|
Stacy Dittrich is “an award-winning
15-year law enforcement officer, author, media consultant, and former detective specializing in sex crimes. With past training
by a former FBI Behavioral Specialist, Stacy is certified through the National Institute of Truth Verification as an examiner
(CVSA- lie detector). Stacy has also been assigned to a federal drug task in the investigations of numerous homicides. In
2002, she received the Victim’s of Crime Award.” Stacy Dittrich is the author of Searching
for Sandra: The Story Behind the Disappearance of Sandra Cantu.
According
to the book description of Searching for Sandra: The Story Behind the Disappearance of Sandra Cantu, “Where was Sandra?
Across the country, parents watched with growing panic as the surveillance video was replayed on the evening news: a young
girl in black leggings and a Hello Kitty t-shirt, skipping alone through the mobile home park where she lived. Her bouncing
steps carried her quickly across the screen and beyond the camera's view-just two weeks after she celebrated her eighth birthday,
Sandra Cantu disappeared. Within days, panic gave way to horror when investigators reported that Sandra's neighbor, 28-year-old
Melissa Huckaby, had been arrested and charged with the rape and murder of the young girl. Sandra's death at the hands of
a trusted adult female sent a powerful message to parents everywhere: The days of warning against "Stranger Danger"
are long gone, having been replaced by an even darker era where stereotypes no longer exist and families can never be sure
who to trust.”
|
