Jennifer Amell
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Her teacher took extra care to bolster Heidi's self-confidence, to encourage her in her studies and in her running. Perhaps because she knew Heidi's home life wasn't great. But Heidi never said anything explicit about her father. There are hints, like this one from a date book in 1982. Today, while at Nancy's, I said, I figured out my problem. Now I just have to use my antidote.
Her teacher took extra care to bolster Heidi's self-confidence, to encourage her in her studies and in her running. Perhaps because she knew Heidi's home life wasn't great. But Heidi never said anything explicit about her father. There are hints, like this one from a date book in 1982. Today, while at Nancy's, I said, I figured out my problem. Now I just have to use my antidote.
What problem, she asked. This one? She patted Corey's head. No, I said. Oh, that one, she said. Boy, was I surprised when she pointed toward my house. What problem was going on in her house? I guess it could mean anything. When she does mention her father, it's because he forgot to pick her up or they were arguing about something stupid. Heidi mentions her mother a lot more.
What problem, she asked. This one? She patted Corey's head. No, I said. Oh, that one, she said. Boy, was I surprised when she pointed toward my house. What problem was going on in her house? I guess it could mean anything. When she does mention her father, it's because he forgot to pick her up or they were arguing about something stupid. Heidi mentions her mother a lot more.
They seemed to have a strange relationship as well. But they certainly interacted more. Whenever she writes of Linda, it's to say that she's mad at a grade she got, or that she didn't feed the rabbits or do some kind of chore. And one final note. Those pages that April said were torn out the days before her murder... I know what she's referring to. There's another composition book.
They seemed to have a strange relationship as well. But they certainly interacted more. Whenever she writes of Linda, it's to say that she's mad at a grade she got, or that she didn't feed the rabbits or do some kind of chore. And one final note. Those pages that April said were torn out the days before her murder... I know what she's referring to. There's another composition book.
It's dated 1983 to 1984. There's nothing written in it, but there are five to maybe eight pages that are torn out. In the box that contained all of Heidi's papers, I did find one that seemed to fit back into that journal. And it was pretty innocuous. It was some anecdote about being at work, about laughing at some guy who was eating a hamburger really grossly.
It's dated 1983 to 1984. There's nothing written in it, but there are five to maybe eight pages that are torn out. In the box that contained all of Heidi's papers, I did find one that seemed to fit back into that journal. And it was pretty innocuous. It was some anecdote about being at work, about laughing at some guy who was eating a hamburger really grossly.
It seems like Heidi may have recopied the same story in the other journal. So it's very possible that Heidi herself ripped those pages out. For what reason, I don't know. But it certainly doesn't seem as nefarious. I'm not sure what else we can glean that's of investigative use, but I will say that it was such a privilege to get to know Heidi a little better.
It seems like Heidi may have recopied the same story in the other journal. So it's very possible that Heidi herself ripped those pages out. For what reason, I don't know. But it certainly doesn't seem as nefarious. I'm not sure what else we can glean that's of investigative use, but I will say that it was such a privilege to get to know Heidi a little better.
She was funny and smart and eager to live her life. She thought she might want to be a lawyer or a disc jockey. She was writing a novel. She liked her job at Wendy's, and she didn't mind scraping the cheese off plates. She wanted to go to college and study English, just like her favorite teacher, Mrs. Korber.
She was funny and smart and eager to live her life. She thought she might want to be a lawyer or a disc jockey. She was writing a novel. She liked her job at Wendy's, and she didn't mind scraping the cheese off plates. She wanted to go to college and study English, just like her favorite teacher, Mrs. Korber.
At the bottom of the box that held all of Heidi's stuff, there were a few loose notes torn from a Howard Johnson's pad. And they're dated up to May 19th, the day before her murder. I'll read you what's written on them, although it might be hard to follow. May 13th, horoscope. Last Friday. Will you be okay this weekend? May 16th, meet with Hanover. May 18th, car, meeting you at track.
At the bottom of the box that held all of Heidi's stuff, there were a few loose notes torn from a Howard Johnson's pad. And they're dated up to May 19th, the day before her murder. I'll read you what's written on them, although it might be hard to follow. May 13th, horoscope. Last Friday. Will you be okay this weekend? May 16th, meet with Hanover. May 18th, car, meeting you at track.
This weekend might turn out okay after all. May 19th, I bet now you really think I'm a person of my word. Ha ha. Then there's a series of notes with directions and a phone number, written over and over again, as if she was trying to memorize it. Then, the name of her teacher. I looked up this address and phone number. It did indeed belong to her teacher, Mrs. Korber, and her husband.
This weekend might turn out okay after all. May 19th, I bet now you really think I'm a person of my word. Ha ha. Then there's a series of notes with directions and a phone number, written over and over again, as if she was trying to memorize it. Then, the name of her teacher. I looked up this address and phone number. It did indeed belong to her teacher, Mrs. Korber, and her husband.
They apparently owned a 1980 Ford Fiesta, and Heidi was interested in buying it. Remember when her father, Barry, took the stand at Delbert Tallman's trial and said he and Heidi were out car shopping the morning of her murder? Well, it seems that they, or just Heidi, went to this teacher's house to look at her car. It's unclear if Heidi went to Mrs. Korber's house on May 20th or the day before.
They apparently owned a 1980 Ford Fiesta, and Heidi was interested in buying it. Remember when her father, Barry, took the stand at Delbert Tallman's trial and said he and Heidi were out car shopping the morning of her murder? Well, it seems that they, or just Heidi, went to this teacher's house to look at her car. It's unclear if Heidi went to Mrs. Korber's house on May 20th or the day before.
But in any situation where something bad happens to a kid... You look at the adults in their life. There is something obsessive about Heidi's admiration for her teacher. She wrote about her constantly, addressing her very thoughts to her, posing questions about her teacher's life, ruminating on even the tiniest note her teacher wrote. Maybe she had a crush.
But in any situation where something bad happens to a kid... You look at the adults in their life. There is something obsessive about Heidi's admiration for her teacher. She wrote about her constantly, addressing her very thoughts to her, posing questions about her teacher's life, ruminating on even the tiniest note her teacher wrote. Maybe she had a crush.