biff wonsley

Thank you, mollusk. I understand the distinction. As kids we didn't really pay attention to the address of our school!

Strange how Westchester Jr wasn't even open for 20 years, I don't think, though I know why it was closed. Sister & I used to walk from our home on the other side of the freeway. I can't imagine my child walking under a major interstate to school these days. Maybe I'm just overprotective.

Seven years later…

I believe that was Westchester Jr High, which I attended in the 70s, though I think it was called I-10 or Katy Fwy by then, unless Old Katy Rd is something different.

…stumbling through the archives.

I remember this very clearly, and have still thought about it now and again through the years. I lived on the west side, but of course this was big news wherever you lived.

My seven-year-old, newspaper-reading self found it so tragic and upsetting. I always remembered the cute little blonde girl and how sad it was that something so random and inexplicable like this could happen.

Now, having looked back into online archives, it's good to know that the tragedy wasn't entirely forgotten, even with the bizarre Dean Corll murders that came to light not long after. Thanks for the sad trip through memory lane.