My Name Is Gloria (Gloria Pointer)
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Who is Yvonne Pointer and what happened to her daughter Gloria?
So until 29 years, I didn't even get to grieve. When I say grieve, I mean just have a good cry. My name is Yvonne Pointer. They said you murdered Gloria. If you did, would you just let me know so that I could please put an end to the wanderings?
I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.
I'm Anna Siga-Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.
And this is Anatomy of Murder.
Mother knows best. It's a phrase that many believe to be true. Perhaps no one more so than mothers themselves.
When Yvonne Point's daughter was murdered in 1984, she knew that eventually she would find her daughter's killer. It wasn't just a hope or a wish. It was a promise, a vow made in the depths of unimaginable grief and one she intended to keep no matter how long it took.
As years stretched on with little progress made, Yvonne's vow began to feel impossible. But a mother's promise and determination is a powerful force. And in this case, it proved to be unshakable.
For today's episode, Yvonne shared her journey of loss, resolve, and the relentless pursuit of justice for her daughter. Born as one of 10 siblings in Cleveland, Ohio, family was always a dominant force in Yvonne's life.
I was a product of 10 children in one family. six boys and four girls. So needless to say, growing up was quite noisy. It was always loud and it was always disagreements and it was always food cooking on the stove. And it was just a house that I wouldn't trade for anything. Yvonne worked hard, got good grades, and she dreamed of going off to college. But at age 16, her life took an unexpected turn when she became pregnant. She went from a student with straight A's to a student who was kicked out of school. Back then, you did not go to school pregnant. You enrolled in what we call the adult education centers because now you are no longer a child. You're an adult. And they didn't want you infecting the other children. So you had to leave and go to the adult school.
The loss impacted Yvonne to her core. She mourned the things she would miss, like prom and the opportunity to pursue higher education.
These changes were made all the harder by the lack of support from the person who mattered to her most, her mother. I remember the disappointment with my mom with me being pregnant because she didn't want another baby. She had 10 kids. That was just an extra burden on her. So on the day that I went into labor, she took me to the hospital and she left.
Yvonne endured 17 hours of labor alone. She was sick, in pain, and furious with her mother for leaving her. But that pain and anger led to something unexpected.
But I think that formed a bond between me and this baby because I felt that all we had was each other. So I delivered her and the rest almost was like a blur because I don't remember life ever going back to normal. Yvonne's daughter was born on February 28, 1970. She named her Gloria, meaning glory in Latin. With her big almond eyes and wide smile, Gloria lived up to her name.
From the moment she first held her daughter, Yvonne made a promise. Gloria's life would follow a very different path than her own.
that made me make a commitment to my baby at that time that she would not have to endure the disappointments that I was enduring. So as a 16-year-old mother, I was committed to making sure that I found a way to navigate her around the derailment. Life as a young single mom was challenging for Yvonne. Her father was her saving grace, and he stepped in when she needed support. He helped furnish an apartment for her and offered to babysit so Yvonne could continue her studies.
But there were more surprises to come. Three years after having Gloria, Yvonne once again became pregnant. She felt like she was losing control over her life.
I felt like I was on a banana peel sliding through life, trying to find out what was going on and how do I stop this slippery slope that I was on. It just kind of continued to spiral, so much so until I just kind of hit a bottom.
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