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Baby Hope

I have been watching the coverage of Baby Hope or as we now know her name, Anjelica Castillo.  She was sexually assaulted, suffocated, and stuffed in a cooler to rot.  Her body was found by construction workers.  She was never reported missing.  Not by her mother.  Not by any family member.  Nobody.  She was forgotten by everyone except for the police who investigated her murder.  They held a funeral for her and paid to have her buried.  They would visit her grave.  For over two decades. And now....Now I wonder why a little girl, raped and murdered would be given the name Hope.  If anything this is the very opposite of hope.  It gives me reason to not want to bring children into this world.  Because there is evil.  There are bad people in this world.  There are mothers who do not mention when their child goes missing.  There are uncles who do terrible things. It makes me wonder what exactly is wrong with the world. I'm glad there is a name on that poor girl's grave. And