There has never been one second of doubt in my mind that Ryan Laubach brutally murdered my grandson. Going through the case file, listening to audio recordings, watching videos of interviews, reading reports and looking at countless pictures, I cannot understand how someone could do something so horrific to a small, innocent, 22 month old child. Why? What could he have possibly done to cause this kind of beating to his small little body.
Did you even pause to reconsider what you were doing when he was clawing with his tiny fingers to try and remove your hands from his throat? In the numerous times you changed your story as to what happened that day did you once consider that none of your stories could explain the bruises, cuts and other injuries to the front of his head and body?
For all those people that continuously check this blog to see what I have written and that leave comments such as "Give it a rest already" - I pray that someday you will come to understand the truth. The injuries that Joey sustained were in no way, shape or form caused by an accidental fall to the floor from 1) being tossed in the air from a seated position on the couch, 2) beign tossed in the air from a seated position on the floor, 3) falling/jumping off the couch and hitting the floor, 4) falling/jumping off the couch and hitting the coffee table, 5) falling/jumping off the coffee table and hitting the floor or any other scenario of falling. I also pray that you never have to live through the loss of a child or through the murder of someone you love.
I am angry today. I am sad today. I am missing my grandson today...and every day.
It shouldn't hurt to be a kid.
Grandma Kathy