From: shannon bradshaw
T1: survivors
Date: 7/3/2008
Time: 1:49:30 AM
Remote Name: 65.184.138.112
The morning of April 26, 2008 seemed much like any other morning. I was busy feeding and changing my 14 month old son and my husband was busy getting ready for work. When my husband left for work my son and I stood in the doorway and waved goodbye. We continued waving as we watched him back out of the driveway with the top down on his mustang convertible and his sunglasses on. That was the last time my son and I saw him. If I had known then what would happen later that day, I would not have let him go. I spoke with my husband by phone a few times that afternoon. The last time I spoke to him, around 4:20p.m., he said he had a few things to finish and he would be home by 6:30 at the latest. Between 6:30 and 7:00, I called to check on him. He didn't answer and he didn't return my call. I called him numerous times throughout the night. He didn't answer or return my calls. This was not like my husband. He looked forward to coming home to his wife and his son. He would always return my calls if he didn't answer when I called. April 27th, I filed a missing person's report with the Shallotte Police Department. April 28th, local TV news stations broadcast his picture and posted a number for people to call if they had any information. That night Fox News broadcast it on Live With Greta. The Shallotte Police Department, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations launched a search. They even put helicopters in the air to search for his car. Approximately 5:30p.m., April 29th, my husband was found burried in a shallow grave, less than 10 miles from his home and work. He had been dead for three days. He was killed instantly by a single sniper shot to the head. He was a Realtor who thought he was going on a listing call, but it was a set-up for murder. He helped someone and was repaid by having his life taken. Two people were arrested and indicted for 1st degree murder and felony conspiracy. My family and I are waiting for what happens next in the judicial process. We are also waiting to find out more about what happened. This has been the most devastating experience for my entire family. My son who is now 16 months old doesn't want to let mommy out of his sight, he is afraid I won't come back. He knows that daddy never came home. He senses my sadness and anxiety. He will always have a void in his life, because his father is not with us. All my son will ever really know about his father is what we tell him. I will tell him everyday how much his father loves him. The heartache and pain that I feel doesn't seem to get better with each passing day. I miss him more each day. A part of me is still waiting for him to come home. I wish he could come home. I want throw my arms around his neck, feel his arms around me, smell his cologne and aftershave, and know that he is alive and well. It still doesn't seem real. We were not allowed to see his body. I have been living in a nightmare. Somebody, please wake me up!
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