You probably wouldn t believe me if I told you the whole story, she said.
Her daughter, Maria Best, was one of 174 victims of homicide in Columbus last year.
Maria was stabbed to death in her Near East Side apartment on March 13, three days after her 23rd birthday. Police have charged a Franklinton man and homeless woman in her death. They are awaiting trial on charges that include aggravated murder.
The suspects knew Maria and had just moved into her new apartment, an apartment that Victoria Best wasn t sure was a good idea. The pair turned out to be the last in a line of grifters to take advantage of Maria s trusting nature, developmental disabilities and mental health issues.