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Porterville, CA

Feb 1, 2007

Family holds vigil for murder victim

A year after one of the city's grisliest homicides of 2006, the people who knew Melissa Martin best are desperate for justice. via Porterville Recorder

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Jun 26, 2007
 

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i knew melissa very well. i wanna know what is going on with her case! have they found anything out yet? BRING THE KILLER TO JUSTICE! this is messed up! with everything we have no days we should have figured this out by now!
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Dec 12, 2007
 

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My brother was murdered in Porterville just six months after Melissa and I can't help but wonder if the same people who killed him also killed her. My brother new Melissa and was very hurt to hear of her murder.
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Feb 22, 2008
 

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i miss her. i just wish they could find her killer and bring who ever did this to justice. its scary to think a killer may be running around in porterville.
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Mar 17, 2008
 

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What are the police doing about this case? Have they shelved it? It has been over two yrs, and nothingyet, no suspects or what,Is it now considered a cold case, these cases need to be investigated more, someone killed her and two years later, still nothing, come on police, lets get going!
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I want to know who murdered my daughter. two years is too long to wonder. Someone come forward please. She was everything to me. and I'll never be the same again.
Nelle Belle
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Why is it that Porterville Police can arrest people for alledged drug dealing on the word of someone, but yet cannot arrest the killer of this young girl, when they have some kind of evidence we know, dna doesn't take this long! What is REALLY going on!!
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Aug 25, 2008
 

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I was with Melissas mother at the time this happened. I really thought we would find the person or people by now. It still hurts me very much, I think about her often. Mostly for mom, I hope we can get the closure very soon. The people need to be brought to justice. God be with you Melissa.
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Aug 26, 2008
 
I didn't know melissa but I am also a Mother and
I can just imagine what her mother is going through. I wish the police would look at it if it was there child that it happend to then just maybe they would work harder at her case.
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Aug 27, 2008
 
This senseless murder was horrifying! A young mother, a daughter, a sister was lost. Someone out there saw something, knows something. If so, please go to the police - perhaps that may be the piece of the puzzle that breaks the case.

Rest in peace, Melissa. Your family will always remember you with love.
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Aug 28, 2008
 
With tears in my eyes, I humbly send my heartfelt thanks to everyone that has written here. It seems like just yesterday that she and I were together laughing, doing things, and just being with her was all I ever wanted to be. They say that God doesn't give us more than we can handle.... but he slipped this time. Wherever I go, what ever I do now is alone. For just one more brief moment with her, and I would never ask for anything else. Melissa, save a place for me. I love you, baby girl.
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