joaquin s. rams Archives

The Impact Statement

Yesterday, my son’s father was sentenced to life without parole in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the capital murder of my son Prince. It has been almost five years since my son was murdered, and I have had to endure a justice system that is designed to give the criminal every opportunity to defend –…

The Child Of A Football Player

In the past week, many of you have likely heard about the murder of Adrian Peterson’s two year old son. Though the brutal murder of this innocent toddler should have made headlines regardless of who his father was, the fact that his father plays for the Minnesota Vikings became a center piece for the story.…

Rest In Peace Shawn Katrina Mason

On March 19, 2003 Shawn Katrina Mason was murdered in her Manassas, VA condominium. Shawn had been attempting to move on with her life despite the violent relationship she had with her son’s father. Just days after her murder, Shawn was due in family court to finalize a custody agreement with Lucifer for their young…

Love At First Sight

In February 2010, I met Lucifer for the first time in person (after several phone conversation and email exchanges). While in the above picture he appears to have aged about ten years in the three years since I first met him, I cannot say he didn’t look just as menacing back then – to some…

Justice for baby Prince

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Over the past two years, there have been many moments in which I have been ashamed of my country. I grew up believing that if I was an honest person, who worked hard to positively…