Coping With the Murder of a Loved One

Coping With the Murder of a Loved One
(L-R) Kevin, Ryan, and Kimberly McCall. Ryan McCall was tragically murdered during an attempted robbery in 2009. Courtesy of the McCall Family
Andrew Thomas
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Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare, but having a child taken away is something else entirely. A loving son was killed, and his father found writing as a way to cope with his son’s murder.

Ryan McCall was a 21-year-old college senior when he was walking home from a friend’s birthday party in Tampa, Florida. Tragically, Ryan was murdered during the early morning hours of Aug. 19, 2009 after being shot twice during an attempted robbery on his way home.