The Parking Lot Assault and Murder of Teresa Branch
7 min readApr 26, 2024
There’s a moment when your child is out of sight, your heart drops, and it immediately picks back up when they re-enter the frame. It’s an instinctual fear; all parents know terrifying things can happen in a heartbeat. On Saturday, April 19, 1986, the family and friends of Teresa Laune Branch, 18, learned this most devastatingly.
