Melanie Hack shares healing thoughts

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So, as stated in a previous Blog: … How do you help a victim like my sister, Cindy James? I would think that first of all we would have needed to firmly establish, with documented irrefutable proof, whether Cindy was indeed orchestrating some of her harassment or not. That’s where I believe 24-hour surveillance on […]


Posted at: January 16th, 2008 - 9:30 am - Number of Comments » 1

No matter whom you listen to for the story of Cindy James, one thing is clear. Her premature death was preventable. If only her family, her friends, her co-workers, and the social support services and institutions pulled into Cindy’s world had dug a little deeper. … To my knowledge, nobody had the whole story. And […]


Posted at: January 15th, 2008 - 8:51 am - Number of Comments » 1

While I was researching for my book Who Killed My Sister, My Friend I came across some interesting things: · The receipt for the groceries Cindy purchased on the day she died. (Police never found that receipt. They speculated she had purchased the nylon stockings that were wrapped around her neck at death—the receipt shows […]


Posted at: January 14th, 2008 - 7:04 am - Number of Comments » 2

OK, I know I said I was going to tell you about the information that would help you make a more informed decision about what happened to Cindy. But I’m going to delay that because I have to share this awesome story that I remember hearing at Hospice Yukon (You’ll love it): Two men, both […]


Posted at: January 11th, 2008 - 7:31 am - Number of Comments » 0

Someone recently wrote to me, “When she [Cindy] turned up dead by ‘suicide’ [according to the police theory] I was flabbergasted that she had managed to hog tie herself and that everyone was buying it.” In another email someone pointed out that there are a number of key points that point to murder rather than […]


Posted at: January 10th, 2008 - 11:14 am - Number of Comments » 0

Ever since I created my website that focuses on the mysterious death of my sister, Cindy James, and before my book was finished, people have been contacting me through it. It has been wonderful to receive so many messages from people all over the world. And it is very rewarding to have contact with real […]


Posted at: January 9th, 2008 - 8:55 am - Number of Comments » 8

A heartfelt thanks to Saphra, Justin, Russ, Tony, Peter, Vivian, Marita, Johan, Fredric, Sophie, Sara, Dean, Dwight and nameless others (all from their various corners of the earth), who recently lifted and supported my family and me in prayer and meditation, hoping we would find true peace and a closing to Cindy’s mysterious death. Together […]


Posted at: January 7th, 2008 - 9:44 am - Number of Comments » 0

I believe society failed my sister, Cindy James, through a lack of proper support over a span of years. I believe Cindy was a victim—a victim of society’s ignorance and a victim of abuse, unable to know where to turn for help or who to trust or what to do. During her seven years of […]


Posted at: January 5th, 2008 - 11:04 am - Number of Comments » 1

“It must be so hard not knowing what happened to your sister.”—I hear that a lot! So here’s the big question—how do you (Or can you?) come to a resolution with your grief if you aren’t even sure if the person you are grieving for was murdered or committed suicide? Or how about if you […]


Posted at: January 3rd, 2008 - 8:38 am - Number of Comments » 2