January is
and this week on her blog,
, Angela Daffron is recounting, day by day, the events following the kidnapping and murder of Jodi Sanderholm, a neighbor and close family friend in Ark City, Kansas, two years ago. Daffron, who moved to Santa Fe shortly before Jodi's disappearance, starts with first getting the call from her father:
In February 2008, SFR printed
, who now dedicates her free time to lobbying for tougher anti-stalking laws. According to Daffron, New Mexico tightened its anti-stalking laws a few years ago, but hasn't updated the language to include new technology like text messages and instant messaging.
"I've met with some resistance here in New Mexico," she said. "A lot of the lawmakers have told me that it's just not a New Mexico story...The strange thing is, across the nation, according to the Stalking Resource Center, one in 12 women will be stalked in their lifetime. In New Mexico, that statistic goes down to one in four."
UPDATE:
Daffron will lead a "Santa Fe Stalking Awareness Town Hall Meeting " on Jan. 14, from 7-9pm at the SF Rape Crisis and Treatment Center, 6601 Valentine Way, Santa Fe, NM 87507. 505.988.1951