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DEL.ICIO.USHearn family statement: ‘Nightmare that we will never escape’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Barton Corbin pleaded guilty Friday in the slaying of Dorothy “Dolly” Hearn in Augusta in 1990. Her family released this statement:
Dorothy Carlisle Hearn, our beloved Dolly, was taken from us over 16 years ago when she was a senior in dental school, one year shy of becoming Dr. Dolly Hearn. Since then we have been living two nightmares.
We now live without Dolly’s contagious smile, her positive outlook on life, and the joy that she brought to every room she entered. The pain of her loss is awakened each time we tell our children and grandchildren that Aunt Dolly was more than just a photo, we have thoughts of the dental practice that never was, and we think of all of the lives that remain untouched by her inspiring acts of kindness, her free-flowing words of encouragement, and the spontaneous manifestations of her unique sense of humor. This is the nightmare that we will never escape.
In our second nightmare, we’ve lived knowing that Dolly was the victim of a pointless, cowardly act of murder and believing that every path for justice was seemingly exhausted. We’ve felt helpless, hopeless, and robbed of any remedy to set the record straight and to see justice served. We have always known the truth. Today we rejoice that this truth has been publicly revealed and that Dolly’s name is now officially cleared. This nightmare is over.
We remain forever indebted to the Richmond County, Gwinnett County, and Troy, Alabama teams who made every possible effort to see these cases through to the happiest ending they could have. We thank our families, our friends, our communities, and those whom we’ve never met who have prayed for and supported us through these trying times.
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