The civil case that adopted the legal one which put the rapist and killer of Danvers trainer Colleen Ritzer in state jail for all times with the potential for parole in 40 years has come to a detailed.
Student and killer Philip Chism, at 14 years outdated and not too long ago relocated from Tennessee, stalked math trainer Ritzer, 24, by means of the halls of a newly refurbished Danvers High School wing on Oct. 23, 2013, earlier than raping her after which slashing her to loss of life with a boxcutter.
It was the novelty and supposed state-of-the-art safety of the wing that was at subject within the civil swimsuit, which the Ritzer household filed in opposition to structure agency DiNisco Design, Inc. in 2016. On Friday, that swimsuit got here to a detailed.
“This litigation was never about assessing blame on any civil Defendant. The only person to blame for the murder of Colleen is serving a life sentence in prison,” the Ritzer household and DiNisco design wrote in a joint assertion Friday.
“Through the civil litigation, the Ritzers gained answers to questions related to school security at Danvers High School. DiNisco Design was helpful to the Ritzers’ pursuit of those answers,” the assertion continues, including, “DiNisco Design joins the Ritzers in honoring Colleen’s memory.”
“School security is of paramount importance to the Ritzers and through the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Foundation, they will continue to emphasize the importance of improving school security for students and teachers. DiNisco Design joins the Ritzers in honoring Colleen’s memory.”
The web site for the Foundation, ColleenRitzer.org, was down Friday night, however a cached model of the location describes its mission as fostering “a society of compassion with kindness as a motivating influence in all its endeavors. Renowned for her kindness, zeal for life, teaching, and love of family, the organization emulates Colleen’s compassion through scholarships, grants and other programs with kindness and education at their core.”
A telephone name positioned to the Andover-based Foundation was not answered Friday night, however the voicemail message confirmed the quantity was for the workplace of Colleen’s mom, Peggie Ritzer.
On an affiliated Facebook web page, the Foundation celebrated the works of the Foundation’s Inspire Kindness Scholarship 2020 recipient Hannah Finn — described as a 19-year-old scholar at UMass Amherst within the linked Salem News article about her — together with her One Wish Project nonprofit.
The put up simply earlier than that, on Aug. 11, recalled a tweet Colleen made on Aug. 11, 2013, simply two months or so earlier than she could be killed.
“No matter what happens in life, be good to people,” she wrote then. “Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”