Missing Boy On November 28, 2001, in Chester County, South Carolina, police made a grisly discovery. Joe Pittman, 66, and his wife Joy, 62, had been brutally slain with a .410 shotgun and their house set afire with the bodies inside. Their black Nissan Pathfinder was missing. So was their 12-year-old grandson, Christopher Pittman. What had become of the boy? Was he still alive--and if so, for how long? The clock was ticking and time was running out. Bad Seed Christopher was found safe and sound in a neighboring county. But relief turned to suspicion as he told an improbable tale of a black man who'd killed his grandparents and kidnapped him. Eventually, Pittman confessed to the slayings and to fleeing in the SUV. In February 2005, he was tried as an adult. Defense lawyers claimed Pittman had been unhinged by the prescription drug Zoloft. It would be up to a jury to decide whether the boy who killed would have to face a man's punishment. . . 16 pages of shocking photos Dale Hudson is the author of Dance of Death and coauthor of An Hour to Kill: Love, Murder and Justice in a Small Southern Town and A Reason to Live: The True Story of One Woman's Love, Courage and Determination to Survive. He lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

A little girl tries to come to terms with the death of her grandfather.

'When Grandpa Died' is aimed at atheist/humanist parents who wish to introduce the topics of death, bereavement and organ donation to very young children in a factual manner. This book uses simple truthful words to explain what happens when someone dies. It offers reassurance to a bereaved child by encouraging the child to remember the deceased person via memories by drawing pictures and by reinstating that the child and their family essentially remain safe.

A little boy tries to understand and accept the death of his grandfather.

When Grandpa Elephant tells his grandchildren that he is going to the elephant graveyard to die, the children have many questions for him about death and what comes next.

An important picture book that gives children free rein to express their questions, fears, thoughts, and ideas about death.