Dear Editor:

I am saddened by the letters in Wednesday's Advocate from Ryan Shangraw's stepmother and sister. Any time young lives are lost, it is tragic. I do not know many details about the case. I cannot help but believe, however, that drugs played some part in the killings. Even in the unlikely event they did not, what other motive do the police have to go on? If I were a police officer, that would certainly be the place I would choose to begin my investigation. I think to say that they are not looking for the murderer is unfair and premature.

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