This is so bittersweet for the family, knowing Shirlene is coming home, but the realisation she's gone must hurt so much. I hope her family are coping and can finally start to heal. Sleep well, Shirlene RIP
I grew up in the quitman area and my grandmother told me the story about this case. I didn't get to see the grave until I was 14. My brother and I were going somewhere to do some brotherly stuff and that's when he and I stopped at the oak hill cemetery where the body was buried and I saw the carved image of her face on the grave stone. I said "This poor woman. I can't imagine or understand why she had to die a horrible death." My brother replied "well the world is a dark, cruel and evil place." Then we left. Many years later, I went back to the cemetery for the first time since then and placed a few roses on the grave to pay my respects and I said "we may not know each other, but it would've been an honor to meet you."
I cry because my daughter didn't come one day. My youngest daughter and I got in the car and drove until we found her. The thought of never seeing her again would be devastating. #RestInHeaven
The killer was found living in a trailer. They saw the weapons he used to kill her and he wouldn't give up her name even though they found dna of him on her body. Which shows he definitely murdered her. Most likely raped her too. Breaks my heart. R.I.P. to Shirlene. She didnt deserve what happened to her.
How long after her death, approximately, did they identify the killer? I realize no one knew who he killed and he wouldn't say her name. Was he with the touring Fair? What ever happened to him?
SHE LOOKED SO MUCH LIKE HER MOM, Her Mom will never be over this, there is NO SUCH THING AS CLOSURE, such a stupid question. But there is much comfort in knowing for certain.
Whoever sent her things home knows what happened to her..and they sent them to show them that where she is..she won't be needing them anymore. If they could have traced that.. That poor family can put closure to it all now.
I’m so glad to see that she was given back her identity and was able to come back to her family. There are still so many that are still our there that are unidentified.
Just remember when you take your child to the fair most of the employees are on the run for something. And there is a high amount of Sex offenders that want to dodge the registry’s laws. No one checks their IDs when the Carnival comes to town!
Thank God her mother can at least have closure, too many parents of missing children go to their own graves without ever knowing. I am happy for her sister's as well, hopefully they will see their sister's killer caught with all the new advancements in technology. The most important thing is that Shirl is home now and her family never has to wonder where she is, or if she is suffering ever again. 🙏🏻👼🏼
Is Anyone else shocked at how lightly this mother let her young daughter leave “to go away”…. Had no idea where she went and just waited for news? Unbelievable!
You know that something like this is such a very long time to wait for closure, when they waited longer than you have been alive. Wow, I can’t even imagine what this family went through. The grief they endured would be horrible.
Wow nothing I say can ever help why's it going through... But I do wish I and ur family a beautiful and happy life from now on...And u Will see her Again in heaven.. you will be together again. 😇
Who on earth could click the thumbs down on this? As I see it now, it’s 18 insensitive jerks who need to get a life and get right with God. I’m so thankful the family has their beloved back home with them. Knowing she is back home and resting nearby will help them begin to heal. It helps when you can visit their grave to spend that quiet moment with them sending them love. I’m so sorry for their loss. 🌹💐
Thomaston is My home. This is the Bible belt of Georgia. This is so heart breaking to watch. Thank God this case was solved. Let's pray DNA will continue to solve cases of Missing people & lock up Murders.
"In Quitman, the story is lore. In the fall of 1981, a body was found near the highway, stabbed and strangled. Investigators arrested a man named George Newsom, who eventually admitted to the murder."
So is this talking about 2 different cases? I'm confused. First it's talking about a family who's daughter went to work with the fair, then it's talking about a stabbing victim who's face was etched in her grave, anyone???
But did they get any evidence that it IS her? Is it possible to take dna from the remains, the teeth should still be intact,even though she might have been cremated?
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Good grief these people are going to live on her life.... over and over again.... 😢😢😢 The woman is dead.... why are you deciding, to greave over and over again and over and over again?
Because she was their family and they loved her! They know how her last minutes were. They probably had some tiny little bit of hope for those 37 years that was finally crushed. And this time they truly know she died and can mourn her properly.
Shirlene's killer died in prison in 1988, but his death does not bring her back. She is gone forever and her family has to live with this for the rest of their lives, so there will never any permanent closure for them.
Grief is a lifetime long thing for most people who have lost someone or something precious . You don't choose to re-live the trauma and pain... its just an unfortunate side effect that comes alongside loss .... healing isn't linear either and takes different forms.... clearly you have very little empathy or compassion.
Whoever etched her face in stone did a beautiful job that got a real life likeness of the young woman
That's a fantastic way to show unknown people that are in their graves!!!
Evidently someone knew her life and identity mattered. They deserve praise.
This is so bittersweet for the family, knowing Shirlene is coming home, but the realisation she's gone must hurt so much.
I hope her family are coping and can finally start to heal.
Sleep well, Shirlene RIP
I grew up in the quitman area and my grandmother told me the story about this case. I didn't get to see the grave until I was 14. My brother and I were going somewhere to do some brotherly stuff and that's when he and I stopped at the oak hill cemetery where the body was buried and I saw the carved image of her face on the grave stone. I said
"This poor woman. I can't imagine or understand why she had to die a horrible death." My brother replied "well the world is a dark, cruel and evil place." Then we left.
Many years later, I went back to the cemetery for the first time since then and placed a few roses on the grave to pay my respects and I said "we may not know each other, but it would've been an honor to meet you."
Aren't you special.
@@raccoonchronicles5134 arent u just a angry lil twat.
Very nice touch 👍
Very sweet of you to do that. This is a sad case.
@@raccoonchronicles5134 be quiet
I cry because my daughter didn't come one day. My youngest daughter and I got in the car and drove until we found her. The thought of never seeing her again would be devastating.
#RestInHeaven
I know I can't even imagine not knowing where my 28 yr old is every second of the day much less 38 YEARS. God bless that mother and whole family.
so glad they got to give her a funeral. sad that she died in such a way. God bless them :)
Rest in peace baby girl,blessing to those who lost her 💗
The killer was found living in a trailer. They saw the weapons he used to kill her and he wouldn't give up her name even though they found dna of him on her body. Which shows he definitely murdered her. Most likely raped her too. Breaks my heart. R.I.P. to Shirlene. She didnt deserve what happened to her.
He had DNA on him for 40 years?
@@terintiaflavius3349 not on him. On her
@@terintiaflavius3349 they found him very shortly after this and he confessed. He was her co-worker. He died in prison
I wonder who sent her belongings back?
How long after her death, approximately, did they identify the killer? I realize no one knew who he killed and he wouldn't say her name.
Was he with the touring Fair? What ever happened to him?
Kelly Sage is one of those angels that walk among us. What an absolute beautiful person she is.
SHE LOOKED SO MUCH LIKE HER MOM, Her Mom will never be over this, there is NO SUCH THING AS CLOSURE, such a stupid question. But there is much comfort in knowing for certain.
Doesn't sound like the authorities really made an effort to identify the body. Too much trouble.
Such a sad story. Well done Kelly Sage. Best wishes to the family.
Whoever sent her things home knows what happened to her..and they sent them to show them that where she is..she won't be needing them anymore. If they could have traced that.. That poor family can put closure to it all now.
I’m so glad to see that she was given back her identity and was able to come back to her family. There are still so many that are still our there that are unidentified.
Just remember when you take your child to the fair most of the employees are on the run for something. And there is a high amount of Sex offenders that want to dodge the registry’s laws. No one checks their IDs when the Carnival comes to town!
I never allowed my kids to go to the fair with their friends for this very reason!!
@@5thdimension625 yep as a kid I would get so mad at my mom but I totally get it now! The older I get the smarter my mom gets!
Very WISE WORDS!!
Absolutely mother’s please guard your children at the fair. Do not let them go off on their own not for a moment.
Carnivals are a cesspit of evil.
Rest in peace young Luv...hate this happened to you and it took so long to get you identified
You never 'get past this', it never gets better but we remember, share, and move on.
Beautifully said.
Thank God her mother can at least have closure, too many parents of missing children go to their own graves without ever knowing. I am happy for her sister's as well, hopefully they will see their sister's killer caught with all the new advancements in technology. The most important thing is that Shirl is home now and her family never has to wonder where she is, or if she is suffering ever again. 🙏🏻👼🏼
You never get past it. There will always be an emptiness and a hole in you heart. You will suffer the loss till the day you die. Best wishes to all.
This is so heartbreaking. I don’t know how a family could get through such a hard time. I am so sorry for this family. God bless you. ❤️🌹❤️
Awwwwe 💔 bless every single person involved in helping her and also her family
Thank you Kelly for being a loving person to this girl you have More love for her then her own mother does may you be blessed
You know her mother?
I feel so sorry for this poor family 😥
👍😭So glad she can rest in peace how. 🙏
So glad her family has a measure of closure. 💝
I hope they find the monster who murdered her.😭
They found him yrs before but he wouldn't tell her name.
@@bari2883 - He sounds like pure evil. 😞🥲
@@LovingAtlanta his name was george newsome he died in prison in 1988
they found the body?
@@mickieasom2247 - Yes 😞
So sad & that little boy looks just like her
im sorry to the mom and sisters for all the turmoil you suffered. And I'm glad that you can now begin closure.
I just started 😭😭😭at the someone sketched the face on tombstone. Someone cared that much about someone they didn't even know
God Bless Kelly Sage
Thank God for Wyoming women!!!!
Poor Mama and family
Another person heads to Heaven, and another person who trespassed against her goes to hell.....
Excellent way to put it
and another dullard writes something trite about it on youtube
I don't think you can get past something like this. I think you accept it and continue to live in spite of it. 💙🌻
God bless her soul and your family
We spent Summers in Thomaston. Always thought it was a safe place. Don’t know the family personally but know of them. It was such a sad story
Is Anyone else shocked at how lightly this mother let her young daughter leave “to go away”…. Had no idea where she went and just waited for news? Unbelievable!
Thought the same. Weird and sad.
Tis makes me so sad😳
You know that something like this is such a very long time to wait for closure, when they waited longer than you have been alive. Wow, I can’t even imagine what this family went through. The grief they endured would be horrible.
RIP Shirlene.
This broke my heart😥😥😥
Wow nothing I say can ever help why's it going through... But I do wish I and ur family a beautiful and happy life from now on...And u Will see her Again in heaven.. you will be together again. 😇
Who on earth could click the thumbs down on this? As I see it now, it’s 18 insensitive jerks who need to get a life and get right with God. I’m so thankful the family has their beloved back home with them. Knowing she is back home and resting nearby will help them begin to heal. It helps when you can visit their grave to spend that quiet moment with them sending them love. I’m so sorry for their loss.
🌹💐
So sad.
I wonder if they ever opened up an investigation as to what the motive was, how old was she? 💔
18 yrs old
The guy was a fellow carvival worker, he died in 88
Was the image ever posted? Tv, news, anywhere. The image is so good and clear. Blessings!!
RIP SWEET ANGEL 🙏
Sheryl Hammock. ( sorry if I spelled it wrong). I am glad that she has her name back.
May God Bless
So how far away from her home was she found? That’s weird she was there in the same state
3 hours away
Thomaston is on the Tennessee/GA line and Dixie is very near the Florida line
@@heathernikki5734 uhm Thomaston Ga is no where near Tennessee….. I worked in that area for 10 plus years
Thomaston is My home. This is the Bible belt of Georgia. This is so heart breaking to watch. Thank God this case was solved. Let's pray DNA will continue to solve cases of Missing people & lock up Murders.
She looks so familiar like I knew her in past life
Praying 🙏 they catch the monster who took her life
"In Quitman, the story is lore. In the fall of 1981, a body was found near the highway, stabbed and strangled. Investigators arrested a man named George Newsom, who eventually admitted to the murder."
They found him. He lived in a caravan or trailor if you are American near where her body was found.
He's dead, died in 88
❤️
So is this talking about 2 different cases? I'm confused. First it's talking about a family who's daughter went to work with the fair, then it's talking about a stabbing victim who's face was etched in her grave, anyone???
The stabbing victim (Jane Doe) was identified as daughter who went to work for the fair but went missing.
RIP Cheryl
Sad story. She was alone all those years in that no one really knew what happened to her.
😢
Bittersweet story. Terrible what happened to her.
But did they get any evidence that it IS her? Is it possible to take dna from the remains, the teeth should still be intact,even though she might have been cremated?
They exhumed her body and verified by DNA that it's Shirlene.
The murderer will be revealed...WHO ETCHED HER FACE IN STONE? Someone knew her well enough to capture her image may have taken her life.
In a hurry to leave home but evil found her. Somethings never change...
Maybe the boy is her second life
Que bueno que la pudieran reconocer y que a su asesino lo encontraran y enviaran a la cárcel! Por eso no hay que confiar en nadie!!🥲🤍
Rest in peace now 🙄
How does she comes home if she is dead
Where was her body found?
I read "After 38 years, JaneDoe identified as home "
Lol my nonsense
😇🙏
Sad but at least they know what happened to her. I guess they never got the person who killed her.
Was there no investigation on her murder?! The itched her face on the stone & burried her?! 😟
Susan Sarandon?
Now find killer
Oh jezzzzzz,,,,
Much evil in the world.
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Good grief these people are going to live on her life.... over and over again.... 😢😢😢
The woman is dead.... why are you deciding, to greave over and over again and over and over again?
Because she was their family and they loved her! They know how her last minutes were. They probably had some tiny little bit of hope for those 37 years that was finally crushed. And this time they truly know she died and can mourn her properly.
Yeah because it's much more human to forget them........
Shirlene's killer died in prison in 1988, but his death does not bring her back. She is gone forever and her family has to live with this for the rest of their lives, so there will never any permanent closure for them.
Its GRIEVE btw.
And if you've ever lost someone you love,you never stop grieving,you don't 'decide' to just stop,you heartless little person.
Grief is a lifetime long thing for most people who have lost someone or something precious . You don't choose to re-live the trauma and pain... its just an unfortunate side effect that comes alongside loss .... healing isn't linear either and takes different forms.... clearly you have very little empathy or compassion.