This is one of Ned's CD's that Ned sings, and plays all the instruments, by himself

LAURA JO SUTLIFFE Words & Music Copyright 2005 By NED ALLEN ROUSE In 1966 your posters went up and the mystery began What happened to Laura Jo Sutliffe, beloved daughter, sister, and friend By late 1967 she would have laid in that shallow grave longer still If that predator hadn’t chosen another young girl that he would also viciously kill Laura Jo was mild mannered, and kind, played with trolls as her toys Like many girls in their early teens, yet to discover boys How her family loved her so, and then discovered her gone She never went anywhere without her Pekingese dog, something was wrong For Laura Jo played with toys and Theodore Williams did not An absolute victim, what was forced, was what she got She would not have understood his dark motives, but was taken in fear Just to be murdered, and buried, then lost for over a year The pain that it caused, the loss was so immense Many families were fearful, and wondering, were their kids going to be next But like a shark in the water Theodore did what sharks do The killer of Sonya Santa Cruz was caught, and confessed to Laura Jo’s murder too I remember his face from the papers, and on the news It terrified us kids when we learned the horrible truth I stared at his picture, that married demon with kids Only charged in the other girls death, and the laws let him out, then back in Out In Out In Never to go on to college, work jobs, or become a lady Laura Jo was to never be dated, to be married, or have a baby Her mother would not be at her wedding, or get to see her grow Just visiting her grave, what, back then, did an innocent child know In 1966 your posters went up and the mystery began What happened to you Laura Jo Sutliffe, beloved daughter, sister, and friend In the most painful of years, there was the most difficult test But love brought Laura Jo Sutliffe home, so she could finally be laid to rest I was thirteen years old when Laura Jo Sutliffe disappeared. In the fifteen months that followed, up to the discovery of her remains in White Cloud, the Sparta Michigan area was startled, and scared. Many hoped, and prayed for her safe return, in support of her family. There was no happy ending to this story. Theodore Williams caused so much pain, and hurt, to many other lives outside of his two heartless murders. Laura Jo was a good friend to my wife, Sara. Sara goes through hell every time this tragedy plays out. Sara always tells me of Laura Jo’s kind spirit, soft-spoken nature, and how much her family loved her. She loved music boxes and playing with her Troll dolls. What I remember are Laura Jo’s many posters on the telephone poles, the false sightings reported, and the efforts of so many to find her. I read the articles, and heard of the hell her mother endured, not knowing, and then knowing, her daughter’s fate. Theodore Williams was to never be charged in Laura Jo's death, only the Cruz murder. Laura Jo and her family never received justice. Recently we visited Laura Jo’s grave to remember her life. There were beautiful flowers on this well kempt grave. God bless Laura Jo, her family, and the mark she was able to make in her short, sweet life.