The question had crossed my mind too, moonstrucksoul. I'm not precisely sure how far she had to walk; that might have had something to do with it.
She has 2 brothers, too, who will never really have any freedom again. The parents are going to be paranoid for the rest of their lives (and for *good* reason!). There are so many lives that are going to be crushed (or already have been) by the reality of Carlie's death.
Its cases like these that make me wish for creative punishments for the convicted...
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