Finding Purpose: How One Victim Of Child Abuse Uses Her Pain To Help Others

ISAAC SMITH The Southern, The Southern Illinoisan: Local
Sun, 04/30/2017 - 1:00am

WEST FRANKFORT — Melanie Whittington was born in the frying pan, and, at age 6, was put into the fire.

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