Justice for LaLa Clark Wilkesbarre, PA- Part 4

Fifteen‑year‑old La’Niyah “LaLa” Clark’s story continues to unfold in heartbreaking and deeply disturbing ways. In this episode, we break down the newest developments in the case that has shaken Wilkes‑Barre and ignited a statewide call for justice.

After months of unanswered questions, prosecutors have now filed major upgraded charges against LaLa’s biological aunt, Bobbiejo Etzel—including homicide, kidnapping, and abuse of a corpse. These charges reflect what investigators now say happened in the weeks after LaLa disappeared on January 17, 2026: she wasn’t a runaway. She was hidden, controlled, and ultimately killed.

Court documents reveal a chilling timeline: LaLa was kept in a hotel despite an active protection‑from‑abuse order, moved to a home where she was restrained and deprived of basic needs, and later suffocated. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Etzel transporting a container before LaLa’s body was abandoned behind a garage on Thayer Street, where she was found on February 21.

On May 8, 2026, Etzel waived her preliminary hearing, pushing the case toward trial as she remains jailed without bail.

Family members and advocates say these new charges finally validate what they’ve insisted from the beginning—that LaLa was a victim of manipulation and violence, not a child who chose to run away. Their fight now centers on accountability, reform, and ensuring that what happened to LaLa never happens again.

This episode examines the updated charges, the newly revealed timeline, the failures that may have cost LaLa her life, and the growing movement demanding justice in her name.

Transcript

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TGIF, welcome back to another episode of True Crime with Tiff Klein, giving criminals the disrespect they deserve. In tonight's episode, we'll be giving much disrespect to Bobby Joe Etzel, the murderer of Lala Clark of Wilkes-Bear PA. This is the fourth part of this podcast series about Lala. Lala is from my hometown. She was a 15-year-old, hard-of-hearing girl who went missing in the middle of January. And her body was found in the end of February. And her life was taken by the hands of her aunt that she loved. So this happened on January 17th, 2026. After leaving her adoptive home, Lala disappeared. And it was revealed that just days earlier, a protection from abuse order had been filed on her behalf against her biological aunt, Bobby Joe Etzel. More than a month after she vanished, Lala's nude, battered body was discovered in the snow behind a garage on Thayer Street on February 1st. The Luzerne County District Attorney later confirmed her identity and announced the arrest of Etzel on charges of corruption of minors and interference with custody. Loved ones described the details as haunting, with her grandmother sharing that Lala had been, quote, left out there naked on the ground, end quote. Her death sparked heartbreak, outrage, and a growing call for accountability, leading the public in Wilkesbare to push for Lala's law aimed at protecting vulnerable youth and strengthening oversight in cases involving custody and abuse concerns. Now remember, guys, domestic violence does not mean just partners. It could be with anybody in your close family, aunts, uncles, grandparents, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, parents, all domestic violence. So this will be part four. If you go back and listen to my prior podcasts, I have done three already on La La. And before I get into this, um, I do have permission to make these podcasts. Um I have talked to their spokesperson, Candace. You can follow them on the Facebook page, La La's Legacy, in honor of Liniah Clark, Lala. Um, I have been in contact since day one with Amira, who is La La's adoptive mother. I had them connect with Missing an American Network to get some flyers out. And I've been in contact with Candace since. And she has heard my podcast. She has approved them. Everything's factual that I say. If it's not, I don't talk about it. I don't talk about rumors, and I really just give a recap of what Lala's family and spokesperson Candace puts out on social and in the news. And there are some things that can't be said. There are some things that haven't been released. Obviously, you know, with the court coming up, but I do have permission. And the first episode I did for Lala was on February 25th. It was season two, episode seven. It's called Today is Lanaya Lala Clark. Tomorrow it could be your child. Then I did a follow-up episode on March 7th. It's episode eight of season two. It's Justice for Lala Clark Wilkes Bear PA part three. And then I did season two, episode 15 on April 22nd, part three, Justice for Lala, The Affidavit, the Truth. This is where I read the 27-page affidavit word for word. So disclaimer, it is graphic, it is horrible, it's sickening, it's disgusting, it's disrespectful. But I had permission, and it's public information that Lala's family put up on Facebook. They want the world to know the truth. So I am not putting out any information that they wouldn't want released. They want it out there for people to hear. And I do have permission. But I am giving you a big disclaimer that it is hard to read or listen to. It's very, very vile and graphic and sad. But I figured I would do part four on behalf of La La's legacy because I've done three already and I try to recap for the family because they do an amazing job on Facebook celebrating Lala and keeping the community updated. But I know there's people across the country that have been following this case because it was pretty vile or viral. Well, it is vile and viral. And I know people have been following it. So I've done my best in due diligence to stay factual, honest, loyal, respectful, and only report the information that the family reports. So without further ado, I will dive in. So there was an update today. So again, this is part four. So it I could be here all day trying to go backwards. But um, real quick, Lunaya was a 15-year-old hard-of-hearing child here in Wilkesbare, Pennsylvania. She went missing mid-January, was found on February 21st behind her father's garage. Her aunt had taken her life and disposed of her body naked in the cold snow. And the the aunt was a suspect from the beginning, but it wasn't released to the public. But she had a PFA, she was not supposed to have contact with Lala, and she ended up kidnapping her. Again, read the affidavit. It is online, it's on the Lala's legacy Facebook page. And um, go support Lala on that page. So part four. There was some news today in Wilkes Bear, May 8th, 2026. Candace had posted an update. Um, last night, Lala's biological mother came in from Illinois and she wanted to be here for today's hearing at the Wilkes Bear courthouse, and it was under 10 minutes. She waved her, she waived her right to challenge the evidence that was presented, and now it's going to trial. It could be 90 days to 100 days. It just really depends. You know how the court system works. And she does have a public defender. And apparently she looked horrible. And in Candace's words, she looked sad and looked stank. Just gross, bad, just does not look good. And again, they they presented a lot of evidence, and so much that the district attorneys Sam and Tony said they have a solid case. So this is why they think she waived it, because she didn't want a lot of that evidence coming out to the public right now. And there were so many times she changed her story from January until now, blaming different people for having La La, changing the story and what happened to Lala. And again, if you go back to my prior episodes, you can you can listen. And again, yeah, she waived her right to challenge the evidence and it's going to go to trial. Lala's mom is in. Lala looks like her biological mother, but again, remembered that Lala has was adopted by um Amira and Antoine Woods. And they couldn't make it today because they're out of state for their other daughter's chilliden competition. And Kennis was their spokesperson and showed up today with Lala's biological mother. Big shout out to her biological mother for getting treatment and going through sobriety. So congratulations. And while she was getting this news of Lala and grieving, um, she actually said today that she was thankful that she was in, I assume, rehab to get treatment during this time because it was a lot easier to deal with it in while she was in treatment than outside with her struggles. So congrats to her. Um, and I'm glad she was able to make it up today. But yeah, Lala does look like her. I had to do a double take for a second, and um, I'm glad she got up here. And I mean, that's that's the big update as of today, but I will give you some more. And, you know, the the courtroom was heavily controlled, they weren't allowed to have cameras, and family members were brought in separately. The defendant was not permitted in the courtroom until shortly after the proceeding began. An interpreter was present for the defendant, as noted on record due to her hearing impairment. So Bobby Joe is also hard of hearing, so remember that. Prior to the waiver, the prosecution appeared prepared with a large cart of evidence and advised the family they may potentially be exposed to graphic evidence and or photos during the hearing. Once the hearing was waived, that was no longer necessary. The defendant chose to waive her right to a preliminary hearing. The Commonwealth does not have to present its evidence or call witnesses at this stage. The case now moves forward to the Court of Common Pleas for the next phase of proceedings. They also learned that the defendant's charges were updated. The previous custodial interference charge was dropped. However, two kidnapping charges were added, and the existing homicide as well as abuse of courts. Those charges remain. And just an important reminder: this case is about seeking justice for Lala. Please continue to respect her family and the legal process and everyone involved. The comments on Facebook that are disrespectful, harmful, or spread misinformation will not be tolerated. The family would like to thank everyone who continues to support Lala, her family in the pursuit of justice. It is a horrible case. It makes me so sick and so sad because it was so close to home. I probably live, you know, a few minutes away from where all this happened. And I just I haven't had a chance to meet the family in person. I started a new job, so I wasn't able to go to the vigil or the, you know, the the funeral memorial. But Candace and I do plan to meet at some point. And I've invited her on my podcast. And in time, you know, I, you know, whenever she's ready and can do it, she said she'll probably hop on. Um, but the affidavit is so detailed, and it's just it's horrifying to know that someone that she loved took her life and she wasn't supposed to be around Lala to begin with, and hid her in a hotel in Wilkes Bear. And it was reported that the cops did check the room, but it was released today that it was yesterday or today that Lala was actually hiding behind the dresser, and the cops didn't think she was in there. And they had asked the hotel staff that if they see her to report it, and they never said they saw her. But she was in that room, and it took Bobby Joe a little bit to open that door and then didn't want them in there. Child and youth tried, but yeah, she was in that room, and and it's sad that if the cops would have just really looked inside that room, even just everywhere and anywhere, every nook and cranny, they would have found her. So, how hard did they actually raid the room? Did they knock on the door and just ask questions? Did they actually go in and open every everything in there? I mean, I'm not quite positive on that, but hotel rooms aren't that big. So, I mean, I'm not saying that anybody would think to check behind a dresser. I mean, most people wouldn't, but if you were searching for a child who is missing and they suspect that the aunt who has a PFA, not allowed to have contact with La La could be hiding her, I would have ripped that room apart. I would have shaken things, I would have moved things. Like, that's just me. If I was a law enforcement person, but um I wasn't there, I wasn't in that room. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but in the affidavit and what was released in the past day or two, she did. She hit her out in the hotel and she took her life. And in the affidavit, you'll you'll read that she was very, very cruel to Lala, told her she wasn't loved, nobody wanted her, locked her in a closet, deprived her of food, and um eventually placed her body in a tote, like those storage totes with the plastic lids, put her in a shopping cart and pushed her through streets to where she disposed of her body, trying to frame Lala's byla or Lala's adoptive father by putting her on his business property. Fortunately, cameras were on and they saw her transporting Lala. They saw her disposing of evidence at the laundromat, and she left the cart there with the with the tote. So Lala was found, nude. And she was suffocated by asphyxiation of a bag over her head. And it's just very hard for me to not choke up because imagine not being able to hear. I mean, literally not hear it or see it coming. That is terrifying. I don't understand why Body Joe and from what Candace has said, you know, it was out of jealousy. You know, basically, if I can't be around her, no one can. I mean, that's, you know, think of abusive boyfriends and girlfriends. If I can't have you, no one can. I mean, really, that's what it came comes down to is the jealousy that Lala had with her adoptive parents. It was the jealousy that she wasn't allowed to be around Lala. And it just, it was a control. It was a power trip. And she took her life just to hurt other people. She wasn't even supposed to be around her because October of 2025, Lala went to see her and basically was held hostage. And then she was finally released and given back to her adoptive family. If I'm remembering that correctly, don't quote me. But when she went missing, it was presumed that she ran away. But she didn't. She left that morning and took a walk and went to see her aunt and was never seen or heard from. Now, Bobby Joe has witnesses who had kept their mouth shut. Some have come forward, some don't want to be named in the affidavit. So many people failed this child. So many people. And if they just look behind that dresser, that's what gets me. You know, PFAs are a joke. I have one against my ex for stalking and harassment. And he was just so out of character, I didn't know what else to expect from him. And then he violated it and he got a fine. And then he kept stalking me on social. So I went to the cops and they were, they told me, no, you know, just collect proof, blah, blah, blah. Like they, they don't give a shit. They really don't. And they know it's a piece of paper, but that's the sad part because a piece of paper is not going to protect you. An abuser and a murderer will find you, they will bother you, they will stalk you. They don't give up. It is a power control trip. And unfortunately, the justice system doesn't do anything until it's too late. Then they want to talk about it. Then they want to make a big deal about it. And most of the time they stay quiet because they know they fucked up. I dealt with this in Lazerne County. I understand how these PFAs work in this town. Just like the one that was supposed to protect La La and, you know, different circumstance, but it's still a protection of abuse. And she wasn't protected. She wasn't protected, and there wasn't enough urgency, and the community was livid. I mean, people were showing up to the Wilkesbury Township police department. They had a vigil. There was a town hall meeting. She had a big memorial up in Scranton. And a child should not have it's just senseless. It's there's no rhyme or reason. There's no oh because somebody was jealous and had a power and controlled trip. But what did that PFA do? What did that protection from abuse really do? Nothing. And the problem with PFAs are it's a boundary, but there's so many loopholes that your abusers can still get through and get around. And you can report and report and report. And until you have like hands-on actual evidence of pictures or things on camera or this, that, and the other, they don't take you seriously. But the thing they forget is lots of murderers and abusers are narcissists, they're gaslighters, they're manipulators, they're charmers. They know how to get around stuff and they know how to fuck with your head and they know how to drive you insane, and they know how to not get caught most of the time, or at least for a long time. So that's why it's very hard for these PFAs to be put in place and taken seriously because these abusers know how to work the system. They know how to work everybody. That's what they do. And I wish at this point the police would have, you know, across the world, across the country, would take these PFAs more seriously. Any little thing that's reported, you know, I understand some people are just they'll they report every little thing and it's it's not major and it makes it hard for others who are actually in danger. I understand that completely. But I would rather the police act on something and be wrong than not act on it and a life be taken. So I'm sorry, if anybody was given a PFA and they violate it once, it should be automatic prison for at least a year. And they should have to register as an abuser. Not, you know, I know all these people have to register for being a sex offender. Well, you know what? Domestic violence perpetrators should have to register as well. Because if I can get on a website and see if somebody's been abusive, I'm not fucking dating them. But that would save a lot of lives. I know a few states have passed that already, and I I wish it would become a a nationwide law. I don't know why it's not. I really don't know why they they want to cover up and and hide abusive people. It's it it should be known and we should be talking about it. And had they taken many people's PFAs more seriously, the statistics would be dramatically different. Um Lala did not deserve any of this. And again, because it's so close to home, it hits home. But it's so I just I can't put it into words, so like, and I don't I really I do not want to read that affidavit again. I I read it once, and when you're listening to episode three, it's real time. Me reading it as I'm recording my podcast, I'm reading it for the first time. So my reaction is my actual reaction. I choke up a few times, but again, today Bobby Joe waived her right to the preliminary hearing, and the Commonwealth did not have to publicly present evidence or witness testimony at this stage. The case now moves forward to the next phase in the Court of Common Pleas. She had charges for criminal homicide, kidnapping of minor inflicting bodily injury, kidnapping of minor interfering with public, and an official abuse of corpse. That is exactly what she's being charged for, and they have lots of evidence to prove this. She's being a coward. She just didn't want that out in the public right now. So again, follow La La's legacy on Facebook, support the page. They need all the support they can get. And let's let's try to get that law, La La's Law passed, and just send love and prayers to the family. And um, I'm gonna cut it for now because that's all the information I have. And I just want to remind you guys from someone who's been through domestic violence twice, um, when you're in it and you love someone and you're trauma bonded, it's not easy to just walk away. It doesn't matter if you're dating them, if you're a child, if you're an adult dealing with abusive parents, um, it doesn't matter if they're your aunt or uncle. It's hard to just walk away. Sometimes you don't have self-esteem, sometimes you don't have the funds, sometimes you don't have anywhere to go. Sometimes you're threatened that if you say something or leave, they will track you down and kill you. And a lot of people are like, oh, why don't they just leave? Like, unless you're in it, you'll never understand it. And if you've never been abused, and I'm talking not just physically, I'm talking like mentally, verbally, emotionally, sexually, financially. I've been on both sides. I've been physically, verbally, mentally, and emotionally and financially controlled and abused by one. And then I fell into that quote, familiar pattern and ended up with a narcissist who mentally destroyed me, emotionally, verbally, verbal abuse, cheating. And to be honest, and I know this sounds very weird, the one that did the mental, verbal, and emotional caused more trauma than the one that hit me. Bruises go away, but when you're mind fucked by someone with a master's degree in psychology and they're a class A sociopathic narcissist, it's hard to break free. It was easier for me to break free from the one who hit me than it was from the one that had a mental hold on me. And they're charming and they're charismatic, and everybody thinks that they're this perfect person, and they couldn't do that. They're so nice. It's those ones who were evil behind closed doors and they know how to switch it on and off. They wear a mask. But you know what? Eventually that mask falls off. And Bobby Joe's mask fell off. And we knew it from the beginning. Her family couldn't just publicly post it at the time because when there's an open investigation, the court and the police hold things on purpose. The media is bad at spinning the narrative, but some things are purposely held back because it could hurt an active investigation. It could hurt the victim, it could hurt the victims' families and cause problems. And when misinformation goes around and rumors go around, it not only hurts the case, it hurts the families of the victim and it doesn't serve the victim. So be mindful when you come up with your theories and your what-ifs. And I think this, be mindful because anything you say, these victims' families may not respond online, but they see your nasty comments, they see your theories, they see your hate and darkness, and it's remembered. They're grieving behind closed doors, and some grieve in public. And just because they don't interact with social doesn't mean they don't see it. I have learned in the past few years since I became a volunteer with the Gabby Petito Foundation that your theories, and I'm guilty of it in the past, posting theories online without knowing the victim or the victim's family, to give only the truth and facts and to respect those families and the victims. Misinformation is not okay. Your theories are not okay. And a lot of people ask me my theories on things, and I will not publicly post my quote theory or opinion. I might post something and say, hmm, that's interesting or hmm, that's weird, but I will never come out and actually say anymore like this is what I think happened. And go into a long spiral theory because that's what it is. It's a theory, it's a hypothesis, it's a conspiracy theory. And sometimes we don't want to take things for face value. There was something my mom sent me last night about Scott Peterson, and ooh, I hate that man, who murdered his wife in 2002, Lacey Peterson. She was pregnant with her son Connor, and he took their lives in Modesto, California, and um her body had washed ashore, as well as Connor's. And somebody made this stupid bullshit theory that there was a handler and Amber Fry was a man, and Amber Fry was a sex trafficker, and they killed, you know, Scott had nothing to do with it. And, you know, sometimes people are just fucking evil and they murder people. There's there's not always a conspiracy behind things and this big elaborate theory that where you have to fill in the pieces. Sometimes people just fucking kill people, and that's the end of it. Like, there's no big theory that you have to figure out. Um, and it it's it's sickening. Like it really is. And again, I was guilty of it in the past, but I've learned from it. And because I have met so many families who have had lives that they love taken away from them, it it makes you see it so much differently. You know, I've met John Ramsey and Burke, and I the the sadness in John's eyes. I've I know Gabby Batito's parents. I talk to their moms almost every day. I've met Joe, I've met Jim, and you s it's it's a whole different experience. You know, I I've talked to Maggie, the mother of Britney Phillips, whose daughter went missing 20 some years ago um in Oklahoma. Talked to Allie Lowitzer's mom, Joanna, who's been trying to find her daughter since 2010. And it doesn't help when you put your bullshit theories out there. I mean, these are real people. It's not entertainment, it's not a game, it's not a puzzle book. These are real lives dealing with tragedy and trauma, and they are trying to find their loved ones, or they're trying to bury their loved ones, or they're grieving through having to accept the fact that their loved ones were taken viciously. And I just ask people to just please stop. You know, if you want to support them, get the facts, volunteer, reach out to the families and get the right information. And if you're gonna post something, post the facts, not what the media spews out, not what other theorists spew out, you know, it's it's horrible. And again, I've met so many victims' families and you know, they're victims as well. And every time you post something online that's not true or it's a thought or an opinion, I mean, everybody's entitled to their opinion and freedom of speech, we know that. But it hurts. And they have to relive that trauma all over again. And if you notice, a lot of them do not get online and defend themselves because it's an endless battle. But respect, give them respect. But on this show, we're gonna give criminals the disrespect they deserve. I give much respect to those who deserve it, but Bobby Joe Etzel deserves the most disrespect. And I hope prison treats her poorly. I hope she is haunted by Lala every day. But narcissists with no soul usually have no remorse. They show no emotion, they don't think they did anything wrong, they blame everybody else, and they never take accountability, they'll never apologize, and they'll never admit to what they actually did. And that's exactly who she is. And she doesn't deserve anything in prison. It it kills me that, well, that probably shouldn't have said that word. It it bothers me that some of these people murder others and they go into prison. And a lot of them in in, you know, the solitude, solitary confinement, and they're given iPads and they're allowed to email and FaceTime people and text, excuse me. They should be laying on a slab of concrete with no blanket, no pillow, nothing in their room except four walls. And I'm very big on, I feel like when you abuse or take a life, it should be an eye for an eye. And if they brought public punishment back, cruel and unusual punishment in the public and maybe decapitated people, bring the guillotine back. Make an example of if you if you murder someone, this is what's gonna happen to you. Other countries do it. Just like that Athena case. That guy is going to prison, is getting the death sentence, but he will sit on death row for 20 some years because he'll do appeal after appeal after appeal. And the courts have to cross their T's and dots their dots their I's to make sure that they're not making a mistake. No, the evidence is there. That's why you bring in a jury. If you're found guilty of murdering somebody, you should immediately be killed right then and there. No more, don't waste taxpayers' money. Don't sit and be able to appeal. Don't be able to be have three hots in a cot and fucking FaceTime on a tablet. No, no, you killed someone, and I I personally think the way you kill somebody, that's how you should be killed. I'm sorry, that's me. But again, this is my podcast. I'm entitled to my opinion. That's not a theory, that's my opinion on all of this because I've seen enough of it, I have read enough of it, I've watched enough of it, I've met enough families. This is not fair. Lori Vallow is sitting in prison and she's allowed to text, she's allowed to email people. Chris Watts is sitting in prison and he's allowed to text and have phone calls. Excuse me? No, starve them and make them sleep on a cold floor with no blankets and no pillows, no desks, no nothing. You won't give them solitary confinement, fucking give them solitary confinement or kill them immediately. Don't feed them, don't give them a blanket, don't give them a tablet or a cell phone to use, or don't give them an AMFM radio. They should have not no contact to the outside world whatsoever. And it pisses me off that they still get basic human rights in prison. No, you got convicted of being a murderer, you should be treated like a filthy animal, and you should be killed. There's there's there's no excuse. This whole judicial system needs to be fucking redone. And I understand people have right to a fair trial, they have right to freedom of speech, they have the right to remain silent, they have the right to get an attorney. Okay, go through the fucking process. But when it's said and done, you have a jury for a reason. If they're gonna convict somebody as guilty and you're just gonna let them sit on death row for 20 years, I mean, look at uh Scott Peterson. He was on death row for 20 years and then he got it overturned. So now he's in prison the rest of his life. Why even have a fucking jury? And why have a sentencing? Why? If you're just going to throw it away, not take it, not really believe or follow through with what the jury says, why bother? Get rid of it and fucking just be done with it. You know, if if I lost somebody to murder and their perpetrator got to sit in prison with a tablet and a fucking email access and FaceTime and texts and a radio, I'd be fucking fuming. I don't know how these people do it. Like, I don't. So I'm getting heated. You guys can probably tell. I don't breathe when I get really mad. So um these these perpetrators don't deserve anything. And as soon as someone's convicted guilty, they should be immediately executed. I'm sorry. Like it's just you're it's they're waste of flesh. They're waste of they're just a waste. And they don't deserve any they don't deserve kindness, they don't deserve respect, they don't deserve any human decency whatsoever. And it should, they should be made an example of in public. That's just me. That's my opinion. And I I stand on it because there has to come a time and a place where this shit ends. And Bobby Joe's gonna be sitting in jail until they have the uh court of common pleas. She's gonna get three hats and a cot. She's safe as of right now. I don't know. They don't do too kindly to people who take the lives or um abuse children in prisons. I don't know if she's in solitary. I have no idea. I haven't heard that. If if she is, I missed it. Um but I know when she came out of the jail a few weeks ago, she did have a bulletproof vest on because they know people are pissed. And I don't know how she's gonna be treated by the other inmates. I don't know. We can only hope that they fucking destroy her, but um yeah, she just has no she has no right to have any human decency given to her at all because she didn't think twice about giving Lala an ounce of decency, an ounce of respect, an ounce of love, an ounce of safety. So why the fuck should she be given that? That's what that's what I'm getting at. Like, so now she's gonna sit on taxpayers' money when they have evidence. But again, that's our judicial system. They have the right to a trial and a right, this, that, and the other, and it's just not right. But she has to go to the trial. So we have to actually convict her as guilty, even though they she does have charges against her. But that jury's gonna have to convict her and then she'll get a sentencing. I'm pretty sure if she's found guilty in all the charges, she she may end up with the death penalty. I don't know. But I feel bad for Lala's family who's gonna have to see graphic images. Sometimes in court, the lawyers and the judge will give the family a heads up, and they they have the right to excuse themselves during those photos that are shown in court. And sometimes they don't get notice. They don't get a heads up, and it just happens, and it that's traumatizing. So I can only hope that they give them a heads up. Now, I'm not sure if they'll stay in there and watch it or if they will leave the room, but we're looking at probably fall time, I'm guessing, is when this is gonna happen. And Wilkes Bear is probably gonna be there's gonna be a lot of people around that courthouse, and I'm I'm going to try to get to one if it's open to the public. I think it is, but I would really like to go support, you know, even if I can't get inside, stand outside and pink and support Justice for Lala. And uh here in our community, it's so sad. You know, she she wanted to go to the school for the deaf. She had a lot of friends, she was chaotic, she was loud, she was opinionated, spunky, sparky, funny, energetic, unapologetically herself, sassy. From the even the videos I watched, I told Candace, I said she looked sassy. She's like, Oh, you have no idea. So, like, I love the fact that, you know, she loved God and her religion and made videos sign languaging. And by the way, I know a lot of people who have been watching their Facebook lives have been bitching that they need to have captions on. We can't control that, you know, on our end, no matter who goes live. Lala's family can't do it, I can't do it. Any podcaster or person who goes live can't do it. You have to on Facebook turn your settings on to be able to, it's the closed caption settings on your phone. You have to turn those on. So when you watch live videos or videos at all, the caption will come on. And it's very important for those who have hard of hearing. So if you know someone who is hard of hearing, let's show them that um they can turn those on because apparently the the hard of hearing community is having a very hard time trying to keep up. Um, there have been some interpret interpreters at the vigil, at the memorial, and online, and they can only do so much. So chill out, guys. Um tell your loved ones who are hard of hearing that they can turn their closed caption on on their cell phones. Candace and Lala's family cannot do it for you. It's not an option on their end. So it's something you have to do in your phone. But again, it's just turn your settings on on your phone for closed caption, and that should help. They're trying their best to get interpreters. They're not easy to find. It's not like everybody you meet is an interpreter. I it's a language I've always wanted to learn. And I feel like I'm going, like I think this is the time. And I said this a few weeks ago, I'm going to pick up even basic. You know, I I've worked in many positions where I've I've had to communicate with those who are hard of hearing, and it's a little difficult. And sometimes they always have somebody who can interpret for them. But, you know, thank God we have technology now where they can text and hand you a phone or write down something and show you, but it must be so frustrating. And um, I think it's a beautiful, I think it's the most beautiful language in the world. I like, I like when people use sign language. I think it's awesome. I I really do. I always have since I was little. I like the eye gazers that kids use and adults. They just look at a symbol and the machine will talk for them. I I love different ways of communicating. It doesn't always have to be the typical way. Um, so do you know, learn some sign language, even if it's just the alphabet, you know? You never know when you're gonna need it. And there's a lot of tools on YouTube and, you know, classes you can take. I would like to get actually certified in it. I have to research where to go for that or where to do it. And, you know, I never really got into a foreign language, and I'm not saying that that's foreign, but I never wanted to learn Spanish or yeah, I had to take French in college. I don't remember a damn thing about it. I could read some of it, but that's about it. I never wanted to take Spanish. It was too confusing to me. I can't speak any other language, and sign language is one I feel like I could. Um, and I would love to be able to give back to that hard of hearing community. And if I could communicate with somebody in their way, I think that's beautiful. And it's something I'm going to try to accomplish in the next year or at least start. I know it's not something I can learn overnight, but when I want to learn something and achieve something, if those who know me know I'll do it, no matter how long it takes. So that's something I'm putting on my list because people do need interpreters. You know, colleges, there was there was one in my college class that had an interpreter, and I just thought it was so neat and how they could keep up so quick and um how how grateful the person was to have them in that classroom. And it's just something I think we need more of. And it's beautiful. But all right, so again, keep an eye on the Legacy for La La's Facebook page. And um, if you want to give them some support, they have some GoFundMe's on their page, and Candace is great at keeping things updated and being honest and factual and unbiased. And she appreciates when you can do that in return. So does the family. Um, that's all they ask. They just plead to just stop with the misinformation and the lies and the rumors and the horrible, rotten things people say. And if you're gonna share something, pray, support, stand with them, give the truth, give the facts, and give justice for la la. Thank you for tuning in. 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