Healing and Mercy, a four-part narrative series, tells the story of Kelly Deatherage Putty's survival of an abduction and rape on Dec. 27,,1989. The story reveals the life Putty has built since that night and the inspiration she offers others today through her faith and example.
On a cold December evening, Kelly Deatherage, 16, leaves her home in Herndon and heads to work at the mall in Hopkinsville. She never arrives.
Thursday
Part II: The search
Kelly’s family learns that she is missing. Her mother calls for help. A search begins.
Friday
Part III: A new life
Struggling to put the horror of that night behind her, Kelly prepares for high school graduation and college. Then, an unexpected turn.
Saturday
Part IV: Kelly’s peace
The night that transformed her life seems distant. But now it begins to shape others through Kelly’s faith and example.