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My name is Amy and I live in Brownsville,Texas. I remember the news about Mark Kilroy in 1989. But what gives me chills till this day is the story my brother-in -law told me he went to attented Texas Southmost College. He had a class with Sara Aldrete she had asked him to go to the Bogavillia (it is a dance at the college) she asked him to go to the the dance and after go to Matamoros for dinner. But thank God he had a girlfriend (my sister-in-law) and faithful as he was and still is he said No.This happened on 3/5/89 more than a week later he saw her on TV on the Mexican channels and local channels. We are still shocked what happened at Rancho Santa Elena.
My heart and soul goes to the parents of Mark Kilroy I live here next to the border and I see so many things and my heart goes out to you. God bless.
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When I first saw news of this, I was holding my then-8 month old son in my arms. I grieved for the parents with the profound compassion and understanding of a new parent. I know how much they loved their son. I feel as though it happened yesterday, it is fresh in my memory. I have always been acutely aware of the evil in the world since this happened to the Kilroy's and their beautiful boy. |
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On the eve of the 20th anniversary, my thoughts and prayers are with the Kilroy family. May their faith continue to sustain them and may they be comforted by the fact that one day, on God's time, they will be reunited with their beautiful son.
I didn't know Mark, but am a native of the Rio Grande Valley. I tell everyone who will listen, not to go across the border. Mark's story affected me profoundly. Even though at the time I was the same age as Mark, I don't think I truly understood the dangers and the evil that this world could hold.
I was reading on one of the threads that Sara could be eligible to get out of jail. I hope it is not true. I know Mexico doesn't have the death penalty. (They have their own form of Jurisprudence.) But I thought she would be there for life. I have no compassion for her or anyone involved with drugs of any kind. Nothing good has ever come to anyone who has gone down that path. This is why the Mark Kilroy Foundation makes so much sense.
God Bless the Kilroy family for honorning the memory of their son. I will never forget him.
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It's been 20 years now since the Murders at Rancho Santa Elena. Sending many thoughts and prayers to the Kilroys and the other families who suffered losses. |
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i just finished watching borderland as well as many others on here. Before i saw this movie, i had no clue about the death of this poor boy. I'm only 20, a year younger than him and his story hits me hard because my friends talk naivly about going to mexico and lying to their parents and think that nothing will happened to them. i strongly encourage everyone to share this story with everyone they know and maybe someone will realize that drug use is only encouraging evil people to do this to innocent victims. i cried watching what happened to Mark but i know that in real life it was 100 times worse. I never would wish death on anyone but i hope that everyone involoved in that occult suffers just like Mark and all those other people did.
My heart goes out to Mark and his family, I'm so sorry for what happened to your beautiful son.
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I am from Canada. Back in 1988 when I was 22 years old a friend of mine and me had a 2 week trip to Acapulco planned. My friend backed out and I went alone. One day I was laying on Condessa beach in the sun. All of a sudden someone kneeled done beside me and I was kind of startled. I looked up and It was a somewhat attractive tall girl with light colored hair carrying some articles that the locals try to sell on the beach but she did not ask me if I wanted to buy anything. She asked me where I was from and If I was travelling with anyone. She then commented that I had beautiful blue eyes. She asked me if I wanted to meet her that night and go to see a movie at a theatre with her. I thought it was kind of strange and turned down her offer of the date. The girl asked why not and said we'd have fun. She was persistant but I kept refusing. She stood up and walked away and I watched her. After walking about a hundred feet away she joined two mexican looking men who were also carrying items they were selling and continued down the beach. They did not look like the other locals that were walking up and down the beach selling articles to tourists. I went to that beach everyday for my two week vacation and never seen them again. About ten years later I was reading a novel on Adolfo deJesus Constanzo and read a part about in 1988 that he, another friend and Sara Aldrete had went to Acapulco that year and were walking on the beach there selling articles to tourists. I thought back and it gave me chills. I have always wondered about this encounter.
God bless the Kilroy family and their guardian angel.
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I too cannot beleive it has been 20 years. I knew Mark from his time at Tarleton State in Stephenville. I was a part of the Tarleton group he and his friends met up with at the condo in Padre and was one of the last people to see him leave the bar that night in Mexico. We walked up behind all of this not knowing what was going on until the next day. I have wondered everyday since then if things would have ended differently if we would have left with them instead staying a little longer. I have read the book written by his dad however, I still have not been able to watch the movie. Spring Break "88 my group drove up on one of the fatality wrecks on that windy road from Padre to Brownsville, then in '89 this horrible tragidy. I refused to go back for several years then I only would only go during the day when I did return. I have lost quite a few friends through the years in different accidents and such but the loss of Mark in 1989 will be with me everyday for he rest of my life. From drinking beer and joking around like college students do to him being missing 12 hours later and then the weeks of not knowing for sure to finally learning his fate took a toll not only on his family and friends but changed my life forever.
I know Mark is in a good place and looks down on me everyday. God Speed my frind. MIKE
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