Lane Bryant Shooting Survivor Put in Danger by Law Enforcement

Too Much Information Has Been Released About Her

Last Saturday, five women were killed in a Tinley Park, Illinois, Lane Bryant store. Some reports have characterized the killings as having been the result of a robbery gone bad, while other reports have stated that some individuals close to the case believe the killer knew at least one of the victims.

Law enforcement officials have revealed that one of the victims had been fondled prior to having been shot execution style. The names of the victims who died in the massacre are Jennifer Bishop, Carrie Chiuso, Rhoda McFarland, Sarah Szfranski and Connie Woolfolk.

One woman survived the ordeal. She is being called "Martha" in the media, but that's not her real name. "Martha," who lives in a home owned by her parents in the south suburbs of Chicago, has been taken into protective custody, along with a sister who lives in a different suburb.

As a result of news reports about the killings, statements from law enforcement officials, published quotes from "Martha" and transcripts of interviews of her parents and other relatives, I have learned a lot about "Martha." I know she's 33 years old. I know the name of the hospital she was treated at for a neck graze wound. I know the name of the suburb she lives in, as well as the suburb her sister lives in. I know she has two dogs. I know she divorced a music professor who lives in Georgia in 2004. I know her parents live in a small town in Kentucky. I know a minivan sits in her driveway. I know she's enrolled in nursing school and working two jobs to make ends meet.

By taking the information that was released through the media and law enforcement officials and running it through some online databases, I learned even more about "Martha." I learned what her real name is. I learned her home address and her parents' home address. I learned the names and addresses of several of her relatives. I will not reveal any of this information because I believe it would be irresponsible to do so, and because I believe doing so could endanger the "Martha" and/or her family members.