In the early hours of a Friday morning, the quiet of a Florissant, Missouri neighborhood was shattered by a discovery that would forever alter the lives of two families. On November 16, 2018, the body of 23-year-old Derek Whalen was found in a vacant apartment on Chesapeake Drive. He had been fatally shot, marking a violent end to a life that was just beginning to unfold. Friends and family remembered Derek as a lovable and fun-loving individual who was always smiling and joking. He was a kind-h
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