Dozens of balloons were released last Friday over Heritage Port in Wheeling, WV in remembrance of murder victims, each carrying a powerful message: Don’t ever forget.

Friday was the third annual National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. Each year, the nation’s capital hosts a candlelight vigil in observance of that day – but after Congress made that designation, Sharon Parker, victim/witness coordinator for the office of Ohio County Prosecutor Scott Smith, decided to bring the event closer to home.

For each of the past three years, the Ohio County Prosecutor’s office has teamed up with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of West Virginia to host a local event in conjunction with the national one. In addition to a candlelight vigil, family members of murder victims release balloons bearing messages to their loved ones into the evening sky.

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