“Please express to them how unsafe it is to go with people online, how unsafe it is to get in the car with anybody that they don’t know because this is our reality now. Our reality is missing somebody that never deserved to go away like this.”
that she had no idea when she said goodbye to Jacob Williamson the night of June 30 that it would be the last time she would see him.According to Edwards, she has been a family friend of Williamson for years and knew him since birth.
Edwards said some of his family members initially didn’t accept his change, so she welcomed him into her home. She said he had been living with her for about the last couple of months and it gave him a safe space to be himself for the first time in his life. Authorities said Newton drove about two hours from the Monroe area to pick up Williamson in Laurens, S.C., for a date on June 30.
Edwards said she hopes that parents will hear Williamson’s story and be extra vigilant at monitoring who their children are speaking with online.
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