandchildren.

Several of us kids grew up on a heavy dose of diagnosis murder, 2020, CSI, and the list goes on. Diagnosis murder. Recently, I think I uncovered our family's murderino origin story. When I was growing up, our relative Rosa, and it says all names changed, would occasionally come visit from Puerto Rico with her two kids, Letty and Roberto.

Several of us kids grew up on a heavy dose of diagnosis murder, 2020, CSI, and the list goes on. Diagnosis murder. Recently, I think I uncovered our family's murderino origin story. When I was growing up, our relative Rosa, and it says all names changed, would occasionally come visit from Puerto Rico with her two kids, Letty and Roberto.

Rosa's relation to us was unclear, but I assumed that she was a distant aunt. During their visits, they would go to the local cemetery where Rosa's husband, my assumed uncle, was buried. I always wondered why he would be here instead of in Puerto Rico." Cut to a few weeks ago. A handful of the family was at Abuela's house pouring through old albums and bins of pictures.

Rosa's relation to us was unclear, but I assumed that she was a distant aunt. During their visits, they would go to the local cemetery where Rosa's husband, my assumed uncle, was buried. I always wondered why he would be here instead of in Puerto Rico." Cut to a few weeks ago. A handful of the family was at Abuela's house pouring through old albums and bins of pictures.

My sister pulls out an 8x10 portrait of a handsome young man that looked like it was from the 60s. Who's this? She asked. Oh, that's Javier, Rosa's husband, my Abuela said solemnly. You know, she said, turning to me, they killed him. I instantly had about a million questions and went to work trying to get them all answered.

My sister pulls out an 8x10 portrait of a handsome young man that looked like it was from the 60s. Who's this? She asked. Oh, that's Javier, Rosa's husband, my Abuela said solemnly. You know, she said, turning to me, they killed him. I instantly had about a million questions and went to work trying to get them all answered.

So here's the story I was able to get from my abuela, my mom, and a free trial to a newspaper website. In the mid-80s, Rosa unfortunately had a miscarriage. Javier, who was my abuelo's cousin, that's how they're related, dropped off a young Letty and Roberto at my abuelo's house so he could go be with Rosa in the hospital. It was the last time any of our family would see him alive.

So here's the story I was able to get from my abuela, my mom, and a free trial to a newspaper website. In the mid-80s, Rosa unfortunately had a miscarriage. Javier, who was my abuelo's cousin, that's how they're related, dropped off a young Letty and Roberto at my abuelo's house so he could go be with Rosa in the hospital. It was the last time any of our family would see him alive.

His body was found in a field the next day. He was 38 years old. Oh, my God. Nearly two years later, three suspects were arrested and one was eventually convicted. He was also convicted of killing a cab driver a few weeks after Javier's murder and is suspected to be involved in a few other murders. After the trial, Rosa took the kids and moved back to Puerto Rico. So this happened in the U.S. ?

His body was found in a field the next day. He was 38 years old. Oh, my God. Nearly two years later, three suspects were arrested and one was eventually convicted. He was also convicted of killing a cab driver a few weeks after Javier's murder and is suspected to be involved in a few other murders. After the trial, Rosa took the kids and moved back to Puerto Rico. So this happened in the U.S. ?

Yeah. By all accounts, she was never the same. Apparently, the murderer was up for parole in 2019 and my uncle spoke at the hearing on behalf of our family. Everyone kept it quiet because they didn't want Rosa to find out. We're unsure of what the outcome was, but COVID hit shortly thereafter and the murderer died in prison.

Yeah. By all accounts, she was never the same. Apparently, the murderer was up for parole in 2019 and my uncle spoke at the hearing on behalf of our family. Everyone kept it quiet because they didn't want Rosa to find out. We're unsure of what the outcome was, but COVID hit shortly thereafter and the murderer died in prison.

I found his obituary and it's clear his family loved him very much, just as our family loved Javier. That's like a really beautiful sentiment. Yeah, it is. Yeah. I've been musing about what could make a 23-year-old man who was full of potential go on a robbery and murder spree, but this email is long enough.