'Deeply painful': Parents of woman whose murder was cited by Kristi Noem releases statement

Slain Woman's Family Blasts Noem For 'Insulting' Her Memory

Parents of a 24-year-old woman who was murdered in Springfield, Illinois, in 2023 have slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for relocating her Illinois speech to the location where their daughter was killed, saying Noem is using the victim to "advance a cruel and heartless political agenda.""Our daughter Emma radiated love and light everywhere she went and for all people. Even as a child, she was a friend to everyone and…

'Deeply painful': Parents of woman whose murder was cited by Kristi Noem releases statement

The parents of Emma Shafer, a 24-year-old killed in Springfield in July 2023, released a statement Wednesday after U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem unexpectedly moved her Illinois speech to the site of their daughter’s murder. Schafer was a 24-year-old community organizer who was fatally stabbed in her Springfield apartment in July 2023. The suspected killer, Gabriel P. Calixto, remains at large. Noem spoke near the sit…

Homeland Security Secretary Noem criticized for using murder victim in immigration debate

United States Secretary of Homeland SecurityKristi Noem has come under scrutiny for using the name of Emma Shafer, a murder victim, to advance her stance on im