In 1993, a 21-year-old newly graduated Naval officer was ready to start her career as an engineer. She had excelled during her time at the Naval Academy, made excellent grades, was a star athlete, and was known as a very good person around campus. Despite her accomplishments, though, the young lady was battling a personal relationship that she thought was great at first... until it wasn't. Once that relationship came to blows, and someone felt rejected, it would end in tragedy, taking three lives...

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7. Virginia Tech Library- https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1993/rt9312/931204/12040224.htm
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12. Kerry's mother Bonnie's testimony- https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/oneill_testimony_10_08_02.pdf

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