Too Young to Kill: Helping Teenagers Headed for Trouble

Twenty years is a long time to keep a secret. Especially when dozens of people know what it is. So let me ask you a question about this particular secret: should we ever say a murder victim had it coming?

 

Welcome to another episode of The Unlovely Truth. I’m your host, private investigator Lori Morrison. Join me for another captivating true crime story, where physical, spiritual, and emotional safety takeaways are waiting for us. If you are listening, I believe you have a unique calling—to become a different kind of PI, not a typical private investigator, but a person of impact!

 

This is Season 4, Episode 28. Our Little Secret by Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie and it shares the story of Daniel Paquette's murder in New Hampshire. It became a cold case, remaining a secret between two high school friends. But teenagers grow up and loyalties change. Our guest today is Eric Schwalbach and he’s going to talk about how to support kids so they aren’t thinking these drastic actions are the only options available to them. They didn’t create the situation they were stuck in but they still had to deal with it. 

 

Let’s take a look this week at Matthew 18:6 NIrV

 

What if someone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin? 

If they do, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck 

and be drowned at the bottom of the sea.

 

I always thought this would be an awesome verse to paint in a children’s wing at church. It so plainly expresses the importance of children to Jesus. They are vulnerable, and we are to be their protectors. So many of the kids in today’s case and that our guest Eric Schwalbach mentors have not been treated well by adults. It’s like they have had millstones put around their necks then been told they need to swim better. There are so many ways to make a difference in kids' lives. Does your local school need volunteers to tutor or just hang out and be a positive influence? I know that churches are always looking for volunteers in the children and youth ministries. You may be able to lead a Bible study in a juvenile detention center. They don’t need anything fancy - just someone to show up, and show them the love of Jesus by telling them that they matter to Him, and they matter to you. 

 

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If you liked this week’s episode, you’ll want to check this episode out:

Teen Violence: Facing Our Fears to Make an Impact

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Recommendations from Eric:

 

Why I know that the love of the Holy Spirit can heal UNSEEN SCARS!

https://youtu.be/D431YOBomQc

 

If the village steps up, we can raise a child!

https://youtu.be/hmNSSgSVJP4

 

If we don't help them then who will?

https://youtu.be/oGVPc1Ippjk

 

It's not about the 99 sheep, it is the one lost sheep that keeps me striving for a better system. 

https://youtu.be/gNQp95QZjPk

 

Here is the story that explains how young kids did not make the choice to be abused or abandoned. Then they self medicate to cope and numb the pain.

 

https://prisonwriters.com/95-of-prisoners-i-know-were-molested-as-a-child/