Nailah Franklin, Two Years Later

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 17, 2009 5:40PM

It's been almost two years since the disappearance and death of Nailah Franklin. Within days of her September 19, 2007 disappearance, Franklin's body was found in a wooded part of Calumet City. Shortly thereafter, Franklin's ex-boyfriend, Reginald Potts, Jr., was charged with her murder; he's still in jail awaiting trial. As the anniversary approaches, the Tribune's Dawn Turner Trice has an excellent feature on Franklin's family as they continue to cope with the Nailah's death and await Potts' trial. Trice's piece let's Franklin's family - her mother Maria Maner, her father Lee Franklin, and sisters Lehia Franklin Acox and Ashley Chappell - explain in their loss and experiences in their own words.