In this case, there is no moral about remembering to lock the door behind you. There’s no advice on how to dress, where to go, or what to do to stay safe. In this case, 27 year old Lauren Giddings did everything right. She was friendly, compassionate, and caring towards her neighbor, a man a bit younger than her who everyone else thought was a bit too weird. Lauren joked that if he was dangerous, she would be the only one who was spared…. Because she always treated him right and with kindness. But, when she was found murdered during the summer of 2011, she couldn’t have been more wrong.

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https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article28613074.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-familys-journey-into-heartache/2011/08/05/gIQAj47IzI_story.html
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/laurel/ph-ho-cf-ll-mcdaniel-sentencing-20140421-story.html
https://wgxa.tv/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murder
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article222386260.html
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/truly-evil/85-17ec0d7e-0e45-4ca4-878d-5a117061b614
https://www.oxygen.com/in-ice-cold-blood/crime-time/death-smell-from-nearby-trash-can-leads-to-body-of-missing-woman
https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article30131586.html
https://wgxa.tv/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murder?fbclid=IwAR19VLXZEEYZzBJnUGKLkH77AZhqjg8p0ejs0hG81ji8MJwfg2fQI0u_eAg
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