Darren M. Soto

It was 7:30am and Rico had been up for about fifteen minutes. The night before, he set his alarm for 8am that morning, but knew he was...

“The spot” is a local diner called Frankie’s. It is a family-owned and operated restaurant that Derek and Rico would eat at more than a...

It was a little after 12:30pm on a Sunday afternoon when Rico and Zo touched down at Long Beach Airport in Rico’s hometown of Long Beach,...

June 2007   It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Dallas, Texas. Ricardo Carter, affectionately called Rico, was in his backyard with...

November 2006   Richard Carter, Sr., was sitting at a local bar, alone. Scattered throughout the establishment were a dozen or so of his...