It’s been 13 years since the Blanchester, Ohio mother of Carrie Culberson discovered her then 22-year-old daughter was missing. From that August day in 1996 when we learned of Carrie’s disappearance, we have been spell-bound by Carrie’s mysterious disappearance, the numerous, unsuccessful searches for Carrie’s missing body and her red Honda CRX, the subsequent trial and conviction of Carrie’s boyfriend, Vince Doan, and the civil trial against the City of Blanchester.
But for Debbie Culberson, Carrie’s mother, the story does not end there. Culberson began working as an advisor to the U.S. Department of Justice’s program called NamUs – the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, which offers an online database of unidentified remains and missing persons. Culberson has expressed her grief through her work on this program that she hopes will one day lead to the recovery of Carrie’s remains.
For support in her grief, Culberson also turned to Parents of Murdered Children (POMC), whose national office is located here in Cincinnati. POMC was founded by Robert and Charlotte Hullinger in Cincinnati Ohio, in 1978 after the murder of their 19-year old daughter Lisa. The organization provides the on-going emotional support needed to help parents and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a "new life" and to promote a healthy resolution. Finishing its annual conference this past week in Cincinnati, POMC honored Debbie Culberson with the Courage Award. “So many people think you should just get over it. But we come here to remember them.” Debbie Culberson honors all of our lost loved ones through her undying love for her daughter. This mother thanks you.
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