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"Savannah, we love you so much": Family releases statement after remains identified as Savannah Spurlock

Family releases heartfelt statement thanking everyone involved in search for Savannah
Posted at 4:48 PM, Jul 11, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-11 17:14:22-04

(LEX 18) — On the Missing Savannah Spurlock Facebook page, her aunt, Lisa Thoma, read a statement from their family Thursday, just minutes after a press conference from Kentucky State Police. In the conference, KSP announced that the remains found on a Garrard County property are the remains of the missing mother of four.

In their grief, the family released a heartfelt statement thanking everyone involved in helping search for Savannah and who "kept Savannah's silenced voice alive."

"We are heartbroken to confirm that Savannah's remains were found on the property of a home in Garrard County overnight. Our sobs of pain and physical anguish are met with moments of our beautiful memories of the vibrant and vivacious person she was. She lives on through her precious boys who each carry a special part of her in them. We know that Savannah has not been suffering all of this time. She has been cradled in the arms of our great savior Jesus Christ. As we have cried out to Him through the unknown, we continue to cling to Him through the pain and heartache of the truth to come. As hard as the last six months have been, the truth of what happened that night in January is going to be even more painful. We have fought a very public fight, and now we must step away and grieve privately. We plan to close this page down Saturday morning after we post the Discovery ID feature tomorrow. We ask that media respect our need for privacy as well. We could not have done this without the over 35,000 of you on this page who have followed, shared, prayed, searched, donated, and advocated. You have kept Savannah's silenced voice alive along with us in a fight for the truth. You've embraced a stranger with empathy and compassion. Many of you have adopted her into your family as one of your own....Thank you. Thank you to the ones who provided the tip that gave us closure. That took immense courage and bravery to stand up for the truth... Thank you. To Detective Fraise and Detective Scott from Richmond PD, you have put so much heart and soul into fighting for Savannah. We are forever grateful for your passion, for answers, for perseverance to protect the case, and your dedication and hours of work. Thank you to Richmond PD, Garrard County PD, KSP FBI, and all the other local law enforcement agencies who have poured into this case. Thank you to Sal Grasso for helping with this final push for answers. As KSP now takes the reins, we pray that justice will be served by anyone involved. Thank you to the professional groups who have advised us, cried with us, and search for Savannah. Cajun Coast Search and Rescue Team, Midwest chapter of Texas Equusearch, Lost and Missing, the Aware Foundation, Missing Person Cases Network, and the many other teams that aided on the ground and online. Thank you to Kim GIbson, Grace Prater, Toni Robinson, and all the other local searchers who spent hours on the ground fighting for Savannah. Thank you to the local and national media outlets who have spread awareness week after week. We appreciate your efforts so deeply. The amount of support and love you have all shown our family is incredible. Around the world, you have been Savannah Strong. God has an amazing way of knitting people together through tragedy. We are thankful for those new bonds formed. For the small number of you who have had ill intentions through this process, we pray that God will meet you and forgive you for hurting Savannah and our family. As this part of the process closes for us, we continue to pray and advocate for the other families of the missing who are still waiting. We pray for perseverance through the unknown, we pray for courage to fight for their loved one who is worthy to be found... Savannah, we love you so much. Rest in Heaven. Thank you."