{"id":18012,"date":"2025-11-10T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=18012"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:50:07","slug":"18012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=18012","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two guards seized the boy\u2019s arms, but Richard raised his hand. Something in the boy\u2019s tone \u2014 that raw desperation \u2014 stopped him cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho are you?\u201d Richard demanded, his voice tight, trembling.<\/p>\n<p>The boy swallowed hard. \u201cMy name is Marcus. I live on the streets. But I know Emily\u2026 and I know the truth about what happened that night. Please, sir, if you love your daughter, don\u2019t let them bury her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pastor froze. 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