Vigil marks 19 years since 12-year-old Jaliek Rainwalker vanished
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@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } 19 years since Jaliek Rainwalker disappearedIt's been 19 years since Jaliek Rainwalker, 12, who disappeared in 2007. ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- A vigil in Albany marked 19 years since Jaliek Rainwalker disappeared as his mother and supporters renewed calls for answers. People gathered in Academy Park Monday, November 2, to remember Rainwalker, who was 12 when he vanished. The administrator, Jessica, and the rest of the administrators who have the page, Justice for Jaliek Rainwalker, has been doing this (yearly) since day one, basically, Pamela Boyd, Rainwalker’s mother, said. The community, I m grateful, because they re very supportive. Because some of them knew Jaliek more than I did. And they re still supportive, they haven t judged me. And that s very good. It s good for my mind, Boyd