Families & Friends of Murder Victims

2. FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF Need Someone to Talk To?
MURDER VICTIMS, Inc. * Bertha Flores - Parent - Spanish speaking
(FFMV) (909) 200-5499 (after 3pm)
*Rose Madsen – Parent (909) 798-4803 (after
Newsletter December 2012 4pm)
*Maxine Russell – (818) 378-2072
Thank-you: Parent/Grief Counselor
*Carol Anderson – Website *Dawn Hall - Parent(951) 757-4419
*Kaiser – Oakland *Mary Stewart -Parent (951 698-5317)
*Avaxat Elementary School- Murrieta
Emergency Consult for Suicidal or Homicidal
*St. Anthony’s Catholic Church-Upland
*Christ The Redeemer Catholic Church Participants
Grand Terrace *Linda Atencio -Parent – 760-490-7864
Portola Community Center- Palm Desert * Ellie Rossi - Parent - 909-810-8133
*San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office of
Victim Services/Victim Advocates * Delores Maloy- Parent – High Desert
*Riverside County District Attorney’s Office of Victim Contact – 760-530-7027
Services/Victim Advocates
Optimist Club of Redlands, CA
Geezers M.C.
*Family of Kris Flores Families & Friends of Murder Victims:
*Janet Garcia& Barbara Christian A non-profit organization
facebook administrators Dedicated to providing information, support, and
* Ellie Rossi friendship to persons who have experienced the
*Anonymous Donor for sponsoring newsletter for death of a loved one through the violent act of
December 2012 murder
Share Sorrow…..
Share Strength
Mission: To restore a sense of hope and to
provide a pathway to well-being to those who
have lost a loved one to murder and to those who
are victims of attempted murder.
Love Gifts
Love gifts are a specific tax deductible donation made
to the memory of a loved one’s birthday, anniversary
of a death, holiday, or just because which are posted
in newsletter. They are also made by caring
professionals, organizations to help in the work that
FFMV does with victims/survivors. These gifts help
with the expenses incurred in reaching out to others
and operating expenses. When making out a check,
please make payable to FFMV and note Love Gift on
check or envelope.
Love Gifts can be mailed to
FFMV- P.O. Box 11222 San Bernardino, Ca. -
92423-1222
I don’t need an Angel on top of my tree, Join Families & Friends of Murder Victims on
I already have one in Heaven
Looking at me!
Thank-you
Janet Garcia
Mother of Jesse Garcia – 6/10/78 – 6/27/94
Barbara Christian
Mother of Terri Lynn Winchell–
4/10/63 – 1/8/81

3. West End Chapter -Bi-lingual
Riverside Chapter nd
Meets every 2 Thursday of every month at
7:00pm-8:30pm
Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
month at 7pm Conference Room
Avaxat Elementary School, 24300 La 2210 North San Antonio Upland, CA 91786
Brisas Road in Murrieta, CA Participants have the option of the
Contact Dawn (951) 757-4419 English & Spanish Meeting
For directions ask for PJ at- Local Grupo Bilingue
951-696-1600 x2177 – Los participantes pueden escoger en Inglés o en
M-F 9am-4pm (1-2pm lunch) Español
Se reunen cada Segundo Jueves del mes a las
7:00 p.m.
Contact persons/ Personas de contacto:
Colton Chapter Rita Marin (909) 215-7063 rittaatffmv@aol.com
1st Tuesday of every month NO DECEMBER MEETING
Christ The Redeemer Catholic Church
Robinson Hall – Room 6 Grief Support Group
12745 Oriole Ave Grand Terrace, CA ALL are welcome at our monthly meetings.
92313 Whether you are a parishioner or not. If you
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm are suffering the loss of a loved one and in
Contact person for directions or need to talk to someone, we are here to
information Rose – 909-754-6969 listen and share emotions.
mail4ffmv@yahoo.com Together and with the help of the Lord, we
can help each other heal.
NO MEETING FOR DECEMBER Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of
see you at memorial the month 7 to 9 P.M. ~ Room 8
St. Anthony’s Church 1640 Western Ave.
Coachella Valley Chapter San Bernardino (909)887-3810
New Address Contacts: Hope Morfin (909)820-6163
We will continue meeting every Ralph & Arlene Payan (909)887-4387
3rd Wednesday of each month (FFMV Participants)
6:00pm – 8:00pm Danny & Rose Equihua (909) 887-3744
Portola Community Center Room 2
45-480 Portola Ave
(parking on Shadow Mountain)
Palm Desert, CA 92260 Birthdays, anniversaries &
760-568-2560- Call for directions
Rose – 909-754-6969
holidays -times that used to
mail4ffmv@yahoo.com mean joy and celebration - can
Candy- 619-200-0547
Candyclb@aol.com
now be among the toughest
December 19, 2012 for a special Holiday now.
Meeting
Observe them with care and
Oakland Chapter simple ceremony to ease the
Kaiser in Oakland, Howe St. at
pain.
Broadway,
12th floor Room 1200 East
Contact Helene (510) 452-2553

4. Resources and Additional Support Services * Striving Towards Eradicating Violence In Ennercities
-S.T.E.V.I.E. stevieisunityandpeace@yahoo.com
San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office oneunikadvocate2@aol.com
of Victim Witness Centers: San Bernardino * www.psychic4themissing.com
(909) 387-6540 *Homicide Survivors Inc.
Rancho Cucamonga: (909) 945-4241*
Victorville/Desert area: (760) 552-6994*
Riverside County District Attorney’s Office of FFMV Fundraisers
Victim Witness Centers: Office Depot - Staples – Office Max
Riverside: (951) 955-5450 If you shop at Office Depot or Staples please
Murrieta: (951) 304-5680 * Banning: (951) 922-7130 use FFMV’s Rewards Number for Office Depot
* Indio: (760) 863-8408 which is 1139461170 Office Max – 650756207,
*Los Angeles County District Attorney's Victim Staples- or use just give them 909-798-4803
Witness Assistance Program offices: for all three. We get reward points that help
Pomona: 909) 620-3381 defray the cost of printing, ink cartridges and
*Life.After.Uncivil.Ruthless.Acts. office supplies.
323-816-9651 www.laurala.org
* WINGS OF JUSTICE – Website PLEASE….Don‘t throw away your old ink
www.murdermislabeledsuicide.com/WingsofJustice cartridges! Continue to bring them to us, or
*Women Against Gun Violence – 310-204-2348 take them to Office Max, Staples or Office
www.wagv.org Depot and give them 909-798-4803
*www.CrimeVictims.gov—public awareness Web It’s an easy way to help
site FFMV purchase office supplies.
* H.E.A.L. Helping Everyone Acknowledge Loss –
818-378-2072– RussellBliss21@aol.com
* Crime Victims United of California – 916-928- I will light Candles this Christmas;
4797 www.crimevictimsunited.com or
mail@crimevictimsunited.com
Candles of joy despite all sadness,
* North American Victim Assistance (NOVA) Candles of hope where despair keeps
www.trynova.org watch,
* Victims of Crime Resources Center (800) Candles of courage for fears ever
VICTIMS present,
* POMC - (888) 818-POMC www.pomc.org
* Greater Orange County POMC – Marie – 714-999-
Candles of peace for tempest-tossed
7132 – 562-508-2397
* Citizens Against Homicide - (415) 455-5944 days,
* Justice for Murdered Children - (310) 547-1367 Candles of grace to ease heavy
* The Crime Victims Assistance Network (iCAN) burdens,
Foundation (916) 273-3603 Candles of love to inspire all my living,
* Memory of Victims Everywhere - (949) 248-5470 Candles that will burn all the year long.
MOVE@cox.net
* Resource for the Grieving and
Bereavedwww.griefcompanion.com
* Crime Survivors – 949-872-7895
www.crimesurvivors.com Bi-monthly meetings
held in Orange County
* Adela Lavine~Medium: www.adelalavine.com
* MADD – (909) 888-6233
www.maddsanbernardino.org
*JUSTICE FOR HOMICIDE VICTIMS - (310) 457-
0030 -jhvinfo@justiceforhomicidevictims.com

5. December 2012 Birthdays
Andy R. Castro Jr.
Bruce Ridgley
Bryan Stapleton
Christopher Martinez
Dominic T. Reed
Edward A. Ortiz
Franky Mosqueda
Gilbert Rivera
Jacob Eric Jackson
Jacqueline McVoy (Matzke)
Jason Verde
Jennifer LeAnne Balber
Jesus D. Calderon
Marie C. Gonzales
Mark Mireles
Mickey Thompson
Michael Andrew Rosas
Michele Jeanette Carson
Reychell Lujan
Roberto Carlos Davalos
Russell Travis Dorff
Samantha Salas
Sonia Herrera
Tom Myers
Travis Williams
William “Bill” Dyrness
We Will Always Remember You

6. December 2012 Memories
Alexander Alvarado
Anthony Maldoado
Arturo J. Velazquez
Beatrice Hatfield
Brian Michael Doyel
Bruce Ridgley
Chris Stirrat
Clasten Jr. Vaughn
David Lowe
David Allen Parrish
Dominic Ortega
Ericka Elaine Baker
Henry Vellore Lozano
Janet Heartfield
Jerrick Jay (J-Jay) Richarson
Jerry Angelo Sandoval
Joseph Salazar
Krishana LeAnn Szymanski
Linda Hesse
Michele R. Kriezel
Reginald Reese
Roberto V. Morales
Timothy Hatch
Travis Williams
Nicolas & Emilia Casas
Angelo “EIO” Huerta, Donna Marie Morgan &
Steven Caldera
We Will Always Remember You

8. LOVE GIFTS
In Loving Memory of In Loving Memory of
Michele Jeanette Carson Sammantha Salas
12/22/84 – 11/7/10 12/19/91 – 1/26/08
In Loving Memory David Charles Nystrom – 2/2/64 - 7/27/98 & Lisa Cummings – 11/13/66 – 3/12/11
Brother and Sister in Heaven ….. now together watching over their Mom (Ellie Rossi)
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------------------------------------------------------------Love Gift-----------------------------------------------------------------
Donation $_______________
Name (please print):_________________________________________________________________
Address____________________________________City/St.________________________Zip__________
Email address: __________________________________________________________
Your Phone # ( ) ____________________Relationship to Victim: _____________________________
Name of Victim: _________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: Date of Death: ______________________
Please post my loved ones message and/or picture(s) for the month of: ___________
# of pictures enclosed/attached ____________ Use picture on file_______________

9. CAMP GOOD GRIEF (SVP)
Camp Good Grief-Special Victims Program (SVP) is a joint effort between the San Bernardino County District
Attorney's Office Bureau of Victim Services and Loma Linda University Medical Center Children's Hospital. The 3-
day grief camp is geared toward homicide/suicide and is for children ages 10-16 who have experienced a violent
death in their family. Campers board a bus at the Ronald McDonald House in Loma Linda and head to Camp
Cedar Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains for a three-day camp and grief therapy experience.
At camp the children participate in game and team building activities and therapeutic group activities designed
to help them learn and understand how to cope with the grief over the violent death of their loved one. This
camp has been so successful that it has been expanded to include Camp Good Grief - Special Victims Program
Teen Retreat. It will be held annually and provides grief services for teens ages 14-18 who previously
participated in Camp Good Grief - SVP and whose lives have been positively impacted by camp. It will be a
combination of learning advanced grief management skills as well as a training camp for future Camp Good Grief
Peer Counselors.
Camp is free of charge to all campers and camperships are funded by unclaimed victim restitution. Therapists
and interns from Loma Linda Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic, Loma Linda Child Life Specialists and District
Attorney's Office Victim Advocates donate their time to the camp.
The Bureau of Victim Services and Loma Linda University Children's Hospital have pledged to continue
fundraising activities, presentations to service groups, and outreach events so they may continue hosting future
Camp Good Grief-SVP programs.
Contact: Dorothy Brooks 909-558-4073
COLD CASES FYI
I attended JHV Memorial in April, guest Speaker Frank Girardot, editor of the Pasadena Star News and
senior editor of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune Group announced that he would to publish pictures and
information regarding unsolved homicide cases on the newspaper website. Many families that I know
personally have UNSOLVED cases which have turned to COLD cases…Everyone deserves JUSTICE
If your loved one was murdered in the greater Southern California area and the case is unsolved, Frank
will get it published in the newspaper.
You can check out the Cold Case Project by going to www.PasadenaStarNews.com/coldcases. The
paper also has the project listed on Facebook …
This is a response Frank gave me when I e-mailed him about this project:
Hi Rose,
If I get a photo from a loved one I will post it on our website as soon as I can. Anyone who is interested
can contact me and I promise to get them set up.
Sincerely,
Frank Girardot
911 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91106
626-578-6300 ext.4478
frank.girardot@sgvn.com
Here is some basic information Frank needs when you send him a picture of your loved one:
Your full name, address, phone(s), e-mail address, Victims Full Name and age at time of murder,
Victims DOB-DOD, your relationship to victim, city where murder took place, any suspects arrested?,
Detective’s name & phone, & short bio on how your loved one was murdered
I encourage you to submit your story if you still have an unsolved case!

10. Come and Join
Families & Friends of Murder Victims, Inc.
to their
Annual Christmas Candlelight/Memorial Luncheon
All FFMV chapter members, their family, children, friends
and supporters of FFMV are invited to attend
When: Sunday December 9, 2012
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Where: The Diocese of San Bernardino Pastoral Center
1201 E. Highland Ave., San Bernardino, CA. 92404-4641
(909) 475-5300
~FFMV will provide the main course, & beverage, and one ornament for each family
~We ask that you please bring a salad or side dish and dessert to share ~
~ Bring your Loved Ones picture to display on our Memorial Table ~
~ Each family will receive an ornament in Memory of their Loved One ~
~ Our Loved Ones Slide Show Presentation (send your picture) ~
FFMV will be accepting gifts/toys for our Annual Raffle thru
December 7, 2012, please contact Rose @ 909-798-4803(leave
message) or email mail4ffmv@yahoo.com to make arrangements for
drop-off or pick up of gifts.
~ Our Goal is to have all children receive a
special gift at Annual Raffle ~
We are in need of volunteers to help
Set-up (arrive at 1pm), serving food, or clean-up

11. From Rose Madsen, Editor/Chair/co-founder of the
Colton & Coachella Chapter of FFMV
In Memory of my daughter Jennifer LeAnne Balber
12/02/73 – 11/10/94
A 20yr. old SoCal Gas Co. Meter Reader,
Fatally Shot in the Line of Service in Rialto, CA
November 10, 1994, my life forever changed….My Jen would be turning 39yrs old on
December 2nd….
I wish everyone a Happy & Peaceful Christmas and Safe New Year.
Thoughtfully
Rose
Jen-Jen
12/2/73 – 11/10/94
Happy 39th!!
My beautiful Jen…..I can no longer…See you with my eyes…Touch you with my hands…
But I will feel you in my heart….Forever…Love, Mom
FFMV is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving survivors of murder victims & victims of attempted murder.
Our main purpose is grief support for those victim/survivors. All assistance provided to victims is given free of
charge by volunteers. Contributions and/or questions regarding the policies of FFMV may be addressed to: FFMV
Executive Board at P.O. Box 11222 San Bernardino, Ca. 92423-1222, e-mailed to mail4fffmv@yahoo.com or
phoned to 909-798-4803.
FFMV is a tax-exempt organization under the Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service.
Our Organization depends largely upon private donations which will cover operational expenses, Our
Annual Family Christmas Memorial Luncheon, and Our Annual Victims’ Rights Week Memorial. We are
seeking a sponsor (s) for our events. Please contact FFMV at the above e-mail or phone if you are
interested. Tax ID #68-0299211
All Contributions Are Tax Deductible

12. 2013 Participant /Photo Release Form for slide show & picture boards
Families & Friends of Murder Victims, INC (FFMV)
Circle one: New Participant ~ Update my information ~ Agency/Non Victim
Please Print
Date________________ Relationship to Victim_______________________
Victim’s First Name_________________________________________
Victim’s Last Name_________________________________________
Date of Birth _____________ Date of Death__________ Solved: Yes ( ) No ( )
Permission to use photo(s): Yes ( ) No ( ) Just add me to e-mail/mailing list to
receive monthly newsletter and event information
I grant to Families & Friends of Murder Victims, Inc. (FFMV), the right to use
photograph(s) of the above-identified subject. I authorize FFMV to use and
publish the same in print and/or electronically.
I agree that FFMV may use such photographs with or without his/her name and for
any lawful purpose, including for example such purposes as publicity, illustration,
advertising, and Web content.
I have read and understand the above.
Name of Agency/Non-Victim if applicable: ________________________________
Signature _________________________________________________________
Print Full Name _____________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________
City__________________________________ Zip Code____________________
Phone with area code ______________________________________
E-mail ____________________________________________________________
Mail or e-mail participant/release form to: mail4ffmv@yahoo.com
FFMV ~ P.O.Box 11222 San Bernardino, CA ~ 92423-1222
I have included a picture ( ) Yes ( ) No use the one on file
I have included a $_________ donation for 2013
Thank-you… if you have already sent your 2013 donation

13. Please help with this legislation, to either sponsor or co-sponsor this urgently needed bill.
Write to your congressperson and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen as the Chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee and Congressman
Howard Berman as the Ranking Member.Chief of Staff Margaret Mott (mail won't be stalled thru radiation there as it is in
DC)14546 Hamlin St. # 202 Van Nuys, California 91401 Phone (818) 994-7200 Fax: (818) 994-1050
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee
2206 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0918 to either sponsor or
Co-sponsor this urgently needed bill.
Thanks, Maxine B. Russell - Mother of Darren - russellbliss21@aol.com
On the web: www.russellcase.net (UPDATED)
On Twitter: @killed_in_china
In U.S. Federal Court: Case No. CV-09-06050