Day: May 31, 2025

In 1990, it was a warm summer evening. It’s the type of evening when everything is bathed in a golden glow as the sun stays in the sky a little while longer. It was a happy atmosphere in the Nikolaev house. The family’s pride, Lena, was preparing for her commencement exercises. She spun around in her light blue dress before the mirror. Excitement glistened in her eyes. Her favorite cake had been baked by her mother, Olga. Nikolai, her father, was always grinning. Yes, there were tears, but they were tears of joy. A daughter was making significant progress. A… CONTINUE READING…

Sloan and Maddox Mattingly, siblings from Indiana, had a tragic beach day in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. After what started out as harmless fun digging in the sand, nine-year-old Maddox was fighting for his life in the hospital and seven-year-old Sloan died. To get away from the winter cold, the Mattingly family, who were from Fort Wayne, Indiana, went on vacation. On February 20, Sloan and Maddox unintentionally went into a big sand hole while playing close to their parents. The sand suddenly fell away from them. Onlookers witnessed desperate digging efforts to save the kids and heard screams. A child who… CONTINUE READING…