Ray Lewis's ties to Atlanta murders now a footnote, but one victim's family struggles to cope

The Washington Post’s LaVar Arrington discusses his personal relationship with Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis following Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker’s wife’s disparaging Facebook comments about the future Hall of Fame linebacker after the Ravens’ 28-13 victory

over New England in the AFC Championship game.

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Phil Masturzo/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST) - Priscilla Lollar visits the grave of her son Richard Lollar in Akron, Ohio, for the first time since his death.

By Kent Babb, Published: January 24

Akron, Ohio — She disappears into a back room to find her hat and gloves. Nearly 13 years have passed since someone killed Priscilla Lollar’s oldest child, and in that time, she says, she has never visited his grave.

She has thought about what that moment would be like, and deep down she knows it is something she needs to do. But she’s afraid that pain would soon follow, and so instead, Priscilla has chosen for years to feel nothing.

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Early on Jan. 31, 2000, Richard Lollar and a childhood friend, Jacinth Baker, were stabbed to death in Atlanta. This much is fact. What’s unknown is who killed them, although the Lollar family still believesBaltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who’s expected to end his Hall of Fame career at the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, was invhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/ray-lewiss-ties-to-atlanta-murders-now-a-footnote--except-among-victims-family/2013/01/24/3855a4de-664a-11e2-85f5-a8a9228e55e7_story.html?tid=pm_labs_sports_popolved.

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