A Seemingly Safe Neighborhood
Armed with a gun, the intruder picked up 10-year-old Charles Mattson and ran out. A ransom note was left behind, asking for $28,000. Two weeks later, Charles’ naked body was found in a snow-covered field 60 miles away near Everett. The child’s murder was never solved.
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Beverly Burr later mentioned that she regretted teaching her kids that the world is safe. Like many other families in the community, she was in the blue regarding just how unsafe the world around them really was. Especially their own community.