It was a blitz attack. There was very little Kelsey could have done to fight him off. She was small and thin. She was taken completely by surprise. If only some passerby had seen it happening and got involved.
So sad.
When I was 18, a 200+ pound man waited for me in a Tom Thumb parking lot in South Dallas on Hawn FWY for 4 hours for me to get off work because he was angry. I closed my lane as ordered by my supervisor who took my cash box from the register. The man stated I will check him out or I will be sorry. I could not without a cash box.
He attacked me as I was walking to my car. Being naive, it did not occur to me that I would be slain. I thought he was going to beat me. I fought like a wildcat. There was no way he was getting me into that car. He gave up after realizing I wasn’t going easily, then slung me onto the loose, gravel parking lot of which I still have a scar where a rock embedded into my wrist. There was no way he was going to get me into that car.
I reported the incident to the store, but the police were not called. The manager walked me to my car to ensure I was able to leave safely. Thankfully, we handle such incidents much better these days.
I see that video and know the terror that Kelsey felt. I am sick at heart that her ending didn’t end as mine. Still naive 30 years later, I thought she was coming home. I am devastated for Kelsey and her family.