September 7, 2025
When One Mistake Costs a Family Their Smile
The Tragic Murder of 19-Year-Old DaCara Thompson and What It Reveals About Broken Systems The day I read about DaCara Thompson’s case, I felt a weight in my chest that stayed with me through my morning coffee. A 19-year-old, full of life and dreams, vanished after telling her family she’d run out to get gas. This was August 22, 2025, in Lanham, Maryland. The next days passed in quiet terror for her loved ones as hope turned into heartbreak. When her body was found near Route 50, her murder confirmed by serious injuries to her head, it didn’t just shatter