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Brooke Wilberger: Mother Shows Incredible Grace On Dateline
Brooke Wilberger Dateline Special: Brooke Gets Justice
Brooke Wilberger was a beautiful girl who tragically lost her life to the hands of a man named Joel Courtney. Dateline aired Brooke Wilberger’s story tonight, and perhaps the most incredible part of the story is the fact that Brooke Wilberger’s mother was able to thank Joel Courtney for finally revealing where Brooke’s body was located after he took her life.
Brooke Wilberger was abducted from an apartment complex by Joel Courtney. He lured her to his car by asking her for help moving a package, but when she approached him, he held a knife to her and told her to get into the car. Sadly, Brooke’s life ended in a wooded area about 10 miles away from where she was taken.
In the ultimate fight for justice, Brooke’s mother and siblings made a deal with Joel Courtney. He was given life in prison in New Mexico in exchange for revealing where Brooke’s remains were located.
During a press conference after his conviction, Brooke Wilberger’s mother expressed gratitude towards Joel Courtney for finally bringing closure to her family on what happened to Brooke.
As a mother, I’m not sure that I could have shown the same act of compassion.
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Sarah commented on Feb 05 11 at 1:51 amThinking about it, in my mind, with my girls all living, I wouldn’t want to thank him. Or be gracious. But perhaps Brooke’s mother was in a different frame of mine because her daughter isn’t alive. One that unless we are in the same situation, we won’t come into that particular frame of mind.
She has nothing to lose by extending kindness to this man. The act that he committed is horrible. But it’s done, there is nothing that can be done to change that. Perhaps she is hopeful that her actions will be able to have a positive effect on his life.
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