I lived next to a murderer!

As I grow up I find it interesting to see what old classmates are doing with their lives as we have all taken different paths. I’m finishing up college, others are working, some are getting engaged, some have babies, and there are always the ones who have done nothing with their lives. Fortunately, social networking sites like Facebook help keep us connected and allow us to share what we are doing in our lives, even things we may not be proud of…

The other night I was group texting my two best friends and my friend Kayla made us aware that a girl we went to high school with, and her current boyfriend, are currently being charged with murdering her nine month old baby. Fun facts: the girl who did this, Apryl, I lived next to her in elementary school and we were somewhat friends back then. I attended elementary, middle, and high school with this girl. We haven’t talked since we were ten, but I remember seeing her in the halls at school years after we quit talking.

So why did I begin this post with how we stay connected and what we are doing with our lives…? Now that the news of her crime has made it to the news her face is all over my Facebook feed! Here is the thing, I was not her Facebook friend… she is being passed through everyone’s newsfeeds attached with the article of her current criminal record. How awkward to have anyone you were, and were not, Facebook friend’s with know that you are a murderer, a terrible parent, and basically a low life.

It was already pathetic enough if people you were friends with on Facebook saw things on your timeline like “Lost my apartment,” “got fired from Taco Bell?” “Just go me GED!” but now people she isn’t friends with are seeing an article being passed around by people who barely knew her. That is embarrassing.

Now I realize I seemed to pass over the terrible part of a lost child. I recognize that this child’s life is precious, and should be recognized, but it was not the point of this post. I didn’t know that Apryl had a child before this news story surfaced. I will link the posts below so anyone who wants the facts may see them. If I could have saved that babies life I would have, and it drives me insane to know that someone could do this to their own child. I love my cat too much to spank him; I doubt I’ll be able to harm a child. I understand not everyone is right in the mind, so that may be the difference between her and most people who don’t abuse their children.

Quick Backstory: When I was in fifth grade I rode the bus with Apryl. This is important because there was one day when she and a third grader got into a fight on the bus, A PHYSICAL FIGHT!!! I never knew why fists started flying, all I remember was what happened after we got off the bus. Later that night I heard Apryl crying outside her front door. Her mom SCREAMING at her and coaching her to say “I DID NOT HIT HECTOR!” making her practice lying about what happened that day.

Years ago I realized there was something wrong with this, but even worse is I can vividly remember seeing her standing straight against the wall and her mom SCREAMING two inches away from her face. I also remember her crying and the sound of her voice as she kept repeating “I DID NOT HIT HECTOR” through her sobs. This trip down memory lane is relevant for two reasons: the main reason, one that is somewhat obvious, is it shows she is a violent person, especially to those who are smaller and weaker than her. SECOND goes along with something that may not be obvious unless you watched or read the news articles.

In the news article it was said that when Apryl was being questioned about the abuse to her child she “Sporadically” said “HE WOULD NEVER THROW HER!” What a choice of words when you haven’t even been prompted. I could hear her voice in my head. The fact the article made a point to say that she said this statement OUT OF NOWHERE shows that it was rehearsed. Even if she was only trying to convince herself, she was clearly lying. Lucky for her I am not going to be in the jury on her case, but I would sentence her to life for what she has done to an innocent child.  

New Article Fox59

PPPS: if you want to see the various articles, all having different aspects of the story you can Google this girls name and find tons of information. 

(Apryl Hammer, Indianapolis). 

I just saw a new news article out since I wrote this post, it makes the story seem even more sketchy because she lied to the babies father about why he was unable to see his daughter. She also skipped town with the man she claims left her daughter with bruises." 

Even further the conditions of their living space, where this child spent the small portion of her life, had awful conditions. People who allow their infants around drugs, and similar toxins, deserve to be punished.