Unsung Heroes

Karen Roche told South Meriden (Conn.) police she had been waiting 32 years for them to knock on her door after they'd linked her to mystery infant David Paul, who died of exposure in 1988.

Victims’ rights lawyer Carrie Goldberg started her own practice in 2014 after she says an ex-boyfriend targeted her.

“Ashley’s motherly instinct allowed her to protect her young son from the hail of gunfire, which in turn caused her to lose her life,” Ashley Berry’s cousin said. “She was a beloved mother of three and will forever be her children’s hero.”

Jody LeCornu was shot to death in her car, seemingly at random. Over two decades later, her sister, Jenny Carrieri, seeks justice.

Investigators discovered five-month pregnant Charli Scott’s maternity skirt near the site of her last cellphone ping. It had been stabbed 20 times where her pregnancy bump would have been.

Kelsi German and Michelle Cruz both lost their sisters under tragic circumstances, but they've found each other to lean on.

After the murder of her son, Corey Laykovich, Michelle Metje founded “Corey’s Network” as a way to support the families of homicide victims.

Horrific hate crimes like the murders of James Byrd Jr., Matthew Shepard, Blaze Bernstein and Heather Heyer sow terror and outrage — but some of them also sparked change. 

Delilah Saunders' sister, Loretta, was strangled and discarded in a sack by Blake Leggette and Victoria Henneberry over about $500; she turned her horror into strength, however.

Lisa Wheeler-Bowman recalled a vision of her son after his death telling her, “There are so many other people that need you — that need your help.”