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Coping With Mother's Murder

989 views · Published 17 May 2013 · 2:40 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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by John Madewell New developments in the death of a well-known woman who used to live in Cleveland come to the surface.Melissa Huggins-Jones told a friend she deleted her Facebook page because she didn't want her ex-husband to know she was coming back into town from Raleigh, North Carolina.Huggins-Jones didn't want him to see any of her updates on her Facebook page.Meanwhile, the Facebook tribute page for Melissa Huggins-Jones grows by the moment.It's clear she was deeply loved in Cleveland and in North Carolina.And on Tuesday, it was her 8-year-old daughter who discovered her lifeless and covered in blood.Psychologist Tim Sisemore discussed, in general, the impact of such a horrific discovery. Sisemore said think about it, where do kids go when trauma happens? They go to their mother and that's what makes this even harder. Because for most children their most comforting figure is gone so how do you deal, do you deal with the trauma or do you deal with the loss. It's going to be back and forth, Sisemore said.In cases like this, Sisemore said comfort and support are the best healers. You want to listen, but you don't want to pressure.But allow the child to talk if he or she wants to.Now to the homicide investigation.Although Huggins-Jones had many connections to the Cleveland area, the lieutenat over the homicide division of the Cleveland Police Department says that Raleigh's Police Department has made no contact with them for any type of assistance. The Bradley County Sheriff's Department has also not been contacted.The latest from Raleigh Police Department: detectives haven't determined  whether or not the homicide was a random act. They reminded the public in the area to remain alert.Police patrols have also been increased.And Huggins-Jones had just moved to Raleigh two weeks ago.This after her divorce finalized back in January.Sisemore said her daughter faces what's known as high risk stressors. Number one most stressful thing for kids, death of a parent .Number two, divorce of a parent. Number three, separation of a parent. Two and three are a package. And that's all before you witness your mother's body, Sisemore said.The daughter and her older brother are with family.Meanwhile, arrangements for Huggins-Jones have been made in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. at  Elizabethtown Baptist Church. A Celebration of Life service is Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at that same church.And a Memorial Service in Cleveland will be held at a later date to be determined.

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