Georgia Tragedy

The bodies of the missing Georgia children, Nicole and Jacob Payne, were found today in a nearby sewage pond. I extend my deepest condolences to the family.

The investigation continues, and it appears that little Nicole, at only two years of age, was able to open the door. It's possible that the children left the house and tragically ended up in the pond.

I never thought this was an abduction. It just didn't have the right feel that the children were taken. I thought from the beginning that either the children wandered away or one of the parents was involved. Abhorent as it is, parents do murder their children. At this point, it seems that the children may have just wandered away from their home.

The only way to avoid something like this happening is to put latches or locks on your doors above where the children can reach. That, and never letting your child out of your sight. Even for an instant.

Please, don't infer from any of my words above that I am in any way accusing or blaming the parents of anything. We don't know enough yet about what happened, and, in any case, this is neither the time nor the place to point fingers at anyone.

All we can do now is pray for the souls of the children and hope that their parents are eventually able to move past the pain they are suffering.