Zachary Youse

That day I was just looking for somebody to hang out with.

That day I was just looking for somebody to hang out with.

I saw John laying right there. His clothing was drenched in blood. You could see the bloody footprints that went through the hallway and out the back door.

I saw John laying right there. His clothing was drenched in blood. You could see the bloody footprints that went through the hallway and out the back door.

So I'm walking up to his porch, and I noticed the broken glass on the steps. He had red carpet, so I didn't notice the blood at first. But I noticed that his panel side window on the left was broken. And there was blood kind of smeared a little bit going down the front. He was scared, but he kept going. I put my hand through the window.

So I'm walking up to his porch, and I noticed the broken glass on the steps. He had red carpet, so I didn't notice the blood at first. But I noticed that his panel side window on the left was broken. And there was blood kind of smeared a little bit going down the front. He was scared, but he kept going. I put my hand through the window.

Yeah, and John would never do that. John was never that kind of person. He would never do that to somebody. And, you know, my mom was like family to him.

Yeah, and John would never do that. John was never that kind of person. He would never do that to somebody. And, you know, my mom was like family to him.

I unlocked the door, went inside, and I saw John laying right there. How bad was it? He had a slit on his throat. His clothing was drenched in blood.

I unlocked the door, went inside, and I saw John laying right there. How bad was it? He had a slit on his throat. His clothing was drenched in blood.

Yeah, at school, actually, kids would tell me all the time, you know, we heard your dad did it. And I would tell them, like, he did not do it. He did not do it. You know, like, where did you even hear that? And, you know, they're like, oh, my parents said it or, you know, the TV said it or, you know, they said that he was a suspect or whatever. It must have really hurt. It did. It hurt a lot.

Yeah, at school, actually, kids would tell me all the time, you know, we heard your dad did it. And I would tell them, like, he did not do it. He did not do it. You know, like, where did you even hear that? And, you know, they're like, oh, my parents said it or, you know, the TV said it or, you know, they said that he was a suspect or whatever. It must have really hurt. It did. It hurt a lot.

Yeah, I run to my porch. He wanted to tell his big brother to come. And I was just like, Craig, Craig, Craig.

Yeah, I run to my porch. He wanted to tell his big brother to come. And I was just like, Craig, Craig, Craig.

He was an awesome dad. JJ loved him.

He was an awesome dad. JJ loved him.

So JJ was deathly afraid, like was screaming, kicking, hooting, hollering. Michelle was, you know, saying, oh, you're scaring him, you're scaring him.

So JJ was deathly afraid, like was screaming, kicking, hooting, hollering. Michelle was, you know, saying, oh, you're scaring him, you're scaring him.

He would try to make me laugh to open my mouth to check my teeth, but, you know, sometimes it wouldn't work.

He would try to make me laugh to open my mouth to check my teeth, but, you know, sometimes it wouldn't work.

Yeah, he pulled out a tooth. I remember that day very vividly, and he gave me a toy out of the box.

Yeah, he pulled out a tooth. I remember that day very vividly, and he gave me a toy out of the box.