FINALLY.
One and a half years. Arrest finally made in Asha Veil case. Press conference Wednesday at 2pm to release the name.
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http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_9172719http://pressbanner.com/content/view/1174/
When I first met her I quizzed her about her name (Asha is a Polish nickname for Joanna) because "Asha" appealed to me and I was debating baby names for the daughter in my belly.
Another time, when I was waddling around all rotund, she talked to me a bit about my pregnancy. Her curiosity had struck me as more focused and interested than what I'm used to. Most people say "is this your first?" or if you already have a kid in tow they say "you're going to have your hands full!" I later realized her higher interest level must have been because she was in the early stages of hers at the time. Man, she was so sweet and so joyful. I literally would leave the market with a smile just from having seen her smile.
On the other hand, Michael McClish always struck me as creepy. I swear this is not revisionist. He seemed overtly friendly and it put me off a little. I felt a little guilty because if he was a woman I probably would have labeled it annoying instead of creepy. I assumed he was just trying to be a friendly manager and connect with the customers but I didn't like how he tried to be so friendly when I was with my son. He later commented that he had kids and I think a son just a little older so I put it off to parents connecting with other kids because that's a natural thing we do, especially when we see familiar traits or developmental phases. In fact that's probably what it was. But I still was never fully at peace with the vibe I perceived.
I was distressed when I went to the market and they had flyers that Asha was missing and a few days later when her body was found I just sat on the floor and weeped. I'm not usually a weeper but I just held my toddler and bawled my eyes out.
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