Another innocent soul lost at the hands of a soulless monster:
SALT LAKE CITY – A missing 5-year-old Utah girl has been found dead.
Destiny Norton’s parents said she disappeared from her front porch July 16 after arguing with them about having to go to bed. Her body was found Monday night in the basement of a neighbor man’s home — about 150 feet behind the Norton’s home, according to Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank.
Burbank held a news conference Monday night and told reporters, “My condolences go out to the family.”
My heart goes out to this family and I hope that they will someday find peace. In the interim, I hope a jury finds justice for the man that did this.
Craig Roger Gregerson, 20, was arrested as he is suspected in little Destiny’s murder. He lived alone.
KSL-TV reported that detectives had previously gone door to door in the neighborhood in search of the missing child and that when they interviewed Gregerson inside his home, their police dogs did not pick up Destiny’s scent.
“I can’t understand how someone can do this to a child,” sobbed Destiny’s uncle, Peter Brooks, the Deseret News reported.
Mr. Brooks - most of us as human beings can’t understand it either.
With many volunteers, along with the police department searching for Destiny, some question how they didn’t find her sooner. I’m certain it will come out in investigations and reports, but I’m a firm believer that a criminal will do what they need to do in order to avoid getting caught…there’s likely an explaination about why she wasn’t found that first time. Unfortunately, these murderers can be very convincing and can hide evidence in an effort to avoid capture. Look at Ted Bundy and his charm. Look at the Green River Killer and his lengthy serial killings. Criminals like the BTK killer, Jeffrey Dahmer and others come to mind. But I can understand that family must be frustrated, especially in their grief. I imagine the task the police department and the volunteers faced was arduous at best, and I’m sure they are punishing themselves for not finding her sooner. My heart goes out to them as well.
Craig Roger Gregerson, if you indeed did this to little Destiny may you rot in hell - starting in your jail cell.
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