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Written by Lisa Buske, Heidi Allen’s S ister
In Response t o Judge King’s R uling
For the past few months, our family waited for Judge King’s
ruling. He said it wouldbe released soon. If we have learned one
thing over these almost twenty-two years,the courts de nition of
!soon" is di#erent than the !soon" the families anticipate,and pray
for. $fter months of testimony, reviewing statements and
proposedevidence, and additional sta# to assist the Judge, the wait
concluded yesterday. %eappreciate Judge King’s time and dedication
to Heidi’s &idnapping case, decadeslater.
'ears transitioned into decades and Heidi’s memory was &ept
alive on theanniversary of her abduction and her birthday until
July ()*+. ne summer
afternoon, my parents and I, and Heidi’s family, friends, and
community were thrustbac& into the same intensity endured
decades prior. %e went from a hopeful waitingto a hope- lled
waiting and !the" call. he call never came and the roller coaster
ofemotions and impact of Heidi’s &idnapping wore on us with a
rawness we thoughtwe were numb to, but we weren’t. In the matter of
a moment, the raw and heartbrea&ing pain returned.
July ()*+ to arch ()*/...one thing remained the same...Heidi
was, and is, stillmissing.
%e are than&ful for this time of waiting is over. %e aren’t
na0ve and understand
court hearings and motions never stop, but neither do our hopes,
prayers, anddedication to &eep Heidi’s memory in the forefront
until she is found. %e appreciatethe 1udge ta&ing time to be
diligent and meticulous in his response, showing bothhis character
and desire to uphold the law.
he 1ourney in having a missing loved one never ends. he hope and
prayers fortheir return are 1ust as constant. y greatest sorrow in
this recent announcement,while it con rms the right man is in 1ail,
my om wasn’t able to hear the news andhave this peace when she
too& her last breath. om wanted to &now where heryoungest
daughter was but a bro&en heart and cancer too& her before
she couldthan& the sheri#’s and 2$’s o3ce personally, or to
&now where her Heidi is.
he swego 4ounty 5heri#’s 2epartment and 2istrict $ttorney’s
o3ces &ept myparents and I informed. hey tried to stay ahead of
the media but in today’stechnological age, and their desire to read
and review things in their entirety beforecalling us, sometimes I
saw it on witter or heard it on the radio before we, and therest of
our family could be noti ed.
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here have been positives in this aspect of the 1ourney too.
Heidi’s &idnapping caseis thought of more often and people new
to our community and surrounding areaslearned about the missing
eighteen year-old from 6ew Haven, 6ew 'or& that mayhave never
&nown such a tragic case occurred in our small town. he
newerinvestigators and deputies gained valuable e7perience in
handling and investigating
a missing person’s case. 8eople are tal&ing about Heidi and
her disappearanceagain. %hile this is di3cult at times, one of
these conversations might be the onereveals the missing pu99le
piece to nding Heidi.
n the :ip side, this recent 1ourney wore my om out. 5ome may not
&now shepassed away on Heidi’s birthday this past 5eptember,
after a short battle with 5tage+ etastasi9ed 4ancer. %hile we would
have preferred this month to be spent withonly family, the
investigators and 2$ still needed to &eep in contact due
toadditional statements made during this time. I am grateful for
law enforcement’scompassion and concern e7pressed each time they
called, apologi9ing for botheringme, yet dedicated to Heidi’s case.
hey too hoped to answer my parents’ ;uestion,!%here’s Heidi
