Kat McDonough ka naam 2012 mein University of New Hampshire ki chhatra Lizzi Marriott ke hatya maamle mein saamne aaya tha. Us samay, McDonough ne Seth Mazzaglia ke saath milkar Marriott ki hatya mein bhumika nibhayi thi. Is maamle ne media aur samaj mein kaafi charcha paayi thi.
McDonough ne apni bhumika ke liye dosh sweekar kiya aur unhe saza sunayi gayi. Unki saza ke dauran, unhone kai baar parole ke liye aavedan kiya, lekin unhe inkaar kiya gaya. Antatah, apni saza ka samay poora karne ke baad, unhe riha kar diya gaya. Riha hone ke baad, McDonough ne apni pehchaan ko surakshit rakhne ke liye apna naam badal liya aur ek nayi zindagi ki shuruat ki.
Aaj, McDonough apni nayi pehchaan ke saath ek nayi jagah par apni zindagi jee rahi hain. Unki nayi pehchaan aur sthaan ko gopniya rakha gaya hai, taki unhe apni zindagi shanti se jeene ka mauka mil sake. Yeh kadam unki suraksha aur samajik punarvas ke liye zaroori tha.
Is maamle ne samaj ko yeh sochne par majboor kiya hai ki kaise aise ghatnaayein logon ki zindagi par asar daalti hain aur kaise punarvasan ka process kaam karta hai. McDonough ka naya jeevan is baat ka prateek hai ki insaan apni galtiyon se seekh kar nayi shuruat kar sakta hai.