SOLVED: The Murder of Alexa Cannon: Killed by her Best Friend

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What is the background of Alexa Cannon?

Rachel 1:56
She played volleyball and loved photography. A friend described her as being a very sweet person with an uplifting personality and a gentle smile. She has two sisters, Emmy and Chloe, who she absolutely adored. Her mother went on to tell this story about how when Alexa was younger, she gave her mother a blue handkerchief and told her to use it when she got scared. Blue was her favorite color and this was just something so small and sweet that she remembered about Alexa when she was little. Alexa went to Radford University to study psychology and wanted to do whatever she could to help others. In addition to this, she loved everything about music and art and especially interior design. She had a talent for organizing just about anything.
Rachel 2:41
On her first day of school, she had sent her dad a photo of her coordinated outfit, saying that she's so excited to get ready to go for her first day of school. Alexa was also a devout Christian attending Second Presbyterian Church. She went to different service trips with her church and those who attended those trips with her said that she just brought tons of energy. She went on two missions trips to the Dominican Republic and was looking forward to a study abroad experience in Spain so that she could learn and practice her Spanish. Her pastor said, quote, quote, she overcame a good number of challenges in her own life. Alexa was diagnosed with epilepsy at a young age, and she dealt with that issue her whole life.
Rachel 3:42
Her condition made school very challenging in so many ways. There was times where she would have seizures during class, which obviously can greatly disrupt your learning. But to add to that, other students in the school would bully her because of her condition. But she moved forward and she lived her life in such a positive way and she didn't let anything get in the way. While she was attending Radford University, those around her said that she was very involved in campus organizations and was committed to making Radford an even better university. She was always smiling and encouraging others and putting others above herself. she truly just seemed like such an amazing woman who could absolutely lighten up anybody's life one of alexa's favorite quotes was life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass it's about dancing in the rain and now her family loves that quote because they hold alexa up and in light and love now 20 year old alexa was best friends with a 21 year old girl named louisa cutting

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