In the quiet community of Danielsville in Lehigh Township, Pennsylvania, the life of a young woman with a promising future was tragically cut short. Candice M. Shuey, a 22-year-old female, was killed on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. She was with her companion, 36-year-old Derek K. Henry, who also perished with her. Candice was born on June 7, 1988, and had attended Northampton High School. She later pursued her passion for modeling, graduating from the Image International Modeling School in Allentown, and was working towards a professional career in the field. She was remembered by her family for her love of horses, horseback riding, and four-wheeling.
The circumstances of their deaths were the result of gun violence. The person responsible was identified as Candice's ex-boyfriend, Barry Soldridge Jr. According to Candice's mother, her daughter had left Soldridge and had found a new, respectful relationship with Derek Henry. She indicated that her daughter and Henry were trying to avoid Soldridge, who had been showing up at the same places they were.
Ultimately, the pursuit of justice for Candice Shuey and Derek Henry led to the arrest of Barry Soldridge Jr. In October 2014, Soldridge accepted a plea deal that resulted in him being sentenced to two life sentences for the murders. This resolution in the case ensured that he would not be eligible for the death penalty, a sentence that Candice's mother acknowledged is rarely carried out in Pennsylvania. The family expressed a sense of justice in knowing that Soldridge would be imprisoned for life, unable to harm anyone else.
