Tricia Valentine has been involved in her daughter's case since she disappeared almost four years ago. She said that letting the suspect out would put the community at risk.
"He seems to feel like he should be out on bond," Valentine said.Now, a judge is set to rule on a motion from his attorney at a bond hearing set for April 26. Valentine said his release would put the entire community at risk.Valentine has been heavily involved in her daughter's case since Burfield went missing almost four years ago. Haggerty helped lead investigators to her body in 2019.
"I'm really, very pleased at the response, because I was going to be happy with several hundred. I never thought it would go into the thousands," she said. Valentine plans to present the petition and other letters of support to the district attorney and the judge in Haggerty's case. "I think sending letters to him and sending him the petition will strengthen his resolve to do the right thing, and that's my goal," Valentine said.