it is horrible that so many mistakes were made and these organisations just didn’t communicate with each other. It would be soul destroying to find out that had people done their jobs properly she would still be alive today. this book was written by georgia’s mother, who offers a unique perspective into the aftermath of losing a child in such a gruesome way. However, it was easy to forget that it was a true story as I found myself being swept away by the amazing life she led up until that fateful day.

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This family went through two separate traumas, losing their daughter in a horrific way and then being let down by the very system the father had given most of his life to. Georgia would have been a mad auntie, she’d have done all sorts with him,” says 62-year-old Lynnette. Reynolds got a whole-life sentence, meaning he will die behind bars, with the judge remarking he was a “serial killer in the making”. Lynn and Steve found out that Renolds had been in the system years before he murdered Georgia when he loured a girl in his class to his house and tried to strangle her but she got away. The sheer determination this family has shown is amazing, especially, how after a murder this brought the family the powerful strength for the quest for justice.And when those things happen as part of, and a hindrance to, an investigation, it certainly would seem like one was being targeted. This is an extremely raw account of an unimaginable tragedy and I felt my heart go out to Lynette, Steve and Scarlett and Georgia. i can’t ever put myself in the shoes of georgia’s family and all i can say is that i admire the strength they bring to the fight for justice for their daughter.

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As she relayed Georgia’s early years and stand out moments (Georgia’s prom for example/the plane build), it was very hard not to warm to this lovely family whose life was changed beyond recognition following Georgia’s murder. As a new Channel 5 documentary "Killed on Camera" looks at the killing, here is everything you need to know about the background to the case. PDF] Social and Private Life at Rome in the Time of Plautus and Terence Download by Georgia Williams Leffingwell. Shockingly, he took a sick sequence of pictures showing “before, during and after” the brutal murder.

I understand about the cell phone, but the court proceedings or the appeal was NOT to spite her and her family. Our Georgia' is narrated by Lynette Williams, Georgia’s Mum, and tells the story of the time after her murder. If you have any interest in True Crime and/or any interest in police and policing, this book must be added to your library.

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The book is a true testament to Williams' strength and resilience as she transforms her pain into a fight for change, tirelessly advocating for improving domestic violence laws and better police training. We learn what an amazing girl Georgia was her love for life and for the people around her and the powerful strength of the family's quest for justice. And it details their fight for answers from West Mercia Police, the force Steve served in as a murder squad detective. I was disgusted at how the police treated Steve and Lynn, especially considering Steve was a serving member of the force.West Mercia Police claimed there was “no causal link” between its officers’ actions in dealing with Reynolds in 2008 and ­Georgia’s murder five years later. The authors do an excellent job of portraying Georgia as a real person with hopes, dreams, and a bright future ahead of her. Through Steve's inside knowledge of the police, the couple was able to uncover the multitude of failures that allowed Reynolds to infiltrate the life of their daughter and kill her. It reveals their sense of betrayal at the failures that left snuff movie-obsessed ­Reynolds free to kill. I received a free copy of, Our Georgia, by Lynette Williams, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.