Another Side of a Sad Adoption Story - Remembering Nina Hilt

Tuesday August 19, 2008

A recent email caused me to stop and think about the many opportunities I have had since being a Guide for this Adoption & Foster Care site. I've met many people through the forums here on About Adoption & Foster Care and through blogging. I have been able to interview famous people and an Olympic athlete. Through these opportunities and others, my insight and view of adoption has grown and changed. I've also been given the opportunity to show all sides of adoption.

The email that I mentioned earlier represents another side of a very well-known and tragic adoption story, the death of little Nina Hilt. The email was from her adoptive father, Christopher Hilt.

Nina, adopted from Russia, was brutally beaten to death by her adoptive mother, Peggy Hilt, in 2003. Peggy Hilt was given 25 years in prison for the murder.

Mr. Hilt wants people to see Nina the way he and his oldest daughter remember her and not for the story shared by the media and his ex-wife. He shared that she deserves to be remembered in a more honorable way.

After all the space and time given to the grisly details, I think this request is more than worth space here. Check out the Web site created by Christopher Hilt and his oldest daughter, Nataliya.

Take a moment to remember Nina.

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