"We have a homicide. We've fingerprinted the victim and identified her as your daughter, Angela Noe." These are the words that changed a mother's life forever. "How can you be sure it's her?" "She has a tattoo on her left shoulder that says, 'Free Bird.'" Carol Noe's safe denial was smashed to pieces. Carol remembered how excited Angela was the day she got the Free Bird tattoo that represented her continual search for freedom. But Angela's desire to be free had a dark side. At about age 14, she began to resist authority; she stayed out late or didn't come home at all; and, soon, she was...

"We have a homicide. We've fingerprinted the victim and identified her as your daughter, Angela Noe." These are the words that changed a mother's life forever. "How can you be sure it's her?" "She has a tattoo on her left shoulder that says, 'Free Bird.'" Carol Noe's safe denial was smashed to pieces. Carol remembered how excited Angela was the day she got the Free Bird tattoo that represented her continual search for freedom. But Angela's desire to be free had a dark side. At about age 14, she began to resist authority; she stayed out late or didn't come home at all; and, soon, she was...