This comment was made today under Renee Pagel’s entry. I felt it was worthy of being bumped up to an  entry itself. It comes from “Renee’s friend”

Renee’s story needs to be told…and come to a resolution. Her children are being brainwashed and not being able to talk about their mother. Mr. Pagel is nothing short of cruel in his treatment of Renee’s father and sister as they have to fight in court to see those precious children. He makes visitation as difficult as possible by loading the childrens’ schedules so full that they don’t have time to see Renee’s family. He uses the children as pawns in his game of control, just as he did to Renee when she was alive. Why would he be so heartless in his treatment of Renee’s 82-year-old father, who has the vision of finding his brutally stabbed daughter forever etched in his mind? Why would he do that? Why would he not want to help to find the person who killed their mother? Why would he not cooperate with the police? He disguises himself as a victim, as a sheep in wolf’s clothing. He is dating the secretary at the Catholic school where his children attend, and helping with everything he can in the school. It all “looks” so “holy”. It’s all part of his act….his well-thought out, premeditated plan to play the part of a wonderful, helpful guy who would do anything for anyone. He claims he is being harassed by “evil people”. Why not step forward then, and clear his name? Beneath that facade lurks a cold-blooded, evil man who not only calculated this brutal murder, but now raises their 3 children as if their mother never existed. Apparently, he has been able to fool a few people, but the truth will come out…hopefully, someday very soon, for the sake of Renee’s children. A comment to a friend just hours before she was killed, was “I can’t let that bastard kill me. I can’t let him have my kids.” A mother’s worst nightmare has come true….